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That is more a matter of competence than morals. Asia and Africa had no better moral instincts, any look at what they did within shows that, they just lacked th
by zarkov99 8y ago
That is more a matter of competence than morals. Asia and Africa had no better moral instincts, any look at what they did within shows that, they just lacked the competence to conquer beyond their geography.
- coldtea 8y agoThis idea is the most disgusting part of western morals... The inability to understand that, with their faults and all, not all cultures are equally power-grubbing like theirs. And that who did what to whom matters... At least they could say they're sorry, instead of "I only fucked you over because you didn't have the power to fuck me".
- danso 8y agoSorry, but how are Western and non-Western morality systems different when it comes to justifying power-grubbing or hostile action?
- zarkov99 8y agoI don't see how that is a Western moral, in fact modern Western mores are incredibly self-loathing about imperialism, in sharp contrast with say Japanese attitudes, just as a recent example. You suggest that non-Western cultures are less power grubbing. Which ones exactly? The Aztecs? The Mongols? The Japanese? The Zulu? The Arabs? The Persians? The Chinese? Power grubing is as universally human as speech.