by "Ed" <friday@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 20, 2008 at 02:33 PM
"Jim Walsh" <jimNOwalsSPAMh3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> China has been a recognizable civilization for about 5,000 years. For
much
> of
> that time it was equal to or advanced relative to the other
civilizations
> on
> the Earth. In that context, the 4 or 500 years since 1500 are only 10%
of
> the
> story.
The most im****tant 10%. Now is always more im****tant than then even if
things that happened then affect the now.
Whether or not they were equal to or more advanced than others 500 or
1,000
or more years ago they were still not very well off. I'm guessing that
you're posting from one of the two cultural groups these messages have
been
going out to. Here, at mimf, the past is of little or no im****tance.
