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Originally Posted by iLney
Technology is culture.
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that sounds like the thinking of a barbarian to me
ok, it's a culture, but a different kind. the japanese and europeans were still barbarians because they were colonizing and taking advantage of other cultures without any qualms. The Chinese never had these sort of ambitions. Sure, they had really violent wars at the end of each dynasty, but all the territory China gained in ancient times was mostly through more subtle integrations, a la the greeks and romans.
therefore, the actions of the west were barbaric. It has nothing to do with technology, at least not from the POV of ancient chinese philosophy.
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Oh yea, they wouldn't have  After the war, everyone is a general.
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what do you mean