Chapter 1694 They are afraid of us
Xiao Peng said to Cherichev, "Don't deny it. Look, in the eyes of your country's older generation, our country is the epitome of backwardness and poverty. This is because your country's media has long been controlled by Anglo-Saxon media, which indirectly contributed to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Of course, I'm not saying this to say how great the Soviet Union was. Forgetting the Soviet Union is conscienceless, but wanting to return to it is mentally ill. I've said all this to prove the first point, which is the power of the media. People want to gain knowledge from the media, and even the same thing can be interpreted differently. Just look at the Marvel superhero movies and you'll see. Westerners are best at double standards, and this situation poses a huge problem for ordinary people: how to distinguish the truth from falsehood."
Xiao Peng is, of course, referring to the Marvel Cinematic Universe character Captain America, who constantly boasts about his people's country, only to throw all sense of justice and responsibility aside for his friend, Bucky. This is the typical American way of doing things: on the one hand, they claim to be the world's policeman, upholding peace and justice, while on the other, they exploit this guise to exploit the interests of themselves and their allies, desperately undermining justice and peace.
"Look, both are falling rocket debris, but in the West, it's a 'gorgeous light show,' while in our two countries, it's a 'tumbling bomb hurtling towards the Earth.' Both are implementing lockdowns in response to the epidemic, but in our two countries, it's 'control over people's lives and freedoms,' while in theirs, it's a 'great sacrifice to contain the virus.' The same actions in our country are 'the most beautiful scenery,' while in theirs, it's a 'riot...' There are so many things like this," Xiao Peng said. "What would an ordinary person think when faced with such media? Actually, you Russians should have more experience. After all, you've already let such media disintegrate your country once, right? A country that wants stability must control its media. Otherwise, the consequences will be extremely troublesome."
Desarev said: "In fact, this is what we are doing now. We cannot suffer the same loss twice. This is also the job of our FSB."
Xiao Peng nodded. "The reason they use the media to smear us so much is, in my opinion, because Westerners are afraid of the East."
"Huh?" Everyone looked at Xiao Peng, not understanding what he meant.
Xiao Peng said, "Don't just look at the present; you need to look at the entire history of mankind. It's true that the West has been strong and the East has been weak in the last hundred years, but for most of humanity's history, Westerners were ravaged by Easterners in various ways, which made them fear Easterners from the bottom of their hearts."
Facing the puzzled looks of the crowd, Xiao Peng explained, "You know, I salvage shipwrecks, so I know a bit more about history." He held up two fingers and said, "For the past two thousand years, the West has been essentially pinned down and rubbed to pieces by Eastern nations. Throughout history, it's been the norm for the East to be strong and the West to be weak, while it's been rare for the West to be strong and the East to be weak. This has led to a subconscious oriental phobia in Westerners. Have you seen Doraemon? Why is Big Bear afraid of Fat Tiger? To put it bluntly, he's afraid of being bullied!"
"Are you afraid of being bullied? What do you mean?" Cherichev asked curiously.
Xiao Peng raised his first finger. "First, the Persian Empire. It basically encompassed the modern-day Middle East, Egypt, Turkey, and Afghanistan. In their time, Greek civilization was the birthplace of Western civilization. At the time, Greek civilization was nearly destroyed by Persia. Although they ultimately held out, they began to fear the East."
Cherichev suddenly became excited after hearing this: "I know, I know. I've seen the movie 300 Spartans!"
Xiao Peng shook his head. "Come on, that's just a Hollywood version of 'Tearing the Japs apart with your bare hands'. Back then, the 300 Spartans held Thermopylae, but in reality, not a single one survived. And yet, in the movie, it was the Spartans who won. That's how Westerners rewrite history."
"From that time on, Europe began to be abused by the East. Having finally emerged from the shadow of the Persian Empire, Attila, the 'Scourge of God,' returned. Well, that was the Huns, who were defeated and driven out by our Han Dynasty. Their arrival in Europe directly and indirectly contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire! Do you think they were afraid of the Orientals?"
"After the Hunnic Empire finally disbanded, the Arab Empire arrived, sword in one hand and scripture in the other. Those who believed in us were brothers, those who didn't were enemies, and they oppressed Europe all over again. And the most terrifying thing was that the Arab Empire at that time was similar to the United States today: it was ahead of Europe in technology, military, culture, and so on. This was especially true economically. The Arab Empire controlled the trade routes between East and West and was incredibly wealthy. Fabian, you tell me the Crusades were actually about retaking Jerusalem, but they were really all about Arab wealth. Otherwise, how could the three great knightly orders have been so wealthy? They talk about ideology, but their hearts are all about business! In fact, the Greek civilization that the West is so proud of today wasn't preserved by the Greeks, but by the Arabs. The works of Plato and Aristotle that we can see today were all preserved by Arabs. The earliest versions of their works that you can access are all in Arabic. From this perspective, the Arabs are the inheritors of Western civilization. The West is absolutely determined not to allow the Arab world to unify. Even the current divisions in the Arab world are actually caused by their behind-the-scenes manipulation. To put it bluntly, they're afraid of the emergence of a new Arab Empire."
"As a result, before Europe could figure out what was happening with the Arab Empire, Genghis Khan, an even stronger Attila, came along. That's not to mention that he ruled almost half of Eurasia. After finally sending the Mongol Empire away, the Mongol Empire left Europe with the greatest gift."
Desarev was also stunned: "The biggest gift? What gift?"
"It's you, Russia!" Xiao Peng explained. "Russia was once a small country. When the Mongol Empire attacked, they saw they couldn't withstand it, so they quickly united. But they still couldn't defeat it. After the Mongol Empire left, the Russians saw unity as a good idea, and so the Tsarist Empire was born. Europe has produced two powerful men: Napoleon and Hungarian dictatorship, but their dreams were destroyed by you. The most important thing is that the ideology of the former Soviet Union was completely opposite to that of Europe. Aren't you afraid of having such a neighbor? Look, the Soviet Union has been disintegrated for 30 years, and you are still the villains in Hollywood movies. As an ordinary citizen, I think the fundamental reason the West treats us this way is because they fear us."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard applause.
"Hmm?" Xiao Peng looked at the people applauding with a curious look on his face, because it wasn't Desarev and his group who were applauding. "Are you here to applaud or to cause trouble?"
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