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It all happened before and it will happen again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion

skrebbel 12y ago
I'm not a genius. Care to elaborate?
- valarauca1 12y ago
  The Boxer Revolution was caused by a group of people feeling marginalized by extra-national and extra-cultural sources that were colonizing, shaping, and influencing their culture at home. Via largely economic routes. On top of this foreign powers were playing politics in China's back yard. Knocking over leaders, helping corrupt officials be appointed, etc. All in order to facilitate trade, or national influence into regions. Except instead of Tea, Porcelain, and Silk. Its oil (this time).
  - crazychrome 12y ago
    On the other side of the story, both Boxers and ISIS are not "civilised" according to modern standard: Boxers executed foreign missionaries and Chinese christians including children and women. Furthermore, both Boxer Rebellion/Revolution and ISIS provoked even higher degree of foreign intervention. In the summer of 1900, the Eight-Nation (Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) Alliance was formed to "relieved the siege of diplomatic legations" in Beijing. During the time, the Summer Palace was destroyed again (the first time was by British and French expeditionary forces during the 2nd Opium War, in 1860). I don't know what historic heritage left in Iraq now but it will certainly gone within 12 months. Based on Chinese history, I'd predict: 1) Iraq (maybe the whole mid-east area) will fall into full warlord state for decades. 2) A new secular force will emerge with extreme left ideology, just like Chinese Communist Party. 3) The new secular force will obtain nuclear power. 4) The new secular force will largely destroy the Islamic culture as we know today.

skrebbel 12y ago

I'm not a genius. Care to elaborate?

valarauca1 12y ago
The Boxer Revolution was caused by a group of people feeling marginalized by extra-national and extra-cultural sources that were colonizing, shaping, and influencing their culture at home. Via largely economic routes. On top of this foreign powers were playing politics in China's back yard. Knocking over leaders, helping corrupt officials be appointed, etc. All in order to facilitate trade, or national influence into regions. Except instead of Tea, Porcelain, and Silk. Its oil (this time).
- crazychrome 12y ago
  On the other side of the story, both Boxers and ISIS are not "civilised" according to modern standard: Boxers executed foreign missionaries and Chinese christians including children and women. Furthermore, both Boxer Rebellion/Revolution and ISIS provoked even higher degree of foreign intervention. In the summer of 1900, the Eight-Nation (Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) Alliance was formed to "relieved the siege of diplomatic legations" in Beijing. During the time, the Summer Palace was destroyed again (the first time was by British and French expeditionary forces during the 2nd Opium War, in 1860). I don't know what historic heritage left in Iraq now but it will certainly gone within 12 months. Based on Chinese history, I'd predict: 1) Iraq (maybe the whole mid-east area) will fall into full warlord state for decades. 2) A new secular force will emerge with extreme left ideology, just like Chinese Communist Party. 3) The new secular force will obtain nuclear power. 4) The new secular force will largely destroy the Islamic culture as we know today.