I think you overestimate the likes of Minxin Pei, lol, he is just peddling the mainstream line. Voltaire was uber progressive for his times, one of his quotes:Once China regains the rightful place they will change their tune. We have historic precedence for this. Behold Voltaire, one of the key thinkers whose work led to the creation of Western Democracy.
That's in 18th century when the rest of the euros were busy genociding, raping, stealing & colonizing the world. I mean, even today how many europeans\anglos really think that way? Especially when we add ideology into account.It does not require great art, or magnificently trained eloquence, to prove that Christians should tolerate each other. I, however, am going further: I say that we should regard all men as our brothers. What? The Turk my brother? The Chinaman my brother? The Jew? The Siam? Yes, without doubt; are we not all children of the same father and creatures of the same God?
I am not as optimistic on the outcome - I think Anglos will only get progressively more hateful & angry instead of going Voltaire's way.
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