'We are being played': New Year's Eve scene in NYC's Times Square looks VERY different from Wuhan, China

On New Year’s Eve around the world, there is perhaps no greater juxtaposition than these two photos from New York City’s Times Square and the celebration scene in Wuhan, China:

What kind of message does this send to the world pic.twitter.com/gSzXZbNoSb

— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) January 1, 2021

Yeah, these are two very different looks:

New York's Times Square is nearly empty on #NewYearsEve https://t.co/np1Ek7L5ef

— Reuters (@Reuters) December 31, 2020

Once the coronavirus epicenter, thousands pack Wuhan, China and let go of balloons to celebrate the New Year https://t.co/pGCGxRvTOo pic.twitter.com/Uo01IlWMUA

— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 31, 2020

What message does that send? As we often like to say, “people have thoughts”…

That China purposefully manufactured and released the virus? https://t.co/4P0irkpdlF

— Storm Paglia ?? (@storm_paglia) January 1, 2021

Hey, at least New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is letting a few thousand people attend an upcoming Buffalo Bills playoff game — but mostly because he also wants to go.

It means World War 3 only lasted 10 months so far, and the west has been nearly destroyed without one single bullet fired.

— AirRazorX (@AirRazorX1) January 1, 2021

It sends the message that America is broken and China is the new superpower. https://t.co/5js19HwCuy

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 1, 2021

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The incoming Biden administration will surely straighten everything out. *Eye roll*

That this will be their decade unless we step up our efforts and stop fighting each other.

— Enter_Your-Name ➐ (@tr00p3RR) January 1, 2021

We are getting played

— Corey Gardner (@rewiredtoday) January 1, 2021

that the united states got duped into self-destructing their entire nation over a mild flu https://t.co/XlGWULte1e

— Racist Paperclip (@RacistClip) January 1, 2021

China basically saying F U https://t.co/aS7d23BiYr

— Marcus (@MarcusHUSA) January 1, 2021

A terrible one. https://t.co/ywWu06lrfU

— ??BoycottTheLockdown?? (@MJSayre) January 1, 2021

Are you awake yet? We’re being played people. https://t.co/J9hxwEJvaz

— Nakari (@NakariStorm) January 1, 2021

It's only going to stop when we stand up and say "Enough!" https://t.co/Yubt4sHpZZ

— No Capes! No Masks! #StopTheSteal ? (@smanning00) January 1, 2021