----- Original Message -----
From: "David McFadzean" <david@lucifer.com>
To: <virus@lucifer.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 07:16
Subject: Re: virus: Number Games by John Derbyshire
> > 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?
I think the implication was that it is better to live under the rule of a
vaguely liberal, democratic power - Britain- (despite its faults) than a
despotic one - China. I don't think a comment on differing political
structures and their desirability should be construed as racist.
Andy Brice
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