not a Chinese invention, but a Chinese application
the entire idea about east vs west in science is faulty, because the west invaded the east and did terrible deeds, and yet we take into account, some parts of the east were resilient enough to out-do and prosper, and gain, and shall likely gain going forward
the American Indians also did not invent great things recently
as to whether <<that is all>> we must wait & see, given that history of past stops, and future rolls
guidance, must at least think about putting aside fixed ideas and consider incoming and on-rushing data, else we are done w/ civilisation building and instead subscribe to, which I do not, the end of history
mao, on the other hand, did as trump wished to do, did a thorough job, much more so than trump could have as trump's heart wasn't in it, arguably
bad guy? sure, but good to some - just ask the peasant who had to sell his daughter to some feudal landlord as a play toy, or the other peasant whose family was wiped out by japanese invaders
history weighs
unclear if we go by electoral or popular vote, but clear enough that a lot of somebodies voted for mao w/ their lives
was there another way to give rise to the new?
unclear
we watch India and see, and brief.
judgement re all is all out there, and benchmark be "is it for the greater good?"
I do not know. |