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The Chinese were by far the most advanced civilization in the world during Europe's Dark Ages. Achievements in the Middle East during that time are highly exaggerated.
East Asia is now back at near parity with the West and may well surpass it in this century. The Middle East, for all its windfall oil money, does not appear capable of building world class societies.
They're quite capable if they would give up Sharia, which keeps them mired in the past. They need a reformation. Won't happen in our lifetime probably.
In the broad context of history, it hasn't taken all that long from the creation of the Declaration of Independence to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and progress is still ongoing.
Some would consider the 188 years between those two events too long for a nation with our stated ideals in that Declaration. We can rationalize anything. We still have a lot to be proud of, but sugar coating the wrongs and injustices is a disservice IMO. We only improve when we are honest (rather than dismissive) about them.
Some would consider the 188 years between those two events too long for a nation with our stated ideals in that Declaration. We can rationalize anything. We still have a lot to be proud of, but sugar coating the wrongs and injustices is a disservice IMO. We only improve when we are honest (rather than dismissive) about them.
Some would consider the 188 years between those two events too long for a nation with our stated ideals in that Declaration. We can rationalize anything. We still have a lot to be proud of, but sugar coating the wrongs and injustices is a disservice IMO. We only improve when we are honest (rather than dismissive) about them.
I'm honest, but it doesn't keep me up at night. We corrected the wrongs, and with the extremely well thought out form of government those people created.
Again, because that was then and this is now. I am interested in the past, but I don't feel particularly connected to the people. It is just what happened. What happens now, however, is a different story.
You're aware that the past influences the present and future, right?
Yep, and I don't choose to spend my time hating on people of any background. Someone wants to have attitude against me, eh... I just don't bother with them, why would I? Of course that person may read my attitude as snobbish rather than understand it's just in reaction of their attitude toward me.
People get mad when you say it but the reality is over the last 1000 years 'white devils' have created virtually all useful new technology, and governmental, economic, and social systems....haters, your turn.
There. Are you happy now OP (who supposedly isn't white).
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