@atomicpoet No one in the East or West knows or has ever experienced full out communism. I've traveled & I felt safer on mafia streets of Vietnam than I ever felt safe in any huge metro city in Canada. Even when walking in rough areas of HK - never felt unsafe. I felt unsafe a LOT in many big Canadian cities & almost all USA cities I've been to before. I'm unsure how long your wife has been here but I'm a Vietnam war baby & it's highly likely that your wife had/has much more privileges than me & my family ever had in our lives.

@PhoenixSerenity My wife was born in Hong Kong but has basically been here since she was five-years-old. Has returned to Hong Kong a few times since.

Something I’ve discovered talking to lots of immigrants to the USA is that the American dream is basically a cult. People will overlook many terrible things if they believe they have an opportunity to “make it”.

@atomicpoet We call your wife, Westernized Asian. They're really disconnected from their ancestors. It's just a fact. Many of my cousins are the same.

@PhoenixSerenity Whether or not you believe she is privileged, please be kind. My wife just attended her grandfather’s funeral last week and she’s in mourning.

And just so you know, he was a World War II survivor.

@atomicpoet That does not mean much to me. It actually sounds like you're trying to justify your wife's privileges & that isn't helping you or her. Especially when you're talking to a living war survivor. Don't do this again.

@PhoenixSerenity Absolutely, talk about privilege all you want—no one’s stopping you.

But dragging her ancestors into it, especially right after her grandfather died? That’s not just insensitive, it’s downright callous.

Basic decency means you show some respect for someone’s loss. There’s a time and a place for everything, and this isn’t it.

@atomicpoet You're the one who dragged her ancestors into it. That's on YOU & her ancestors know it.

@PhoenixSerenity Nope, you brought her ancestors into this. See screenshot. That’s the receipt.

Until now, I’ve gotten along with you.

But it is bad form to make such a statement, especially right now.

Be kind to people or don’t be. That is up to you.

@atomicpoet I brought ancestors in general. You chose to bring up your dead in law to gain sympathy.

You also chose to ignore the fact I've been posting about my dead Dad for 2 years but chose to insert your wife's dead Dad here. GTFO with your fake ass compassion when it wasn't extended to others.

Ms. Que Banh I don’t care about gaining sympathy—that’s not how I work.

I just don’t like talking about ancestors like that right now. Maybe you saw it as a general statement but considering what’s been happening, it just didn’t sit right.