On 21 Jul 2002 at 12:16, David McFadzean wrote:
> > like an open society under the rule of law. The Pax Britannica had its
> > problems and its dark spots, there is no denying, but a Pax Sinica
> > doesn't bear thinking about.
>
> I'm not sure what it being implied here. Is it a racist (or the cultural
> equivalent) as it seems at first glance?
>
Racist only applies to race; one can be wary of totalitarian ideologies,
religious or otherwise, without being a bigot. It is not PREjudice to
reject an ideology if one has spent the time and effort to study it and
found it wanting, absurd or malevolent. I certainly would not wish to live
under Shar'ia law.
>
> David
>
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