Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) has once again managed to enrage some very annoying people by writing and publishing a collection of words. Almost five years after liberal journalists whined about feeling "unsafe" because the New York Times published Cotton's op-ed about restoring law and order in American cities, the Republican senator has just released a new book about China that has thoroughly aggravated a handful of Chinese communists and other joyless incels, according to a Washington Free Beacon analysis of book reviews on the Barnes & Noble website.
Dozens of first-time users flocked to the site last month to leave angsty one-star reviews of Cotton's book, Seven Things You Can't Say About China, which came out on Tuesday. The vast majority of comments appear to have been written—with the help of artificial intelligence or Google Translate—by goons loyal to the communist regime. Several users didn't even bother to translate their rants into English. "Tim should not earn any income from this book," first-time user TikTok Refugee wrote in Mandarin. The poorly translated English reviews were far more colorful and creative.
"Why Is A Whyte Senator Writing About China?" wrote one user called banCNappbutwriteaboutit. "This is the most confusing book ever starting from the title. I mean if you can't even understand the difference between china and Singapore who are you to write about a book to people to read [sic]?" Country Thompson, claiming to be from New York, wrote that Cotton "wants to banned [sic] tik tok for his book to look good he is no good," referring to the Chinese spyware app TikTok.
"Complete Garbage Don't Waste Your Money," wrote Mot Nottoc, who described himself or herself as a casual reader. "Tom can't even point China out on a globe so I highly doubt he knows anything at all about it, let alone enough to write an actual book. Money is his only concern. He holds greed superior and doesn't care who he tramples on. One Disgusting human being." Another aggrieved customer, a "highbrow reader" called Agamidae94 from Baton Rouge, said Cotton's book was "Worse Than Mein Kampf."
One first-time reviewer by the name of Tom Cotton Book No Good was particularly displeased. "The writing is bloated, the jokes are cringe-inducing, and the author's grasp of nuance is as firm as a wet noddle," they wrote. "Save yourself the time and skip to the end, where you'll find the only thing worth reading: the back cover." Whatever that means. Another user called Thisbooksucks! argued, somewhat expectedly, that the book was "terrible" and not deserving of a recommendation. Dontbuythisbook77 agreed that the book was bad, slamming Cotton for failing to "address a bipartisan issue" and "presenting a biased perspective that is politically incorrect."
Few were as semi-coherently outraged as Bob53 from New York. "Horrible Trash Scum Redneck," they wrote in a review that 16 other users found to be helpful. "I hope Tom cotton falls down a set of stairs is [sic] breaks his legs and is unable to walk again." Many of the reviews expressed concerns that Cotton was too mean to China. Kon79 slammed the author's "narrow and alarmist perspective [that] is built on sweeping generalizations that undermine the rich history, culture, and the multifaceted nature of China as a nation."
Casual reader Bob222018304 was also aggrieved at Cotton's lack of respect for the ChiCom regime. "The exact same senator who has written the book tried to ban TikTok for something about china, what's so bad about china?" they wrote. "This author is just a racist who hates Chinese people." Another reader did not appreciate the "misinformation, ignorance, and Sinophobia" they allegedly found in the book. "I am socked [sic] that people think this way," wrote mm082356 from Arkansas. "This author is deeply mentally and emotionally disturbed. I hope he gets the help he needs because this kind of thinking and hatred is very dangerous."
Be smart: China is bad.
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