No one will invite someone to give a speech invitation, and no one will ask any questions when someone else is speaking. If someone wants to go up, they go straight up.

This is indeed a very free speech.

More than a dozen people came up to the stage in a row to express their opinions, and no one came up.

Link thought for a moment before standing up and walking over to the podium.

Seeing him stand up, the scene paused significantly. It wasn't until he was almost on the podium that he remembered the applause, and it seemed a little thin.

Link didn't mind either.

It was the first time he had attended such a party, and he had kept a low profile before. It's normal for them to be uncomfortable. He walked up to the podium, put his hands on the podium, and said with a smile on his face, "Here, my name is Link!"

As soon as he spoke, the people below were a little surprised, because he used Chinese. All the people who went up just now, regardless of whether they knew Chinese, used English to take care of those who did not know Chinese.

"Because except for a few friends from the media, all of you here are Chinese. Whether we want to admit it or not, we are. Maybe we can pull out our passports and prove that we are Americans. But look at our black eyes, look at the yellow skin. The Aryans who think they are real Americans, they call us Chinese! Whether we want to admit it or not. ”

"Since most of you are Chinese, I will use my Chinese name. So, here, I'm Link!"

"Yes, we all know that the world is changing, and so is the United States. Many people say that there is a fragmentation of consciousness in American society, that racists are on the rise, and that they are becoming more powerful at the political level. Therefore, we Chinese Americans must also change. It's just how do we change?"

"All of you who are here to speak today have very good insights into the potential and actual discrimination that Chinese people in the United States are facing. For example, to follow the trend, such as uniting with other minorities, and to take the initiative to increase communication with minority-friendly whites. That all sounds reasonable. ”

"It's just that I have a question, have we Chinese in the United States ever rebelled against the mainstream of the United States in the past 100 years or so? Have we ever been hostile to friendly white people? Have we ever opposed other ethnic minorities? Why has our current situation not only failed to get the equality and fairness we wanted, but has become even more embarrassing in recent years? In the community where we live, we Chinese may be searched by the police at any time when we go to the streets. ”

"Of course, whether it's whites, blacks, or Latinos, they're subject to that kind of scrutiny. Note, however, that the Chinese population in New York City is less than 10% of the total population of New York, and there are recorded police searches. Even though they didn't have any signs of weapons on them, they were still asked to be searched. So far this year, more than 28 percent of the total number of Chinese people have been searched and inspected. That's almost twice as high as 60 percent of the white population of New York, who make up more than 15 percent of the total population. Maybe it's because we Chinese are born with a Chinese face, and in the eyes of some white people, there are words written on it, such as spies, stowaways, gangsters, etc. ”

"If that wasn't discrimination, I can't think of any substitute for that. And the police, on behalf of the official. The official attitude is that all Americans are equal, but in action there is a clear smell of discrimination against us Chinese. Do we still have less opinions to American society, do friendly white people do anything for us when we are discriminated against, or do other ethnic groups do they help?"

He hammered the podium and sneered, "None of them!"

"We can only stand on our own if we want to gain a foothold in this country that claims to be fair. However, the solution is by no means an unprincipled approach to certain people, much less an unconditional surrender to racists. Think of Rosa Parks on the bus on December 1, 1955. If it weren't for her 'no', the black-white segregation system in the name of 'equality' might still be prevalent in the southern states. ”

"What we lack is the guts to say 'No'. We should say 'no' to racists. We are the representatives of Chinese people in the United States, and we wear shiny leather shoes on our feet and drive luxury cars. We walk down the street, and there will be no police call for a frisk. So those injustices have nothing to do with us. The U.S. media deliberately slandered China, and we are Americans. So that's not about us! We're all going to choose to think that way, because if you think it's about us, you have to fight back. But those who fight back against mainstream prejudice may stain our shiny leather shoes!

"Yes, we're all cowards!" he said, ignoring the different faces of the people below, his fingers poking at the podium, his voice getting louder and louder. "We think we are Americans, so we don't think that some inherently biased American media smearing China is actually smearing us Chinese. We and those poor ghosts are people of two different worlds, so we don't think that when racists blatantly discriminate against those Chinese who are struggling to make ends meet, they are actually discriminating against us who are sitting here and talking about representing them. ”

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he spread his hands: "So, ho care?"

"Most of you here, including me, are rich people. We are not modest in business to say that we Chinese are successful. We also have achievements in sports. For example, Jeremy. He pointed to the player surnamed Lin, who used to be the main player of the NBA team below. "We've had a couple of Nobel laureates. We've had senators, representatives, governors and federal government ministers. It can be said that we Chinese in the United States seem to have success in all walks of life. ”

"So, why do those people dare to look down on us?"

Chinese Yes, even if we live here for another 100 years, we will still be Chinese in their eyes. In their eyes, we are all people of color, inferior. If that's the case, why do we have to follow their mainstream unprincipledly?"

He said he knew this, and his eyes deliberately rested on Kripper Yellow's face. He found that the other party could still maintain a proper smile, which made him have to admire the other party's city. This is much stronger than the gloomy son sitting next to him, Plain Wong.

He laughed, lowered his voice and continued: "There is a saying in China: 'Those who follow me prosper, and those who go against me perish.'" That's a very domineering sentence. It's just that in the United States, we can't say such domineering. In any case, we must admit, as some have said. The mainstream of America is the white world. ”

"But that's not a reason for us to give in unprincipled to racists. Perhaps, after groveling, we can get a ray of sunshine between their fingers, so that we can buy another pair of beautiful leather shoes. But don't forget, there are countless of us Chinese who are still barefoot. A pair of shoes is not enough! And do we have to always look up and pray for the sun on our heads?"

"In the tropical rainforests of South America, a large tree only gets 2% of the sunlight when it is still a budding sapling. If there is only 2% of the sun, it can grow into a towering tree forever. It may have to wait hundreds of years. As long as it is not eaten by some wild beast during these hundreds of years, it will either break or reach the limit of its lifespan. If you're lucky, you can wait until the tree next to you falls, revealing a piece of sky, and only then can it grow into a towering tree. A single tree can support thousands of different species of plants. How inspirational is that? We Chinese are just that little tree. But can we wait hundreds of years for the shade of the tree to fall, and can we guarantee that we will not be ravaged by wild beasts for hundreds of years?"

"There are extinctions in the world every year, but 80% of the creatures that have gone extinct in the last two decades are isolated organisms because they are so dependent on the small piece of land that they live in, and they are always willing to change and do not want to change. But the world is not up to them. With the slightest change, even a swarm of ants, the entire colony will become extinct. And if we give in, we will only turn ourselves into islanded creatures. ”

"We Chinese in the United States are very weak, and the United States is not up to us. And some of us still want to conform to the will of heaven! What I want to say today is: As far as the weak are concerned, 'those who go against heaven prosper, and those who obey heaven perish.'" ”

"From time immemorial, our most ancient ancestors, when the forest disappeared, they should disappear with the forest, that is providence. But they came from the trees to the plains for food and developed into Homo sapiens. When climate changes, Homo sapiens should stay where it is and wait for extinction, rather than following the animals that migrate and end up running from the tropics to the temperate or even the cold zone. They have been going against the sky, and as a result of their descendants, we have become the absolute masters of the earth. ”

"At the beginning of the founding of the United States, Britain was the world's first power, and the United States was an absolute weakling. In the face of British interference, it should be unconditionally subordinate to the suzerain, in accordance with the will of Providence. But we all know that the United States resisted. That's what America is now. ”

"Look at the losers. The last dynasty of our motherland, the Qing Dynasty. Of course, the providence of the rulers is to protect their own rule, and at that time, the Western colonial countries were strong, and after a little resistance, they thought that they were invincible, and they did not raise the strength of the whole country to resist, but they were afraid that the civil forces that resisted the invasion would eventually overthrow them, so they obeyed the will of the ruler and surrendered completely. On the other hand, Ethiopia in Africa, which also has long guns and short knives, has beaten the Italians who use more advanced weapons and send more troops to the ground, and they dare not commit it again!"

Speaking of this, Link paused, glanced at the people below, and took in everyone's expressions. "Of course, I'm not saying that we're going to use force against it — although it's easy to buy weapons in the United States," he said with a smile. It's only racists that we need to rebel against. We can no longer see the guys with the fire cross, the white robes, and the white spired mourning cloaks hiding in their turtle shells. Instead, we should have the courage to lift their veils and let the world see who they are, and let everyone know who they are!"

At this point, he suddenly raised his voice: "I am here to pledge: I will contribute a billion dollars to set up a public welfare account in the Hans Foundation to fund anti-racist organizations and actions. Regardless of skin color or country, as long as an individual or organization is engaged in the cause of anti-racism, he or she can apply for activity funding from the Hans Foundation! At the same time, I will inject $100 million to set up an account to fund the research projects of social research organizations on the development and life of Chinese people in the United States!"

"Thank you, and I'm so sorry, I ran out of time!"

After he finished speaking, regardless of the slightest applause below, he walked straight back to his seat and sat down.

When he sat down, the applause rang out, not loud, but not sparse either. At first, only the average person applauded left and right, and perhaps only they heard what he was saying. Those who don't understand just applaud politely.