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To: RightWhale
That mentality IS rather pervasive.

The ethnocentrism is awesome.

It's as though the old saw about everyone else being seen as BARBARIANS is REALLY, REALLY, REALLY TRUE.

It still boggles my mind that a beginner at Chinese chess can often have to play against 6 Chinese--all of whom have played all their lives--if he protests, they'll play more by the rules but it's like considered a weakness to protest. They would never even THINK of helping the beginner in balanced sides. Interesting.

And it's a kind of DIVINE RIGHT sort of mentality--like the HEAVENS or the Heavenly Father has decreed that OF COURSE the Chinese should have all these advantages and blessings and resources--BY RIGHTS--regardless of logic or fairness or whatever.

And otherwise highly educated, logical people can really become irrational at such times on such issues.

Really fascinating.
124 posted on 02/20/2003 1:33:45 PM PST by Quix (LONG RICK JOYNER ARTICLE ON PROS CONS N DIFF PROPH VOICES RE IRAQ WAR)
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To: Quix
Yep. I see that, too. It's just a matter of time, and they are patient. Maybe the sun won't burn out first.
126 posted on 02/20/2003 1:38:04 PM PST by RightWhale
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