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Cause the terminology is not historically relevant to the region or the way people talk about those areas
by kingkawn 5y ago
Cause the terminology is not historically relevant to the region or the way people talk about those areas
- adolph 5y agoWhy is “historically relevant” relevant? People can choose how they talk about the region and how people talk about some thing frames how folks think about it. The PRC wants to guide how people view its claims. On what basis is a different claim any less valid?
- kingkawn 5y agoHistorical relevance means using terminology that is relevant to the people who are there. North and south China have meanings to people already that aren’t the ones suggested above. That everyone isnt changing to match a drive-by attempt at terminology to satisfy no need is self explanatory.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoYeah North and South China are still mainland China to me. Taiwan is Taiwan and a perfectly useable name.
- adolph 5y ago> Historical relevance means using terminology that is relevant to the people who are there. Wouldn’t that approach needlessly advantage genocidaires?
- kingkawn 5y agoIt advantages common use by people that makes it easier to communicate, not the cultural engineering you’re imagining