I think of it this way.
Why was the nomadic nature worshiping Amerindian given so much credit for living at one with nature and being enlightened - while the nomadic nature worshiping Mongol is given so little credit for living at one with nature and being enlightened?
“Why was the nomadic nature worshiping Amerindian given so much credit for living at one with nature and being enlightened - while the nomadic nature worshiping Mongol is given so little credit for living at one with nature and being enlightened?”
It is a good question- I mean, according to eco-geek scholars, the Mongols reduced civilization to near zero in a lot of places, leaving it in a state of nature... On top of that, they showed no discrimination as to whom they killed- Russians, Chinese, Afghans, etc- very politically correct. Strange that they are not celebrated by leftist scholars as enlightened, indeed.