Killing Americans for entertainment

The Chinese government is not our friend, nor is it the friend of civilizations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 [Open in browser]( [Killing Americans for entertainment]() The Chinese government is not our friend, nor is it the friend of civilizations [Marc Cenedella, Author]( Jul 19 [Comment]( [Share]() I enjoy a good martial arts movie, and recently rewatched ‘Hero’, the gorgeous 2002 movie that [Roger Ebert described]( as a “beautiful and beguiling martial arts extravaganza.” It got me wondering what other great fight movies China has produced recently. I was very disturbed to find that the war film ‘[The Battle at Lake Changjin]( is now China’s top-grossing movie of all-time (US$913M worldwide). It is a sign that we are not putting enough moral pressure on China that this viciously Anti-American movie which lies about the causes, purpose and responsibility for the Korean War, is now the biggest movie success of the century in that repressive totalitarian country.  You can observe the [sickening trailer here](. What do the Chinese think of us? Well, the Chinese government has sponsored and paid for a film to glorify killing Americans.  You’d think that sick snuff films would be beneath the dignity of the world’s oldest civilization. The lies told are on a grand scale.  Fabricating an American initiation of hostilities, the movie declares that General MacArthur “announced war on North Korea” in July 1950 and “carpet-bombed the total terrain of the enemy.” China’s largest grossing movie of 2021, “The Battle At Lake Changjin” is a vicious Anti-American propaganda piece paid for by the Chinese government. From there, the falsehoods about the American military’s participation in this Communist attack on South Korea multiply, expand, and spread.  The movie is a complete fabrication that glorifies perhaps the most evil organization in our planet’s existence - the Chinese Communist Party. As the Washington Post [reported]( the movie  “was commissioned by the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party” for just such a glorification.   The Hollywood Reporter [criticizes]( “the film’s utter lack of interest in anyone other than the clutch of characters at the center of the story, who support the narrative being created (for those who missed it: China good, U.S. bad),”  with the American forces “vividly drawn as a mustache-twirling gaggle of sadists.” Even the left-wing Guardian [says]( “it’s straight-up propaganda - almost comedically so at times.”   Americans die by the planeload, truckload, tankload, and bunkerload in this fake retelling of history.  The gleeful, jingoistic killing of Americans isn’t meant to depict history accurately, as much as it is meant to project the Communist party’s mythos that victory will be theirs in the future, whatever the odds may be. The movie’s heavy-handed epilogue makes this clear: “The Battle of the Lake Changjin set a perfect example for annihilating a US reinforced regiment… causing the greatest setback in the history of the Marine Corps.” And going further, “The battle completely tipped the scales of the Korean War and laid the foundation for the final victory of the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.” That, dear Readers, is what the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) think of us. [Subscribe now]( It’s a sensitive time for the CCP in 2022, as a slowing economy, combined with the dislocations of the pandemic on its global export trade, and the disillusionment of many citizens with their government’s coronavirus response (which included [welding citizens into their own homes]( have unsettled many. And thus, the Chinese government’s need for an enemy is right out of ‘1984’.  Seeking to cover up their problems at home, the Chinese have produced this slick Two Hours’ Hate as an update to Orwell’s exercise in pulling an emotional switcheroo on a distracted public. The Chinese people are not our enemies.  Like all enslaved peoples, they are victims of a repressive Communist government that impoverishes their lives and their futures with the grim, grinding, murderous intent of all dictatorships. When Chinese citizens questioned the movie’s depiction of events, the government [responded]( [with arrests](. The Chinese government is not our friend, nor is it the friend of civilizations. From the forced abortions of the 1980s, to the cultural gencoide in West China, to the Chinese armed forces’ belligerent swagger in Southeast Asia, the People’s Republic, sadly, has been a force for evil for the past 75 years. When Americans kowtow to the Chinese government, it undermines the cause of all humanity and supports evil in its vicious works.  That some of our leading industries and citizens - the NBA, Hollywood, LeBron James - voluntarily prostrate themselves before such manifest evil in pursuit of lucre, is distressing and disappointing beyond tears. It misleads the Chinese into believing that we are not serious about opposing their malicious activities in the world, and gives comfort to the most murderous regime on the planet today.  It also further delays the time when the Chinese people will live in peace, prosperity and democracy in a free and capitalist system. It’s worth noting that, domestically, the movie had unintended consequences for the totalitarians.  A [prominent Chinese dissident]( says the movie “originally wanted to deceive the world and incite hatred for the United States, but it unexpectedly triggered an upsurge in finding the truth of the Korean War.”  That would be good news, indeed. In the battle against Communism, I root for the Americans.  The fight depicted in the film is known as the Chosen Reservoir Campaign in the US, or more casually, the Frozen Chosin. Marine Corps Lieutenant General Chesty Puller One of our heroes, legendary Marine Corps [Lieutenant General Chesty Puller]( may have said two of his more famous [quotes]( during this campaign: “We’ve been looking for the enemy for some time now. We’ve finally found him. We’re surrounded. That simplifies the problem.” And, later… “All right, they’re on our left, they’re on our right, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us… they can’t get away this time.” Thanks for inspiring us to our duty, even seventy years later, Chesty! [Like]() [[Comment]Comment]( [[Share]Share]() I like writing the [Marc Cenedella Newsletter]() for you for free. If you like reading it, [please consider becoming a paying subscriber](). [Subscribe now]( © 2022 Marc Cenedella 244 Fifth Ave, Suite D100, New York, NY 10001 [Unsubscribe]() [Get the app]( writing](