Laozi says it everywhere (I say it everywhere)
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Lǎozi dàochù shuō 老子到处说
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Play on the words of Dr. Ai Fen, the director of the emergency department at Wuhan Central Hospital, who after being reprimanded for sharing information on COVID-19 said, "If I had seen this day coming, I would have said it everywhere, criticism or no" (早知道有今天，我管他批评不批评，老子到处说). Laozi (老子) is a colloquial reference to oneself, somewhat akin to "Yours Truly" in English, as well as to the "Old Master" Laozi, the reputed author of the Dàodé Jīng.
When Dr. Ai's interview with the magazine People was censored, netizens went to great lengths to preserve her statements. Amid these efforts, some added her rueful comment to images of ancient philosopher-sage Laozi riding his legendary water buffalo to the frontier. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, a sentry at the gate asked Laozi to impart his wisdom before he left so that the kingdom could continue to benefit, and the Old Master obliged by writing it down in the Dàodé Jīng.
See also digital disobedience.
Laozi says it everywhere (Source)
Laozi says it everywhere: there should be more than one voice in a healthy society (Art: Pineapple Boy/Text: Tudetu)
Ai Fen: If I had seen this day coming, I would have said it everywhere, criticism or no (source unknown)
