Chapter 43: It's Not Right

On the side of the Social Security Administration, it seems that they don't intend to be embarrassed, even if Su Mu and Du Zhong are standing at the door, no one comes to contact them and negotiate and mediate to deal with the issue of Old Lady Lin's relief.

In the past, the relief money was not given, and according to the rules, it should be made up at one time, this is the money owed to Mrs. Lin, and even the mental damage should be recovered, if you can get the relief money every month, then she will not have to be so fortunate in the past 20 years.

This is not ten or twenty days, but more than twenty years, how many more than twenty years can a person have in this life?

The Social Security Administration said lightly, "I will give it every month in the future", and erased their original mistakes, as if it had never happened, which made Su Mu feel disgusted, and her determination to help her recover the relief money became more and more firm.

After learning the news, Du Zhong volunteered to help, and after discussing the plan with Su Mu yesterday, he also came over with a wooden board this morning, which is found in many families in the United States, which can be reused, and different slogans are posted every time he protests against different things.

Sometimes there are not many feasible ways for small people to defend their rights for themselves or others, and in the end there is only a way to protest in an attempt to increase exposure and resonate with society.

It is also sad that if the country were as fair and just as it is advertised, there would never have been so many demonstrations, especially now in the early eighties.

The rule of law is still in chaos, all sectors of society are in turmoil, inflation is high, unemployment is high, the economy is stagnant, the tried and tested Keynesianism of the postwar has failed, the United States, which has just emerged from the economic crisis, is in danger, fearing the threat of the Soviet Union while trying to solve the economic crisis, President Reagan is trying to cut taxes, exempt millions of low-income workers from taxes, and at the same time reduce the pressure on businesses, the world is not good now......

Those are far away from Su Mu, who is still in school, he is angry and sad at the same time, he used to know that most of the Chinese people are sweeping the snow in front of their doors, but today he has a more profound experience.

There was a young Chinese who looked like a gangster, and when he passed in front of them, he even muttered "neurosis", and the other Chinese who came to inquire just wanted to have a good time and left indifferently, because it was someone else's relief, so they didn't care at all.

There were only two protests, and the employees of the Social Security Administration felt that it didn't matter, perhaps knowing that the Chinese were scattered, so they only asked the security guards to come and expel them, and they would never have treated them like this in the face of more united blacks.

Throughout the more than 100 years of Chinese history in the United States, even when the racially discriminatory Chinese Exclusion Act was promulgated, not many people protested, at most they spoke verbally, expressed their dissatisfaction and disappeared, as if they had bowed their heads and groveled for too long, and had forgotten how to raise their heads!

The blacks have Mr. Martin Luther King, Jr., awakening the determination of the blacks to fight for equal rights for themselves, while the Chinese do not, the feudal dynasty has advocated "divide and rule" for thousands of years, so that the Chinese have formed inertia, unless it is time to face the major event of life and death, everything else is acceptable.

Su Mu felt that this was wrong, very wrong.

When the sun rose, there was nowhere to block the sun, and his head was sweaty from the sun, and he said in a calm tone to the bearded strong Mexican security guard, "We are pursuing fairness, sir."

There are many elderly people among the Chinese who do not get relief money, like this Mrs. Lin, who is 90 years old and still has to go out every day to sell food and earn a little money to support herself, without seeking help from others, but just supporting herself.

I think you have a lot of people living in the United States, and you're being treated as unfairly as they are, because of the SSA that you protect, who don't understand the suffering of the poor and don't do their part.

If we leave, maybe they will continue to leave many poor people unprotected, as they did before, sir. ”

The Mexican security guard was speechless, and he organized the language in his mind, and found that no matter how he answered, it seemed to be wrong, and Muna nodded, and then told them, "Hmm...... Well done, I'm going to buy you two bottles of water.

Our supervisor is watching from upstairs, and you're putting him in a terrible mood, these guys are thinking about how to spend less, President Reagan is trying to cut back on spending, these guys are getting their wages down, and they haven't been able to do anything lately, maybe they're going to shut down the country.

You don't have much experience, you don't have much effect to come here to demonstrate, you should call more people to the town hall, maybe the SSA headquarters, that would be more effective, it's just an office, you don't have the power to decide big things. ”

Su Mu guessed that the security guard wanted to take him away, but this suggestion was really good, after all, he had too little experience in protesting, so he didn't expect to complain to a higher-level official department.

He continued: "Cut their expenses, but not even the life-saving money of the poor, I know, go and call more people in the afternoon, and protest at the door of the city hall tomorrow, thank you for your suggestion." ”

"It's okay, so I'll be able to explain......"

The security guard still bought two bottles of water for them, and Du Zhong said to Su Mu excitedly: "What you said just now is the pursuit of fairness, and the cold hairs on my body stand up, like an electric shock."

Don't worry, I will definitely accompany you to make trouble, you must help Grandma Lin get the relief money, you should go to the nursing home to enjoy the happiness at such an old age, it's too hard now, let Li Ping'an come back in the afternoon, and we will go together tomorrow!"

Compared with adults with rigid thinking concepts, young Chinese in this era are more selfless and public-spirited, but it is a pity that the parents still continue to instill the concepts of the older generation into their offspring.

They think that they have taught the smart way of "wise self-preservation", but it is not cowardice and timidity, selfishness and other negative spirits, in the end they will blame the child for being timid, never thought that this is their own teaching experience, the rabbit will only teach the rabbit to hide in the hole in case of trouble, so that the cultivated offspring, after all, lacks a fighting spirit to fight eagles.

Su Mu's elders also didn't teach him much, fortunately he was smart enough and self-taught, he just lacked the opportunity to show it before, and his courage was not small at all, probably because he knew a little bit of the law, and he would be fine if he didn't cross the line.

With the idea of trying, he continued to stand for more than half an hour, and seeing that there was no intention of communication, he left decisively, did not go home for dinner at noon, bought paper and went to Du Zhong's house to borrow a printer, printed a description of the situation, used to mobilize people's propaganda leaflets, and also called the Chinese newspaper "Sing Tao Daily" and asked them to arrange for reporters to come tomorrow.

They didn't stop until they used up all the ink, and there were more than two thousand sheets, which needed to be distributed now......