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The discussion is mostly about whether China is justified, and whether the US does similar things. What interests me is the fact that, as pretty much an Americ
by mirimir 7y ago
The discussion is mostly about whether China is justified, and whether the US does similar things.
What interests me is the fact that, as pretty much an American, I just don't understand Chinese culture. The TFA doesn't discuss Chinese public opinion about these cases. But in analogy to the Hong Kong situation, I suspect that the public isn't sympathetic.
Of course, from an American perspective, social control and propaganda obviously account for that. But what if those weren't the main factors?
Is it really true that individuals don't matter so much in Chinese culture? Except mainly how they affect society, that is.
But maybe that's far too simplistic.
And of course, I have similar questions about what American culture is really about. Or even if there is such a thing.
- Leary 7y agoEducated people from western countries have political norms that they think are universal but are actually highly contingent on the Enlightenment. These values such as freedom and democracy have some limited play in China but are not esteemed to the same extent, especially after Communist ideologies became dominant after 1949. Rather than considering liberalism as a normative end to pursue, Chinese were more likely to treat it as way to pursue national wealth and power.