Do the Boxers Deserve a Bad Rap?

The Boxers do not deserve a bad rap, the cause of the whole event was the cultural exchange and the communication between the west and the east, tardily, the aim changes to invading China, conquering China, occupying China, the sum of the event are punishment to China. According to the historian, Mr. Jene “The Germans are the last nation that came to China, but they got the city of Qingdao, in Shandong. After noticing the Germans get Qingdao, the British took Weihai. In Shandong, people had their own guarding system called the Melisha, a group of people (farmers) trained for fighting and protecting themselves. Seeing their home being chopped happening, the farmers or the villagers was not so impressed with this, once when the Germans came, they killed 2 German missionaries. The gunfire soon starts.” The Boxer rebellion, a war between the Eight-Nation Alliance in China during the late Qing Dynasty, started. The Boxers targeted the Chinese Christians and some of the foreigners because rumors spread around that Chinese Christians were killed random people and caused natural disasters and more. The uneducated farmers don’t know what is happening, random foreign people taking over their home, this farmer knowing nothing would obviously join the Melisha and listen to people around and follow them, putting you in the perspective, you would definitely choose to guard you home. Why would you blame a poor farmer when he is only protecting his country and family? Even though I agree that the killed numerous random people during the time, but the common people has the higher risk of getting killed without any reasons. Boxers also do not deserve such a bad rap at the end, history can never be changed, however, lessons should be learned, legacies should be told, generations after should know the tragic, violent, brutal pass of Chinese history.