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To: tallhappy
Over the centuries, over two hundred viable civilizations have been intersected by Chinese expansion. Today not a single one of those civilizations exists. Anthropologists are still hard-pressed to understand the inherent insect-like monolithic need for obedience and a single mindset that has characterized China over the ages. Egocentricity reigns supreme. The universe is centered physically in China. Until we understand the ramifications of this mindset, we are on the road to joining those vanished several hundred civilizations.
18 posted on 07/18/2002 4:04:16 AM PDT by chemainus
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To: christine11
Over the centuries, over two hundred viable civilizations have been intersected by Chinese expansion. Today not a single one of those civilizations exists. Anthropologists are still hard-pressed to understand the inherent insect-like monolithic need for obedience and a single mindset that has characterized China over the ages. Egocentricity reigns supreme. The universe is centered physically in China. Until we understand the ramifications of this mindset, we are on the road to joining those vanished several hundred civilizations.
19 posted on 07/18/2002 4:33:22 AM PDT by chemainus
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To: chemainus
You know the way you wrote that, it could be construed as coming right from the mouths of the ChiCom butchers themselves. I won't flame you though for that ambiguous oversight.

(The statement also reminds me of the patronizing statements made about we need to better understand Islam.)

29 posted on 07/18/2002 6:53:06 AM PDT by flamefront
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To: chemainus
I was merely trying to draw you out with some elaborations
on what you had posted. Now that I'm fully awake and can
look at this topic afresh, I can see why you reacted like a petulant twerp. This exaggerated notion of "two hundred viable civilizations" coming to naught because of an "intersection" with Chinese civilization is simply sensationalistic nonsense without basis. You couldn't name five if your life depended on it-and don't give me obscure asiatic tribes, or the conquests Genghis Khan, and Atilla the Hun. You were just propounding sensationalistic piffle that has no basis to underlie it.

You further cannot adduce any respectable books that will support your "two hundred viable civilization" absurdity out of thin air.

As to not liking my "tone", since that last post was only the second time I've posted in a year-literally-it appears
that you are imagining postings of mine on this board, and
further imagining their tone. This is consistent with your
silly imaginings on Chinese history.

76 posted on 07/18/2002 9:16:28 PM PDT by TwilightDog
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