Re: Is the Issue Integration?
by
Melvyl
04/14/2008, 10:32 AM
Integration does not mean the exercise of ethnic hegemony, though that seems to be the current PRC definition of the term.
And defending current PRC practice by comparing it to past crimes of other countries is not a workable strategy. There isn't anybody out there pretending the US hasn't destroyed an indigenous culture or two, or more. We built a rather large museum across the street from the Capital Building, in which most of the displays make frequent reference to the crimes of the Imperial USA, and the nobility of its victims. The day the PRC does the same, I will be among the first to commend its newfound maturity and conscience.
Considering the number of fronts on which China is currently waging rather one-sided wars of cultural imperialism, I'd say it's a little early to declare a winner in this contest.
What inspires all this ranting and phony logic from you is the failure of the "charm offensive" with which the PRC launched its show-window Olympic Games. Clearly, those evil old men aren't used to audiences that aren't risking prison and worse by failing to applaud. You've already awarded yourself a gold medal for logical argument here. It's bogus, but let the band play on regardless. Enjoy.