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Can Chinese isolationism really be compared to repugnant UK imperialism?
by cup 8y ago
Can Chinese isolationism really be compared to repugnant UK imperialism?
- girzel 8y agoIn terms of arrogance and sanctimoniousness, yes. Ask the Vietnamese, Tibetans, Koreans, Uighurs and Burmese about Chinese "isolationism". Britain: I now control you. [My boats can reach you.] China: You are now me. [You were on my border, now you're inside my border.] The trappings of colonialism are remarkably similar.
- mistermann 8y agoIf more people had basic knowledge of unbiased history, I think there'd be much less vitriol and silly uninformed opinion based (mistaken as fact-based) disagreements on forums.
- mistermann 8y agoJudging by downvotes, in the spirit of lifelong learning would it then be prudent to conclude that more people having a basic knowledge of history would be a bad thing? Or that it wouldn't decrease opinionated arguing on forums?
- true_religion 8y agoI would call the china situation actual conquest, rather than colonialism. Its the way the usa works as well. Hawaii did not become a colony, but a part of America.
- partycoder 8y agoThe British Empire invaded 9 out of 10 modern countries. No other empire has done this. Now, if what's inside your empire is equivalent to what's outside your empire, what's the motivation to expand? Many empires start from the belief that they're superior to others, even if only philosophically, as a justification to expand.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoYou can play the moral equivalence card when the UK has missiles pointed at the Republic of Ireland and bans it from international organisations.