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Old 11th Jan 2021, 17:12
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Sam Ting Wong
 
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Fair point, for sure hypocrisy is prominently present in the Western perspective. But one should not forget the achievements either. Of course you can focus on all the mistakes and crimes of the West, the history of wars, slavery, undermining legit regimes in the cold war, supporting the wrong side out of self-interest etc. Still it is the West that offers a quality of life, wealth and individual level of freedom that no other region in the history of our planet has ever achieved. Not even close. Then add all the technological advances, the contribution to science, the arts, literature etc. What has China or Russia contributed the last 100 years?
Additionally, all historic events have to bevseen in the context of the time, it is a huge difference to suppress democracy and human rights in 2021 rather than in 1841.
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