Chapter 1377 - 447: Actually, I Am a Follower of Keynesian Economics, Believing in Managed Democracy_3

Chapter 1377: Chapter 447: Actually, I Am a Follower of Keynesian Economics, Believing in Managed Democracy_3

Tom Cruise, Ben Affleck, and Henry all do it too.

This is also why many young Americans like to chew gum for no reason.

"Huh?"

Pan’an was skeptical; she had never heard of such a saying.

But thinking carefully, it did seem to have some truth to it.

Lin Miao pointed to Pan’an’s clothes again.

"And besides the accent, the next thing is styling: clean and tidy is a must. No one wants to listen to someone messy, and you have to look decent."

He reached out to the side, and Alex immediately handed over the newly purchased clothes.

With a casual flick, the clothes unfolded, and a black fitted suit appeared in his hand.

"Put it on."

"....."

Pan’an finally understood Alex, and even though she was very unwilling, she had to wear it for the matter Lin Miao was talking about.

She snatched the clothes from his hands and followed Alex to the dressing room to change.

After changing clothes, Alex took her to a room on the fourth floor, which was originally an interrogation room that had been renovated under Lin Miao’s strict demands.

The cold metal walls were bricked over with red bricks, with a standalone fireplace in the middle, but the wood piled inside was a model, and the flame was just steam and lights.

Beside the fireplace was a set of wooden tables and chairs, a bookshelf on which you could see the Bible and books on American history and Detroit’s industrial development, as well as a radio station.

Depending on the interviewee’s preferences and identity, they could choose to appear only with sound or with a holographic projection to communicate with Lin Miao.

Opposite these scenes was a complete set of photography equipment aimed at the fireplace, with Lin Miao standing next to the equipment.

Although Brother Dao didn’t come, he was guiding and assisting the agents nearby through holographic projection, correcting the aperture, focus, and filters.

"what the fuck...."

Pan’an stared blankly at Alex, who could only shrug helplessly, as Miles had asked her to cooperate with them.

They were fully aware of all these things but didn’t say anything.

Detroit, or rather every American city, has a culture unique to Europe and the rest of the world.

Community culture

Or, to go further,

Label culture

As the United States was once an immigrant country, its population comes from nearly all over the world.

Italy, England, France, Russia, Latin America, South America, India, East Asia, Africa...

So many immigrants and such large cultural differences made it easiest for the managers to label these people for convenience.

And over time, these labels evolved into politically correct stereotypes.

For instance, when mentioning Mexicans, what comes to mind?

Tattoos, drug trafficking, brown skin, poor

Blacks

Poor, drug addiction, armed, tall, dangerous

Rednecks

Checkered shirts, big beards, overalls, baseball caps, driving an old Santana

And what about Chinese or East Asians?

Narrow eyes, nerds, wealthy, uptight

These stereotypes are deeply ingrained in the fabric of American society and can be found in every aspect.

They huddle together for warmth, forming communities of all sizes.

For example, Chinatown (which no longer exists), black ghettos, Mexican slums, middle-class communities, upscale enclaves, etc. Different people mix in different circles.

At the same time, this is also why, despite all being part of the Western sphere, the diversified labels can cause much more chaos in the United States than in Europe.

If an outsider enters the United States at this time and wants to integrate into this society quickly, the only way is to label themselves with stereotypes.

You could even say that facial judgment, an old Chinese mysticism, has a scientific basis in social psychology in this country.

This also explains the curiosity many have about why Tokyo University immigrants often change their looks entirely in no time, with makeup almost ghost-like because, in American mainstream social cognition, East Asians are supposed to look like this.

If you don’t look like this, then they reject and exclude you.

Consequently, international students or immigrants face two outcomes: either assimilating into one of the groups or resisting change to maintain their identity.

The latter often includes those scientists who return to serve their homeland and the well-known patriotic bloggers (not derogatory).

As for the segregation between communities of different classes, there’s no need to elaborate; the vast green lawns and mansions on Charter Mountain are probably a place Westbrook residents will never see in their lifetime; they might not even know such a place exists.

And this labeling culture can also bring some convenience to Lin Miao.

That is, certainly! certainly! certainly! the higher-ups would not have the capability or interest to investigate the lower levels.

Three times for emphasis.

The grassroots across the United States, and even the entire Western society, are controlled by gangs. Even Europe’s churches have effectively gang-ified long ago.

It’s routine for priests to make drugs, adopt kids, and sell castrati. Nothing out of the ordinary about it.

These gangs only need to pay full monthly taxes, and the rest can riot however they please, the upper levels won’t care.

This gives Lin Miao significant operating space.

Because no matter what, gangs wouldn’t have a stronger control over the community than legitimate order maintainer.

The people brought by Pan’an, although not top-tier Mercenaries, were quick-witted.

Moreover, the Wandering Tribe was a collective of all kinds of people across America who couldn’t hack it in the cities; they came from every ethnicity, and as long as the investigation and identity disguise were done well upon entering the city, they wouldn’t attract attention for a while.

At least these people wouldn’t foolishly venture into the city to deal with the Cleaners.

The economy runs on trust, and when the masses lose trust in companies, banks, and the government, an economic crisis will hit with unprecedented severity, and as long as that trust isn’t restored, the crisis won’t subside.

To overcome it, trust between the public, government, and economy must be reestablished.

And nothing rebuilds the trust system faster than face-to-face conversations.