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Old 10-06-2011, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Webstral View Post
I know that sort of thing is fun to write, but demonizing the Chinese a priori serves no good purpose. By doing so create a lens through which events are interpreted to fit an operating premise; i.e., the Chinese are up to no good. They may in fact be up to no good. Stampeding to that conclusion hastens conflict and makes the avoidable inevitable.
Well if they still consider Westerners to be "white barbarians" as you quoted, then you would have to wonder what their motives are.
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