What have the Chinese ever done to you?

May 21, 2023
Hands painted in the colours of the Chiese and Australia flags, shaking hands in friendship. Image: iStock

So, you want to go to war with the Americans, Aussie?
What have the Chinese ever done to you?

Have you forgotten?

They were our willing ally during WW1 and 2
Not our enemy!
Bravely supporting Australian prisoners of war on the Burma Railway
Keeping many from starvation & death

What have the Chinese ever done to you Aussie?
That you hate them so much you want to see them destroyed

Have you forgotten?

Like us Aussies, they too, fought the Japanese.
But, for more than a decade longer!
From 1932 till ’47, all alone, battling that rapacious foe
Keeping millions of Japanese soldiers locked away from the Pacific front
Protecting many U.S. and Aussie soldiers from a certain death.

What have the Chinese ever done to you Aussie?
That you want to see them destroyed in yet another US war of aggression?

Have you forgotten?

For decades now, Chinese economic growth has made Australia’s economy strong.
It’s put food on our table, money in our wallets
That’s what the Chinese have done for you, Aussie!

It’s well past time, we buried that old fear bogey, the ‘Yellow Peril’.
An ancient racist devil based on assumed white superiority
It’s time to consign this demonic wraith to the dustbin of history

A war on China will certainly be our ruination, Aussie
Maybe, even, an extinction event for us all
Now wouldn’t that be a waste?

If humanity is to survive
Time now, to evolve away from war
Towards human understanding and forgiveness
Mutual prosperity and peace.

Share and Enjoy !

Subscribe to John Menadue's Newsletter
Subscribe to John Menadue's Newsletter

 

Thank you for subscribing!