That you Andrew. My wife asks, did China at any stage have actual slaves, like the degrees in USA? Thank you for,a thought provoking essay on how the past may be manipulated and used.
Richard, slavery has a long history in many societies, including China. I believe that China's experience with slaves is different than America's. America's slavery was predominantly racial. China's slavery was predominantly martial (prisoners captured and taken in battle) and also due to poverty. Lack of freedom of control and movement and exploitation were integral to both, though I believe that the demonization and consideration of an entire race as less than human and therefore worthy of slavery for that reason alone was a hallmark of America and not China.
So good to have caught up with you again.
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Charles Kux-Kardos
Same here, Charles. Thank you.
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Great Take on The History of China….
Right up to the Present & Beyond!
History is alive in China in ways hard to imagine in the US.
INDEED!
Interesting post, Andrew. Xi’s departure from Mao’s efforts to abandon China’s cultural foundation.
One wanted to abandon it, the other wants to corral it.
That you Andrew. My wife asks, did China at any stage have actual slaves, like the degrees in USA? Thank you for,a thought provoking essay on how the past may be manipulated and used.
Richard, slavery has a long history in many societies, including China. I believe that China's experience with slaves is different than America's. America's slavery was predominantly racial. China's slavery was predominantly martial (prisoners captured and taken in battle) and also due to poverty. Lack of freedom of control and movement and exploitation were integral to both, though I believe that the demonization and consideration of an entire race as less than human and therefore worthy of slavery for that reason alone was a hallmark of America and not China.
Predictive text. Not "degrees", negroe slaves!