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History shapes culture who knew? America is still fighting the Civil War. But the Chinese don't blame the West for the decline of China and the fall of the emp
by Feniks 9y ago
History shapes culture who knew? America is still fighting the Civil War.
But the Chinese don't blame the West for the decline of China and the fall of the empire. They blame the old corrupt elite. When Deng Xiaoping went abroad in the 80s he did his damnedest to appear cultured and in control.
- b6 9y ago> They blame the old corrupt elite. Hmm, I hope that's true. But there's also the "century of humiliation" thing going on, which, to my mind, is an attempt to divert blame away from China itself (basically Mao -- the greatest enemy China ever had) toward outsiders. I don't know to what degree people are buying it.
- analyst74 9y agoYou have to understand that Chinese culture is very inward-looking. All the invasions, unless they end up ruling China like Mongolians and Manchurians, are merely considered external forces not too different from natural disasters. Also, Chinese people don't see China as a single continuous entity like outsiders do, so most of the blame shifting doesn't have to go toward outside sources.