Chapter 16: Persuasion

Bucky turned to look at the girl. At this time, the girl bit her lip stubbornly, two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks, her shoulders kept shaking, and she retreated little by little, obviously sad to the extreme, and wanted to escape from this place.

Showing a warm smile to the girl, Bucky pressed his hands on the girl's shoulders and said softly to the girl, "Don't be afraid, they are just being bewitched, I am here to help you." ”

For some reason, the girl suddenly felt that the man in front of her was so trustworthy, and the hands on her shoulders were warm and powerful, as if they could bring her infinite strength.

Nodding slightly, the girl stopped backing away, wiped away her tears and thanked Bucky, "Thank you, sir." ”

Bucky smiled softly at the girl again, then turned to face the middle-aged man again, and asked very solemnly, "Sir, has this young lady ever hurt you, or your family and friends?" ”

"No, but she's a mutant, and mutants are vicious freaks!"

"Wow, wow, watch your words, sir, your words have caused a personal attack." At this time, Bucky, like a professional lawyer, started a debate on the street where the number of people was not large.

At this time, the middle-aged man came to his senses, this guy was actually talking for this mutant, questioning himself for a mutant, glared at Bucky angrily and said, "Why are you talking for this mutant?" ”

"Sir, I am speaking for justice." Bucky replied with a straight face, and then said, "From what you just did, it seems that this young lady has not hurt you or your relatives and friends, so why did you physically attack this young lady?" ”

"Hmph, aren't mutants all vicious monsters? My father, when I was a child, was murdered by mutants! The middle-aged man clasped his hands and spoke in an agitated tone, apparently because the experience of losing his father at a young age had made him hate mutants.

The passers-by who were watching around also understood why this middle-aged man hated mutants so much, and at the same time, he was also led by the middle-aged man to a misunderstanding - mutants are equal to crimes.

After all, the word "murder" is distant to the average person, and some people may never be exposed to a murder in their lifetime. Because of this, when these onlookers first hear that the mutant has murdered the middle-aged man's father, they are very shocked and easily drawn into the middle-aged man's emotions, so that they ignore them out of hatred, or actively choose to ignore the differences between individuals and ethnic groups.

Bucky sighed slightly, mutants will be ostracized by society and stand on the opposite side of ordinary people, although most of the reasons need to be attributed to the propaganda of well-intentioned people, but the real fuse is often the criminal behavior of mutants themselves. Just like this middle-aged man today, if it weren't for his father's death at the hands of mutants, he might have rejected mutants, but definitely not to the point of hatred. To change this man's mindset, Bucky must make him understand the difference between a group and an individual.

"I'm sorry, sir." Bucky apologized sincerely, and then said, "But sir, you have to understand one thing, you can't assume that all mutants are criminals just because one mutant murdered your father. ”

Seeing that the middle-aged man was a little stunned, Barki paused before continuing: "It's like this New York, where people die every day, but are the people who make these murders all mutants?" In fact, the vast majority of murderers are human beings, and you can't hate all of humanity because of these people! ”

Bucky's point of view shocked the middle-aged man and the onlookers, they had never heard of such a thing, in fact, most of their sources of information are traditional media such as newspapers and television, but traditional media is often the easiest to control, and now the traditional media is controlled by people with intentions, leading ordinary people to reject or even hate mutants.

The middle-aged man was also a little confused, since his father was murdered by mutants, he had always hated the mutant race, and he had never thought so deeply. Bucky's remarks today are completely contrary to the ideas he has adhered to for twenty or thirty years, but they do sound very reasonable.

"Sir, you must know that the newspapers nowadays will not report on an ordinary burglary, but if the criminal is different, the newspaper will report it for many reasons such as sales."

Bucky looked around and continued to the onlookers-by, "I know that because of the media reporting and some deliberate misleading, you think that mutants are murderous criminals, but look at this girl, she just wants to buy a cake on the occasion of Christmas, is that also wrong?" ”

Bucky's words once again aroused the discussion of passers-by around him, and at this time, a black man in his fifties and somewhat obese figure stood up in solidarity with Bucky and said: "What this gentleman said makes sense, we can't have any prejudice against this young lady just because she is a mutant, this is racial discrimination!" ”

Racial discrimination is a very serious crime in the United States, and it can often bring a person into disrepute. The black man's words were immediately supported by most of the people present, and in fact most Americans resented racism from the bottom of their hearts.

Decades of hostility don't change overnight, and the middle-aged man shouted hysterically when he saw that those who were originally on his side were shaken by what Bucky said in a few words: "No, it's different! We are human, she is mutant, we are different! ”

"Yes sir, we are all different." Bucky continued in a calm tone, "Mutants are just one of the more gifted parts of humanity, and our difference is talent, not race. The same Michael, some Michael discovered electromagnetic induction and invented the generator; Some Michael is the best musician and philanthropist in the world; Some Michael led the team to the NBA championship and was the MVP on the court. But more Michael is an ordinary person like you and me, and we can't reject or hate others because of their talents, which is not in line with our spirit! ”

Bucky looked at the expressions of the people around him, and after feeling that they had gradually accepted his point of view, he decided to release the killer idea.

"Everyone should understand that the vast majority of mutants are born into ordinary families, and no matter what causes them to mutate, it is not their choice to become mutants, but their destiny. We don't know if our offspring will be ordained by fate to become a mutant, and if no one stands up to speak for mutants today, then in ten years, twenty years from now, no one will say a word of justice for our descendants. ”

Bucky's last words finally shattered the hostility towards mutants in everyone's hearts, maybe people don't care about the injustice of mutants, but people can't accept that when their children and grandchildren become mutants, they will be treated the same injustice as mutants now.

Even the middle-aged man in the cake shop looked at the mutant girl with a little less hostility and a little more guilt, his fingers kept kneading his pants pockets, looking like he wanted to say something.

After a while, the middle-aged man still made up his mind and said to Bucky: "Sir, maybe you are right, it is hatred that has blinded me all these years and made me do a lot of stupid things. ”

After speaking, the middle-aged man bowed to the mutant girl behind Bucky again, and sincerely apologized: "I'm sorry Miss, it's all my fault, it has caused you a lot of damage, I'm sorry, I hope you can forgive me." ”

The girl didn't expect the middle-aged man to apologize to herself, shook her hand a little awkwardly, and said, "No, no, can I go in and choose a cake now?" ”

The girl's words made the middle-aged man blush a little, and hurriedly said: "Please come in, please choose whatever you want, I want to give you the cake you chose as a Christmas gift, you must accept it." ”

After the girl entered the cake shop, today's little turmoil was also a perfect end, and the passers-by around applauded, seemingly agreeing with Bucky's point of view, which made Bucky feel that he had not said such a call in vain.

Bucky walked up to the black man who had just stood up in solidarity with him, shook his hand cordially, and thanked him, "Thank you very much, sir, for standing up and saying a word of justice, my name is Bucky Barnes." ”

Bucky is indeed grateful to this black uncle, if he hadn't stood up in time, maybe Bucky's words today would not have been accepted by passers-by so easily. When a view is contrary to the previously formed worldview, we may know that the previous worldview is problematic, but we will not discard it so easily to accept a new point of view. But if someone can be the first to stand up and discard the wrong worldview and accept a new point of view, then those around him who are still hesitant will be influenced to learn from him and accept the new point of view.

"You are so polite, sir, my name is Hasan Griffin, I have been persecuted by racists, you are right, and I am just doing what I have to do. We can't define a race because of the actions of individuals, and even more so, as you said, none of us can guarantee that our descendants will not be part of that race. The racism I have been subjected to must not be seen again by my children and grandchildren. ”

After a brief chat with Hasson Griffin, Bucky took his leave and left, after such a delay, it was not too early, and it was time to go to Wade's house to taste the roast turkey.

Just as Bucky got into the car and was about to drive away, a pleasant voice came from behind.

"Sir, please wait a minute!"

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