“For half a century, the West has been trying to bring China into the coalition of the civilized .” “在過去的半個世紀中，西方始終在試圖把中國拉入文明國家的聯盟。”
這紆尊降貴、高人一等的傲慢勁兒還真是挺 侮辱人的。中國怎麼就不是“文明國家”了？
While it is absurd enough to suggest that China “took” a continent that, for it, is as good as being on the other side of the world, it is a grave offence to claim that China is outside the “civilized coalition”.
翻翻這篇稿件全文，不難看出，他們説的“文明國家”指的就是西方國家而已。
既然聊到這，那我們就看看，西方國家究竟有多“文明”。
A browse at the article shows it perhaps surmises that the Western world is a “civilized coalition”, making one wonder how they define the word “civilized”.
In the 15th century, Western nations “discovered” the new world, massacred the natives there, conquered and renamed the lands after their own kings and aristocracies; they did genocide to the indigenous people in America. Were colonizing and genocide a civilized act? massacre /ˈmæsəkə(r)/：大屠殺 aristocracy/ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsɪ/：貴族階級 indigenous /ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/：本土的；當地的
In the 1700s, Western nations pillaged resources from Asia and America, captured black slaves from Africa and shipped them to their newly conquered lands. Was such slave trade a civilized act? pillage /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/：掠奪
In the 20th century, Western nations launched two world wars to realize their selfish goals. They made the whole world bleed and redrew the world map while minting money. Was the world war a civilized act?
Even today, it is the West that triggers conflicts in the Middle East, so that they can control the oil there. It is the West that launched color revolutions in one sovereign country after another in the hope of establishing puppet regimes there.
這一樁樁一件件，哪有半點“文明”的影子？如果這叫“文明”，那我們都不知道怎麼定義野蠻了！
Were any of these acts “civilized” acts? And if these are “civilized” acts, then what stuff is barbarity ? barbarity /bɑːˈbærəti/：殘暴；野蠻
Despite having the answers, the WSJ called the West “civilized”. Their blind confidence stems from the West’s hegemony in the field of public opinion. It is such hegemony that makes certain Western media outlets whitewash their misdeeds and call the Western world “a coalition of the civilized”. hegemony/hɪˈɡɛmənɪ/：霸權
