The religious and cultural tensions the West faces are "payback" for slavery and colonialism, a Chinese state-run newspaper said Tuesday in the wake of the Islamist attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine.
The editorial in the Global Times newspaper — which often takes a nationalistic tone — dismissed the weekend's huge marches in Paris and elsewhere as "painkillers" that cannot halt the intensifying "clash of civilizations".
http://mg.co.za/article/2015-01-13-west-facing-payback-for-colonialism-china-paper
[Related]: http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/901536.shtml
What do you think ?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 15 2015, @08:31AM
Thank You. This is getting so bad that /. is starting to look good. What is it with the race to the bottom that so many people,corps and orgs are obsessed with.
Also "What do you think ?" WTF kind of stupid is this! We're here to talk about what we think! I think you(all editors) need to shut up and edit and not post in the submissions! Oh and if you delete or ban me you'll .....
(Score: 2) by janrinok on Thursday January 15 2015, @12:38PM
We don't ban individuals nor do we delete comments. Can you tell me of an instance where you believe that this happened?
You might find yourself modded down by other members of the community but, if you set your browsing level appropriately, you can see every post every made whatever score it has.
I am not interested in knowing who people are or where they live. My interest starts and stops at our servers.
(Score: 1) by Fauxlosopher on Thursday January 15 2015, @02:06PM
So submit some stories that you find suitable and interesting. It's not that hard.
Give the editors something to edit.