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> and for the west I find it so odd that many speak in phrases that suggest there is some global “west” vs. “east” whereas in reality it more so seems the case
by Blikkentrekker 5y ago
> and for the west
I find it so odd that many speak in phrases that suggest there is some global “west” vs. “east” whereas in reality it more so seems the case that there is more internal struggle within “the west” and “the east” respectively.
The Chinese in general seem to have a far higher opinion of, and feel less animosity to, say, the Danish, than they will the Japanese.
- henearkr 5y agoIsn't Japan part of "the West" in Chinese government's rhetoric?
- Blikkentrekker 5y agoThat would not surprise me at all. The Dutch government also considers Japan to be “West”, but not South Korea, but it does Indonesia as a former Dutch colony, but not Suriname. The terms “Western” and “Eastern” seem more than anything be based on race, not on actual cultural similarities. — Perhaps these existed a century back, but after the Chinese cultural revolution and the U.S.A. occupation of Japan, I do not believe Chinese culture to be closer to Japanese culture than Japanese culture to be U.S.A. culture. If anything, the older division of communist vs. capitalist states made more sense. Though that difference too is shrinking with many officially communist states having incorporated a fair deal of free market, and many technically capitalist states having extensive government market direction into what is some call “social democracy”.