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That was the most pedantic correction I've ever seen on HN in a while :-). I think the parent was just speaking loosely rather than spreading "nonsensical natio
by mthoms 5y ago
That was the most pedantic correction I've ever seen on HN in a while :-). I think the parent was just speaking loosely rather than spreading "nonsensical nationalistic tropes". Take it easy.
Does being 5000 or 3200 years old really change the discussion to anyone but historians?
- patcon 5y agoI think it touched a nerve because that line of thinking ("we're the oldest culture") is presumably highly propagandized amongst CCP China. 1800 years is the difference between "best" and "just another", which is a big deal in totalitarian narrative terms :)
- divbzero 5y agoI happened to like this pedantry! It refreshed my memory of history I had once learned but forgotten.
- Bayart 5y agoIt's certainly changes the discussion to the CCP ! They intend to cement the notion that China is the oldest, greatest, most venerable nation their is. Truth be damned.