Chapter 800 This system doesn’t work anymore
Kasin was a little confused: "Why doesn't it work? Boss, according to you, this system has low investment and high returns, so we should continue to stick with it!"
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "That's true, but you've overlooked the most serious point."
"What's the most serious thing?" Kasim asked.
Xiao Peng explained, "You need a lot of willing and obedient 'Forrest Gumps' to work. The system worked before because the lower classes didn't need a high level of education to have enough food and drink. Even if they were poor, they had stable jobs, a house, a car, and bread. But what about now? Job opportunities have been taken by laborers from South America and Asia. Although there are still welfare benefits like 'food stamps' to ensure livelihoods, but... the gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider and wider. How can those people be satisfied? We both drive cars, but you drive a junky car and I drive a Ferrari or Lamborghini. How can you feel comfortable? In times like this, you still expect everyone to be Forrest Gump? How is that possible! And..."
Xiao Peng lit a cigarette when he said this. Ka Xin asked in confusion, "And? And what?"
"All the conflicts facing the Americans now are ultimately due to this system," said Xiao Peng.
"Why do you say that?" Pascal became curious after hearing this.
Xiao Peng spread his hands and said, "Why else? This lack of education at the grassroots level and the solidification of class disparity have led to the prevalence of anti-intellectualism in the United States."
Kasim slapped his forehead: "I have a say in this!"
Xiao Peng and Pascal turned to look at him. Kasin said, "There's a very beautiful nurse at the hospital where the boss is hospitalized. I wanted to pursue her, but in the end, I failed."
"It's no surprise you're such a failure." Xiao Peng added, "Wait a minute, you kept saying you were taking care of me in the hospital, but it turns out you were just trying to pick up girls? I couldn't even find you when I asked you to play games with me!"
Kasim coughed dryly twice. "Boss, don't worry about these details! What was that phrase you used at that time? The one about the fox borrowing the tiger's prestige?"
"The fox is taking advantage of the tiger's might!" Xiao Peng said.
"Yeah, yeah, that's the word!" Kasin said bluntly, "Boss, we're your bodyguards after all. We're the kind of people who turn heads wherever we go in the hospital. Wouldn't it be easy to pick up a nurse? In the end, I said I gave up because I failed to pick up girls. What did you mean by that? Yeah, yeah, yeah, our values don't align!"
Xiao Peng curled his lips at Pascal and said, "Just now you said 'pursuit', now it's 'picking up girls'. This is the truth!"
"Don't worry about the details!" Kasin continued. "That girl is really something I can't stand. You said we were chatting, and I told her about the scenery at sea, but she told me that the earth is flat. No matter how I explained the sea level to her, it was useless. In the end, she told me: Look, the UN logo is flat. The UN is a staunch supporter of the flat earth theory!"
"Puff!" Xiao Peng and Pascal burst out laughing together.
Ka Xin said: "If it's simple, I can tolerate it. At most, I can take her to the sea to see some of the sights. I can tolerate these things, but I can't tolerate what happens next!"
Xiao Peng asked in confusion, "What can't you tolerate?"
Kasin said, "Boss, do you know where the most evil place in the world is in the eyes of ordinary Americans?"
Pascal said, "This question is easy to answer. It's either your country or Xiao's country. Both of your countries are thorns in their eyes."
Kasin is from Russia and Xiao Peng is from China, so what Pascal said is reasonable and well-founded.
Kasin shook his head and said, "You're really wrong. In the eyes of ordinary people, North Korea is the most evil country in the world. They've been taught that this country has nuclear missiles aimed at the Americans every day and will wipe them off the face of the earth if given the chance."
Xiao Peng was dumbfounded: "Are you kidding me?"
Kasin's eyes widened. "I thought she was joking, too! I felt like our fighting nation had been severely insulted! But then she looked so serious that I realized she wasn't joking! The most important thing is, I simply took out a world map and asked her where Beigao was, but she couldn't find it! She kept looking around the Americans... I immediately decided: It's a good thing I can't be with a girlfriend like this, otherwise I'll be furious one day!"
"Oh my god, even 'idiot' Kasim has started to look down on others for being stupid!" Pascal sighed.
"Boss, I protest! This is a personal insult!" Kasin said, "Besides, I'm not stupid, okay? At least I know the world is round, and at least I know North Korea is not as big as Hawaii and is on the other side of the world!"
Xiao Peng sighed, "As expected, human happiness and unhappiness are all measured by comparison. The same goes for intelligence and talent these days... But because of this, anti-intellectualism is rampant among the lower classes in the US. They don't believe in vaccines or science. I was watching TV in the hospital, and it was a public service announcement urging everyone not to bully smart kids at school. By the way, have you seen the American TV series 'Late Bloomer'? It's about the hero and his wife, who divorces him and remarries the nerdy guy he had a crush on in school. That nerdy guy is rich and lives the life of a wealthy wife, while the hero, down and out, has to become a gigolo. His ex-wife, having material wealth, finds life boring, so she seeks out gigolos to satisfy her needs. Then she finds her ex-husband, the hero, and the two of them have a passionate and enjoyable time together... Poor nerdy husband, with his green prairie on his back, is this the image of a nerdy student in the US? Look at the criticism Bill Gates is getting now; I feel sorry for him."
Pascal's eyes rolled after hearing this: "Xiao, what about your country?"
"In our country? Bullying smart kids? Don't even think about it! We all grew up living in the shadow of 'other people's kids'! If a child is smart and does well in school, they'll become the role model for most people! At least that's what our parents expect of us." Xiao Peng said, "We have a saying in our country: 'A well-governed country is ruled by its people; a strong country is ruled by its officials; a weak country is doomed to perish.' It means that if the people of a country can judge right from wrong, then the country can unify the world; if the officials of a country can judge right from wrong, then the country can prosper; and if it's only the king who makes the judgments, then the country will perish. Our country believes in this view and acts accordingly. Most people believe that education can change lives. This is the foundation of our country's strength today."
Just as Kasim was about to speak, Xiao Peng pushed him. Just as Kasim was about to move aside, a football brushed past his head.
"Sorry, buddy! Can you throw the ball back?" The people playing rugby on the beach shouted at Xiao Peng.
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