tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365320.post3779824369211913237..comments2008-04-10T01:01:05.124+08:00Fons Tuinstrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661962166788808674fons.tuinstra@gmail.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365320.post-40173608242851072752008-04-10T00:18:00.000+08:002008-04-10T00:18:00.000+08:00I think it is right and proper to compare civilizations of the same development stage. Comparing the colonial times of Europe with 21 century China is definitely the right attitude to understand how they are just the same. European countries in the 16 and 17th centuries only believe and respect power, especially military and economic power, and that led to colonialism. That's the way we should look at China too, and not criticize China too much because of it.Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365320.post-42200145327942503342008-04-09T18:12:00.000+08:002008-04-09T18:12:00.000+08:00Well, yes, they think that and since it is indeed not always according to their behavior I would call it a believe or ideology. When you do not behave according to that ideology, you can be challenged. Much harder when you do not share that ideology.Fons Tuinstrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12661962166788808674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6365320.post-85539054852266899452008-04-09T17:24:00.000+08:002008-04-09T17:24:00.000+08:00europeans think all people are created equal? are you forgetting colonialism? from the belgium to the dutch to the british to the spanish to the french to the italians europeans all have heritages of oppressing and abusing indigenous peoples. han views of tibetans could be mapped very closely to colonial dutch views of indonesians or colonial british views of chinese in hong kong for example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com