The Asians are a better example of it being learnable and therefore not entirely innate, however, so far it's mostly confined to Japan. I've often heard Chinese immigrants remark that while they do quite well academically, they can't quite fathom the ability of Europeans to think laterally.
The Asians are a better example of it being learnable and therefore not entirely innate, however, so far it's mostly confined to Japan. I've often heard Chinese immigrants remark that while they do quite well academically, they can't quite fathom the ability of Europeans to think laterally.
I supervise two Chinese immigrants. One is capable of very broad thinking, I trust him to handle things the way I would (adjusting for experience/seniority). The other one is a bit more narrow, conforming more to your stereotype. Interestingly though, I think the second one would be more on board, ideologically, with the topics covered in your blog (compared with the first).
Regarding Japanese vs. Chinese. Lately I've started to wonder about language and how it functions as a carrier for far more information than we might assume on the surface. It is the analog of DNA on the astral plane. Thus, I think language plays an important role in how a people collectively behaves, as much possibly as physical DNA. As a language, Japanese is distantly related to Turkish. Thus, it may carry some Western Asiatic behavioral patterns that would not exist with people who speak Chinese languages.
So when non-European immigrants come to Western countries: if their grandchildren learn English as a first language I do think they end up behaving as Westerners. There's only one racial group that seems not to do that, no matter how many generations they speak English (or a variant thereof).
Fascinating concept regarding language, which I think there may well be something to. To enter into a language is to enter into a different life-world. It changes one's personality. I noticed this when my Japanese started approaching conversational fluency, although I never got further than the shallows.
Of course, ideology and culture are two different concepts. One can share ideologies and little else.
As to racial groups, Eurasians in general are all cousin peoples. The biological differences are fairly small, and therefore more easily bridged by culture.
The Asians aren't doctrinal commies - AT ALL. They're inveterate traders, in point of fact. They LOVE to haggle and get the better of a deal, but they've been cowed by Tianamen and the tanks. I have a some great anecdotes from my time living there, but I'll sum it by saying that they've survived a LOT of brutal emperors and dynasties across their history. The current CCP sociopaths have only been in power for 75 years. By Chinese standards, that's not even a drop in the bucket. It's too bad that our leaders have taken Mao's work as an instruction manual at how to subdue a population. We would do well to remember that it's the Chines government is OUR enemy, not the Chinese populace. I would import a SHIT-TON of hardworking, intelligent, free-minded Chinese and let them build infrastructure to support themselves in various places. (You ever notice how there are self-contained, self-sufficient "Chinatowns" everywhere in the world and they don't depend upon government subsidies?)
It isn't so much the communist aspect, which is a thin ideological overlay. The main distinction I've seen is that they tend to be "communal*, in the sense of being less individualistic. In school this translates to working very hard to learn knowledge and master skills, which they excel at. But coming up with original ideas is something they struggle with.
They work hard as hell, but they don't innovate; We innovate so we don't have to work hard at all.
That's why I would import a shit-ton of disaffected Chinese and give them some good ol' American Liberty. They can set an example for hard work w/ competition and we can help turn their kids into innovators. Win-win all the way around.
The Asians are a better example of it being learnable and therefore not entirely innate, however, so far it's mostly confined to Japan. I've often heard Chinese immigrants remark that while they do quite well academically, they can't quite fathom the ability of Europeans to think laterally.
I supervise two Chinese immigrants. One is capable of very broad thinking, I trust him to handle things the way I would (adjusting for experience/seniority). The other one is a bit more narrow, conforming more to your stereotype. Interestingly though, I think the second one would be more on board, ideologically, with the topics covered in your blog (compared with the first).
Regarding Japanese vs. Chinese. Lately I've started to wonder about language and how it functions as a carrier for far more information than we might assume on the surface. It is the analog of DNA on the astral plane. Thus, I think language plays an important role in how a people collectively behaves, as much possibly as physical DNA. As a language, Japanese is distantly related to Turkish. Thus, it may carry some Western Asiatic behavioral patterns that would not exist with people who speak Chinese languages.
So when non-European immigrants come to Western countries: if their grandchildren learn English as a first language I do think they end up behaving as Westerners. There's only one racial group that seems not to do that, no matter how many generations they speak English (or a variant thereof).
Fascinating concept regarding language, which I think there may well be something to. To enter into a language is to enter into a different life-world. It changes one's personality. I noticed this when my Japanese started approaching conversational fluency, although I never got further than the shallows.
Of course, ideology and culture are two different concepts. One can share ideologies and little else.
As to racial groups, Eurasians in general are all cousin peoples. The biological differences are fairly small, and therefore more easily bridged by culture.
The Asians aren't doctrinal commies - AT ALL. They're inveterate traders, in point of fact. They LOVE to haggle and get the better of a deal, but they've been cowed by Tianamen and the tanks. I have a some great anecdotes from my time living there, but I'll sum it by saying that they've survived a LOT of brutal emperors and dynasties across their history. The current CCP sociopaths have only been in power for 75 years. By Chinese standards, that's not even a drop in the bucket. It's too bad that our leaders have taken Mao's work as an instruction manual at how to subdue a population. We would do well to remember that it's the Chines government is OUR enemy, not the Chinese populace. I would import a SHIT-TON of hardworking, intelligent, free-minded Chinese and let them build infrastructure to support themselves in various places. (You ever notice how there are self-contained, self-sufficient "Chinatowns" everywhere in the world and they don't depend upon government subsidies?)
It isn't so much the communist aspect, which is a thin ideological overlay. The main distinction I've seen is that they tend to be "communal*, in the sense of being less individualistic. In school this translates to working very hard to learn knowledge and master skills, which they excel at. But coming up with original ideas is something they struggle with.
Yahtzee.
They work hard as hell, but they don't innovate; We innovate so we don't have to work hard at all.
That's why I would import a shit-ton of disaffected Chinese and give them some good ol' American Liberty. They can set an example for hard work w/ competition and we can help turn their kids into innovators. Win-win all the way around.
See, e.g., Epoch Times.
Whereas Westerners tend to have the opposite problem.
Yep. Every strength has an associated weakness.