Chinese action film star Jackie Chan sticks it up to those hateful American conservatives who've been howling over the proposed Islamic cultural center/mosque at New York City near Ground Zero. Chan issued this
statement in response to the
bus hostage in the Philippines:
What happened to the Hong Kong tourists in the Philippines - being taken hostage and then killed - was a terrible and heartbreaking tragedy. I am 100% Chinese and I’m from Hong Kong. I feel grief and pain for the Hong Kong citizens who lost their lives during this unfortunate incident, and I deeply sympathize with the families who have lost their loved ones. I sincerely hope that those injured during the ordeal will get well soon.
What I wanted to convey was that I won’t hate Filipino people as a result of this tragic incident. There are several hundred thousand Filipinos working in Hong Kong, and there are quite a few Hong Kong people working in the Philippines as well. If we start hating each other, it will cause great damage to both Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Now, when will Chan make a statement in support of Park51? Good for him for being virtuous and not broad-brushing a whole class of people from the actions of a tiny sliver.
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