Should We Feel Sorry for Asians?
The
Covid-19 pandemic is known to have originated in China. Ever since this revelation,
Asians of all nationalities have been experiencing various levels of hatred
from other races because as we all know, it doesn’t take much to revert human
nature from friendliness to animosity and of course, there is no race more
malicious than Caucasians. So, now that Asians are feeling the pain of white hatred,
should we as Black people feel sorry for Asians?
Hatred
against Asians has risen a thousand-fold in the past year. Most Asians are not
Chinese but since hatred and ignorance are directly related, all Asians are
being scapegoated for causing the pandemic, which has transformed the social
and economic order of every society on Earth. Verbal abuse and physical
assaults against Asians in America turned deadly this past week as six Asian
women were shot and killed by a white man in Atlanta.
Asians are
now crying out all over Social media and many have taken to marching in the
streets to protest against racism. For a seemingly passive race of people, they
sure have woken up to the reality that racism is not something to
ignore or partake in. Although they have experienced severe racism at the hands of white
people before, they have chosen to blend into every white community like Chameleons
and support racist economic and political policies that disenfranchise Black
people.
Asians have also blended into many Black and African countries where they are known to engage in exploitative
and unethical business practices. In China last year, thousands of Black and
African people were deported when false rumors began to spread that Black
people were disease carriers. We know that not all Asians are bad but isn’t it funny
how the tables have turned against them and now they are getting a taste of the
hate that Black people have had to endure from them and other races.
Our
conscience dictates that we should sympathize and empathize with anyone who is experiencing
injustice. Most people believe that their conscience is being influenced by
their god, therefore they will allow themselves to express empathy according to
their religion, which is totally wrong because as we all know, many atrocities
are being carried out in the name of religion. True empathy cannot be
selective.
For
example; many Asians are Christians yet those who are expressing hatred towards
them are also Christians. So, where is the disconnect? The disconnect exists
due to the main flaw of religion, which is the encouraging of a competition to
become the most righteous in the eyes of our various gods. Some races believe
that they are righteous by default and some believe that the ability to endure
pain is a golden pass in the competition. It is a crown of thorns.
Either way,
the pain of victim-hood is too physically and mentally severe to endure so most people
will cry out in despair and forget their religious illusions. Black people have
been experiencing physical and psychological pain at the hands of other races
for so long that most of us have become numb and indifferent to our own pain
and the pain of others. Those of us who are sworn Christians have fully adopted
the principle of forgiveness by believing that pain is a thorny crown of
purification.
Do I feel
sorry for Asians? Well, based on the principles of the HERU Interface of Black Consciousness, everything in life is a learning experience. I believe that
Ethics is the most civilized human pursuit and since Ethics is a product of
Conscience, I do empathize with Asians in their plight against racism but I hope
that their pain will encourage them to become more ethical in their dealings
with Black and African people.