Saddam Hussein
If you read my old wordpress blog, this is a re-run. Hey, it's summer.
I got this amazing art at a local bar a few months ago. I saw it on the floor leaning against the wall and offered the waitress 100rmb ($14) for it. She said that the owner of the bar drew it and she would have to talk to him. When he came in later in the night, he brought it over to our table and introduced himself. He didn't speak any English, so his friend translated. He told us about how amazing Saddam was and how he was a great leader and how terrible America is. Doug (also an American) and I just agreed, telling him things like "Oh yeah, America sucks. That's why we're here in China. It's so much better." I would've said anything to get my hands on that drawing.
Since then, the oddest thing for me isn't that one Chinese dude loved Saddam so much he drew this
work of fine art that says "Deep heart for Saddam" in Chinese along the side. No, the weird thing is how many other Chinese people tell me the exact same god damn thing. "Oh he was a great man!" "He stood up to the Americans." When you respond the them with "You know he killed a ton of his own people, right?" They act like that's not even worth considering. Also, I've heard the sentence "Hitler was a great man" more times in China than I ever thought I'd hear in my entire lifetime.
Anyway, as you can see, Saddam watches over me now.
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