05-24-2010, 06:47 AM
[quote name='dhu' date='23 May 2010 - 06:25 PM' timestamp='1274638632' post='106538']
Initially, Christianity was promoted in the restive provinces. As the center itself collapsed, the ideology was promoted internally. There is an exact corollary with the promotion of socialism/Communism in the East; but as the external colonial edifice collapses, the colonial gaze turns inwards and we now are witnessing domestic colonialism in the Empire. at certain points along the timeline, the external promotion becomes quasi-independent and these prevent a sound assessment.
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Brilliant analogy. Now expand on this.
Initially, Christianity was promoted in the restive provinces. As the center itself collapsed, the ideology was promoted internally. There is an exact corollary with the promotion of socialism/Communism in the East; but as the external colonial edifice collapses, the colonial gaze turns inwards and we now are witnessing domestic colonialism in the Empire. at certain points along the timeline, the external promotion becomes quasi-independent and these prevent a sound assessment.
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Brilliant analogy. Now expand on this.