Almost daily.
Do college aged kids speak for an entire nation? I sure hope ours don't.
True, but you noted that western ideals had no currency in easter cultures. I was providing a clear counter-example, and as is usually the case, college-aged reform-minded young adults have a knack for changing their worlds in the long run. Remember Tiannenmen Square? Clearly, some easterners support western ideals enough to put their lives on the line.
I do. it was a generation ago. The "college-aged kids" of that time are in positions of power now and nothing has changed.