Chinese netizens have mixed reactions to a story involving the residents of an affluent Beijing community who protest an ongoing localized blackout by blocking a main traffic artery. While some netizens are supportive by bringing up other similar protests in the city or decrying the loose morals of certain building developers, others are derivative of Beijing residents who are seen as “pampered” or who are needlessly obstructing motorists uninvolved in this matter. Furthermore, most are baffled by the original poster’s comments that China is a “democratic” country.
From Mop:
The use of crude and substandard electrical wiring by unscrupulous developers in constructing Beijing’s famous Apple community [neighborhood/residential complex] has caused the blackout of an entire building. As residents of the entire building were only left with waiting outside, their resentment boiled over. All the residents walked over to the Third Ring Road to loudly protest: “We want to live, we want to sleep, who will come help us?” Amongst them were even foreigner friends. Just think, how would foreigners regard our China, a democratic nation, where in a famous community, in Beijing’s hottest weather, would cause an entire building to lose electricity for two consecutive weeks. Is this the life a famous community should give its residents? So sad, such a pity!
Comments from Mop:
ywc19770909:
The “Yiran” area (the happy and contented homeland) outside of south third ring road has also been blocked at the entrance to Majiapu (Horse Family stronghold) East Road. It was also caused by upset over a blackout
xxz889:
The royal Chinese court of a harmonious society is powerful and strong
惪龍:
“A democratic country”, big brother laughs at you
a329403845:
Those who can buy a house/flat are rich people
夏木芳菲:
It’s not easy to be a commoner
重剑无痕:
But why do they have to block the road? What does this problem have to do with taxi and private cars? I can completely understand their sentiments, but I do not approve of their methods
传奇小新:
This brings to mind a two-part allegorical saying (pun): a detonator has been thrown away in a public bathroom, thus stirring up public anger/shit (愤anger (fen4) is a homonym for 粪manure/feces (fen4))
__和谐之风:
The royal court is just like that, loves to tell jokes!
felooy:
Once you become powerful you can block the mouths of the populace!
猪88戒:
The residents of the building can only wait downstairs
主流小猫:
Geez, soon the blackout will be over, last time we had a blackout nobody complained or said anything
一块掰开是五毛:
A “people cooked” country? (a pun on “democratic”) Avoid this at all costs… here we have the royal court, “people cooking” is not appropriate for the state of the country…
缥缈风云寒:
If it’s stopped then it’s stopped
L丶忽忽:
石孩儿:
To look upon this is not magnificent
快快乐乐的人我:
Lamentable
丫丶奥特曼:
Don’t mind me, I’m just here to get soy sauce
Love开封:
The apartment developer and apartment vendor should all go to hell
d_q0120:
A day without electricity is really difficult to get through
84730200:
It’s only just a few people!
纯爷们只有一个:
Unruly people of the capital…our school had a blackout in the hottest weather as well as no water, and we had no reaction
我不是色狼啊:
The residents are very strong
Ｚ小七:
I don’t understand the actual facts
kaka4303:
These (people) living in the upper class are bored…
品穴J优:
Harmony re-enforcers will come right away
喔，跑了:
A democratic country?
I laugh heartily at you!
zambidis:
This doesn’t give Beijing people face, instead it blackens it
A blackout and your blocking of a road have what in common?
(Don’t know) how you think
伤心的小猫123:
The cheating developers are these same rich people!
黑涩天空3:
China is fundamentally not at all a democratic country
Here in Ningbo many places have blackouts, and it just has to happen on the hottest days, a tragedy!
我和陌生人说话:
People are people, fuck! Monsters are monsters, fuck! Wear other people’s shoes and try walking your own path
CoF718:
Haven’t seen or heard of Beijingers who have suffered blackouts… those who have lived long in the royal city can not bear any hardship whatsoever
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