华人为何如此喜欢向白宫请愿？

华尔街日报前几天发表了一篇文章，"China Is the Real Sick Man of Asia"（嘴炮是媒体天职，英、法、德、日、美、俄等国家都曾被称为「xx病夫」）。很多人认为 "Sick Man of Asia" 约等于「东亚病夫」，是侮辱中国和华人。有人向白宫请愿，要求华尔街日报道歉，也有读者向我转发了征集签名的邮件。我写这篇文章时已经有近8万人签名，只需在3月7日之前再征集2万个签名，就可得到白宫的回复。

虽然我不喜欢 "Sick Man of Asia" 这个词语，但是「咱们去找白宫请愿吧」这件事情更让我困惑。你想让白宫做什么呢？白宫能做什么呢？媒体有言论自由，总统不是华尔街日报的老板、上级或大股东，就算 Trump 不喜欢这篇报道，他根本没有权力要求华尔街日报道歉。自由派媒体天天怼总统，川普也经常骂他们是 "fake media"，若白宫有本事让媒体道歉甚至闭嘴，《华盛顿邮报》、《纽约时报》和 CNN 早就关门了。

根据白宫请愿网站 "We the People" 的说明，若在30天内征集超过10万个签名，白宫将回复。未达到这一要求的请愿，将被存档、不再公开显示。也就是说，"We the People" 网站公开显示的请愿有两部分：

• 历年来在30天内征集了10万个签名的请愿。
• 虽然未达到10万个签名，但由于是最近30天内发起、尚未存档的请愿。

我写作这篇文章时，白宫公开的请愿共146个（参见下表），其中超过10万签名的请愿85个，尚未达到10万签名的请愿61个。其中不少请愿让人哭笑不得，比如要求将 NBA 的 Logo 改成 Kobe Bryant。你是科比的球迷我理解，但你好像拜错了庙，就好比找二郎神求子、怕高数挂科去给朱庇特上香，他们真不管这事。

家里的母猪不下崽，得请兽医，拦皇上的轿子喊冤是浪费时间。

在浏览这些请愿的时候，我发现极大比例跟华人相关，包括标题里有 "China"、"Hong Kong" 或 "Taiwan" 字样：

• 超过10万签名的85个请愿中，有52个与华人相关，占比61.2%。
• 最近30天内发起、不足10万签名的61个请愿中，23个与华人相关，占比37.7%。

其中有大量请愿是要求美国政府惩罚在香港抗议活动中扮演各种角色的政府官员。

根据2010年人口普查，美国共有华人约400万，约占全美3.08亿人口的1.30%。"We the People" 白宫请愿中与华人相关的话题，远远、远远超出了华裔在美国的人口比例。是否可以得出结论：相比其他族裔，华人更喜欢向白宫请愿；甚至可以说，向白宫请愿这事，主要就是华人在做（包括来自香港、台湾的华人）？这是为什么呢？难道是因为身在海外的华人，仍然习惯了「陛下请替小民做主」的思维吗？

如果你不喜欢华尔街日报的文章，最简单的方法是不理他。不看、不订阅、不传播。一篇文章而已，掀起不了多大风浪。泱泱大国，这点自信要有。如果不是因为大家在四处传播，很多人（比如我）根本就不会知道那篇文章。

如果你实在咽不下这口气，想投诉的话应该找华尔街日报的编辑部、投资人、广告主，而不是找白宫。如果你一定要找政府请愿的话，不要找美国政府，应该找中国政府。2018年，万豪酒店因在调查问卷中将香港、澳门、台湾和西藏与中国并列，引起很多人不满，最后全球 CEO 公开道歉，原因并不是美国政府施压，而是因为上海政府关闭了万豪的中国网站和 App 并约谈了其中国高管（见纽约时报报道）。这事找上海政府比找美国政府有用多了。

附："We the People" 现有请愿统计
（按签名数量排序，整理于2020-02-08）

#	主题	签名	华人相关
1	Divest or put in a blind trust all of the President's business and financial assets	370,516	No
2	Impeach Nancy Pelosi for crimes of Treason!	327,964	No
3	Please ask New York state to overturn recent abortion expansion laws.	314,567	No
4	Repeal the NFA	309,693	No
5	Revoke the U.S. Citizenship and Visas of the Hong Kong and China Officials who are in Support of the Extradition Bill.	295,418	Yes
6	Do Not Repeal Net Neutrality	283,496	No
7	US Government will punish China Government for the execution of Emergency Regulation Ordinance in Hong Kong.	232,768	Yes
8	Take actions on supporting Taiwan for joining WHO	228,175	Yes
9	#ChineseLivesMatters Calling a federal investigation into the United Airlines incident on 10th April 2017	214,561	Yes
10	Stop the landfill of Henoko / Oura Bay until a referendum can be held in Okinawa	211,838	No
11	Make Junius Ho Kwan Yiu and his immediate family members ineligible for U.S. Entry, Citizenship and Visas	202,723	Yes
12	Declare George Soros a terrorist and seize all of his related organizations' assets under RICO and NDAA law	199,362	No
13	Stop Qatar from yet another dubious act. How can a pro-terrorism nation mediate between United States and Iran?	176,740	No
14	Global Magnitsky Act for Pro-Beijing officials of the Hong Kong Executive Council	174,468	Yes
15	Officially recognize Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) led by Commissioner Stephen LO Wai-chung as a Terrorist Organization	169,799	Yes
16	Stop Donald Trump from signing the federal flavor ban of e-cig products.	166,186	No
17	Yes to regime change in Iran, No to dialog with a pro-terrorism government	165,628	No
18	Deport Maria Gabriela Chavez, and send her back to Venezuela.	151,580	No
19	Hong Kong say NO to Carrie Lam's so-called "concessions", Continue Call the US to Pass HK Human Rights and Democracy Act	150,304	Yes
20	Allow for Cadet Peter Wang to receive a Full Honors Military Burial	145,401	No
21	Please Send Medical Army to Hong Kong. Hong Kong is under a Humanitarian Disaster.	145,310	Yes
22	Donald Trump: Resign as President of the United States in Violation of the Emoluments Clause. Release Your Tax Returns	142,752	No
23	The removal of Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) from office, do to inappropriate and unstable actions becoming of a congresswoman.	141,492	No
24	Jd.com, inc inducing consumers which leads to millions of people have been cheated for tens of billions of dollars.	137,316	Yes
25	Revoke the visas of Chinese college students who disrupted the otherwise peaceful pro-Hong Kong protests	135,534	Yes
26	Extradition Law Amendment in Hong Kong – Threat to Personal Safety and Freedom	134,911	Yes
27	Please send US Armed force to Hong Kong to rescue citizens from the massacre carried out by the Hong Kong Police Force.	134,351	Yes
28	Protect Free Speech in the Digital Public Square	131,374	No
29	Please expose the truths and punish brutality to youngsters in San Uk Ling Holding Centre in Hong Kong.	131,230	Yes
30	Hong Kong Universal Suffrage Plan	130,211	Yes
31	The United States should formally recognize Taiwan as the independently governed nation it has been for over 60 years.	128,168	Yes
32	Save the people of Iraq from their corrupt government of the last 16+ years.	126,346	No
33	Stop HK Police sexually assaulting protestors. Please pass the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act.	125,714	Yes
34	STOP THE COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT OF MINORITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA	125,050	No
35	CONDEMN India's Denial of Justice to the Victims of November 1984 Sikh Genocide	124,770	No
36	Expulsion For Maxine Waters – Remove Her From Congress	124,634	No
37	Make Yu HOI KWAN and her immediate family members ineligible for U.S. Entry, Citizenship and Visas	124,316	Yes
38	Over 1.5 Million American jobs in jeopardy upon the change of the EB-5 rule – Must re-define the limitations of the visa	123,218	No
39	Sanction Hong Kong government for its State Terrorism conducted in Prince Edward train station, Hong Kong on 8/31	123,135	Yes
40	Please pass the bill "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act"	120,884	Yes
41	Make Kong Wing Cheung and his immediate family members ineligible for U.S. Entry, Citizenship and Visas	120,818	Yes
42	Please nominate the Hong Kong freedom fighters for the Nobel Peace Prize 2020	120,672	Yes
43	Bring our loved ones back from "Al Udeid" Air Base	119,999	No
44	We The People Call for The Resignation of FCC Chairman Ajit Varadaraj Pai	119,851	No
45	Please reject the nomination of Andy Tsang Wai-hung for positions in United Nations	118,090	Yes
46	Hongkongers support Congress to introduce and pass be water Act	118,002	Yes
47	Award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Parkland Shooting HERO and victim, Peter Wang, who died saving others	117,979	No
48	Save Oleg Sentsov	116,751	No
49	Please include the top managements of MTR Corporation Limited in "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act"	115,235	Yes
50	Chinese police impersonating Hong Kong police officers in anti-extradition bill protest	114,779	Yes
51	Make Tse Chun Chung John and his immediate family members ineligible for U.S. Entry, Citizenship and Visas	114,196	Yes
52	President Trump: Please liberate Hong Kong from Communist China's occupation	114,175	Yes
53	Please impose sanctions on Hong Kong police until all that have committed state terrorism crimes are brought to justice	113,659	Yes
54	Petition calling for the suspension of crowd control equipment exports to Hong Kong, prevent human rights abuses	113,097	Yes
55	Sanction Hong Kong government for its State Terrorism activity conducted in Yuen Long train station, Hong Kong on 7/21	113,016	Yes
56	A Peace Treaty on the Korean Peninsula	112,158	No
57	Sanction Hong Kong Police	111,998	Yes
58	C.Y. Leung must be gounded for U.S. and Europe, his foreign assets must be frozen. He offers bounty to arrest protestors	111,574	Yes
59	Immediate cancellation of visa or citizenships and expelsion of HKSAR top officials and police officers & family members	111,015	Yes
60	Please include Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act"	110,912	Yes
61	Oppose Japan and the IOC's decision to use the "rising sun" flag in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics	110,835	No
62	Ask the International Olympics Commission & Corporate Sponsors to relocate or cancel the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics	110,177	Yes
63	Please include the Hong Kong Police Group in "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act"	109,908	Yes
64	Seize the assets and revoke the US Citizenship of the VC of the HK Hung Hom Police Division – Mr. Chung Nga Lun.	109,720	Yes
65	Sanction Daniel Ortega under the Magnitsky Act	109,416	No
66	Juniors Law	109,196	No
67	American people, say NO loudly to sexual assault!	108,827	No
68	Call for Official Recognition of the Chinese Communist Party as a Terrorist Organization	108,432	Yes
69	Condemn China's Concentration Camps and Prevent a 21st Century Holocaust in East Turkistan	108,411	Yes
70	Requesting international humanitarian aid/assistance for unprotected Hong Kong citizens	108,129	Yes
71	Saivian LLc. USA and Saivian International Inc Scam	107,764	No
72	Hongkongers urge Congress to pass the Protect Hong Kong Act	107,491	Yes
73	President Trump, Please Admit Hong Kong as a US Protectorate!	106,644	Yes
74	Request for Sanctions Against Those Responsible for the Extradition Law Amendment in Hong Kong	106,063	Yes
75	Request communist China government to redeem imperial dynasty's bond	106,011	Yes
76	List the Hong Kong Police as a Terrorist organization in the United States DOS list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations	105,970	Yes
77	Call on our Government to step in and do something about Vincristine shortage!	104,855	No
78	Appeal to add genuine dual universal suffrage in Hong Kong as a part of phase 2 agreement between US and China	104,771	Yes
79	Re-establish government and HK Police	104,208	Yes
80	Unblocking the Banned Chinese Social Media Accounts on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube	103,404	Yes
81	Freeze assets of Chinese government-backed entity in response to seizing humane support funds of Hong Kong protestors	102,623	Yes
82	Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Corporate Sponsors Don't Deserve Tax Benefits—So Don't Help Them Fund CCP Propaganda Again!	102,521	Yes
83	Recognize the Rapid Support Forces led by General Hemedti (Janjaweed leader) in Sudan as Terrorist Organization	101,751	No
84	Arabian Gulf is not and never been PERSIAN !!!	101,721	No
85	Help Congress Act on the Mass Genocide of Uighur Muslims in China	101,589	Yes
86	Demand DOJ Investigate Corruption Involved in the Christian Andreacchio Murder Investigation	95,224	No
87	Racially Discriminatory Article Title on Wall Street Journal	77,032	Yes
88	The Hong Kong government's hard-pressed national anthem law violates one country, two systems and freedom of speech	54,184	Yes
89	Hong Konger strongly hope USA can warning to Hong Kong Police cant adding an electric gun for new weapon	46,179	Yes
90	Petition for CDC's support in the battle against 2019-nCoV outbreak in Hong Kong	30,023	Yes
91	Nominate Chinese Coronavirus Whistle Blower Dr. Li WenLiang Nobel Peace Prize	25,732	Yes
92	Support Hong Kong people's right to strike and sanction figures suppressing basic human rights in Hong Kong.	13,154	Yes
93	Petition to Sanction the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Media Group (IRIB)	11,222	No
94	THE PROJECT : SUNLIGHT RESISTANCE SYSTEM TO SAVE THE EARTH	7,376	No
95	Exert pressure on the HK government to close all borders with mainland China to prevent outbreak of the Wuhan Pneumonia	6,706	Yes
96	Vote out Stephen Sweeney- President of the New Jersey Senate.	6,508	Yes
97	Seeking United States of America's Intervention to repeal India's anti -Muslim citizenship law (CAA)	6,348	No
98	Please supply Remdesivir – a drug which can treat 2019-nCoV, to Hong Kong	4,542	Yes
99	Coronavirus outbreak in China is threatening our country, the Trump should Administration Public Health Emergency ASAP.	3,977	Yes
100	Sanction social media corporations that ban accounts providing information on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement	2,718	Yes
101	Request the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to add licensed acupuncturists in the Medicare provider list.	2,401	No
102	Repeal the 1986 Childhood Vaccine Injury Act	1,197	No
103	President Trump, please let Reza Pahlavi use former Embassy of Iran in Washington, D.C. to support Iranian protesters.	1,033	No
104	POLITICAL WEAPONIZATION OF LABELS: How Are Americans Becoming Unwitting "Domestic Terrorists?"	971	No
105	Establish mandatory sepsis protocols in all healthcare facilities and declare September National Sepsis Awareness month	967	No
106	Petition to President Trump to advocate for the protection of all the elderly, including POPE BENEDICT XVI!	890	No
107	Speaker Pelosi is Employed by the American Taxpayer. We Demand She be Drug and Alcohol Tested!	888	No
108	Strong against to the Hong Kong Police Force. With the approval notice issued, the Hong Kong Police Force is still armed	883	Yes
109	PARDON LT. GENERAL MICHAEL T. FLYNN (RET)	826	No
110	Revoke U.S. citizenship&visas of Hong Kong&China officials responsible for keeping HK borders with mainland China open	801	Yes
111	Granting Chinese Coronavirus Dr.Li WenLiang's Family Members GreenCard	754	Yes
112	Please send CDC experts and hospital ships to Hong Kong !	732	Yes
113	Elizabeth Quat, Legislative Council member, we hope USA can put her to be on one of the sanctions lists	686	No
114	Charge Nancy Pelosi with Unauthorized Disposition of Federal Records	638	No
115	Petition to remove Nancy Pelosi from the speakership.	587	No
116	Sanction Hong Kong Police for violating basic human rights	564	Yes
117	Immediately stop all Mainland Chinese to enter America until the WuHan Coronavirus crisis has been totally resolved.	563	Yes
118	Request to the US Congress to include in Magnitsky sanctions list Nursultan Nazarbayev and members of his mafia clan.	548	No
119	Force Nancy Pelosi to Resign for destroying the copy of SOTU Address on February 4th	527	No
120	REVERSE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNFAIR VISA BAN ON NIGERIA	500	No
121	Remove "The New Colossus" poem from the Statue of Liberty.	473	No
122	Issue warning to HK government to close the border to prevent Coronavirus otherwise America should ban air traffic to HK	467	Yes
123	Urgent help from the U.S. needed, the Chinese government has lost the ability to fight the coronavirus outbreak	466	Yes
124	Hold Speaker Pelosi accountable for violating 18 U.S. Code § 2071 by destroying an official document.	459	No
125	Executive Order to establish the War on Drugs Service Medal	452	No
126	STOP UNCONSTITUTIONAL FIREARM LAWS	451	No
127	Request US to condemn the Hong Kong government for not banning Chinese tourists	404	Yes
128	A Petition that Donald J. Trump, President of the United States: Pardon Julian Assange	377	No
129	hope United States will implement substantive sanctions to force the Hong Kong government to face the epidemic	369	Yes
130	Protect Our Wild Horses and Burros!	357	No
131	Special Election to Remove Mitt Romney	341	No
132	Pelosi violated Federal USC 18 § 2071 a&b willfully shredding SOTU Speech, as such must forfeit her public office.	297	No
133	United States as a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary	257	No
134	Require the CDC to release data on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in a timely and detailed manner	246	No
135	Change NBA logo to Kobe Bryant	211	No
136	Relocate training for Saudi military personnel from NAS Pensacola to a Safe location overseas.	209	No
137	"We The People" wish the repeal the federal prohibition of cannabis marijuana!	205	No
138	Quality early childhood education is the foundation for success! Quality education isn't only powerful, it is possible!	200	No
139	Taking responsibility to help the citizens of Iraq after US invasion	195	No
140	Blocking the BLM so that they can NOT remove wild horses, burros off of public lands.	187	No
141	Temporarily Suspend All Chinese Citizens Enter the United States Because of Wuhan Virus	177	Yes
142	Have President Trump investigate Doris Miller's Navy Cross for possibility to upgrade to Medal of Honor.	173	No
143	President Trump's Executive Order (EO), "Protecting and Strengthening Medicare," of October 3, 2019.	169	No
144	We need @realDonaldTrump to release documents wrongly classified until 2034 about Rep. Jan Schakowsky. #DrainTheSwamp	163	No
145	Amend the Dayton Peace Agreement	162	No
146	Please restrict all commercial flights form Hong Kong until the China/HK border is completely shut down	161	Yes