Cultural universalism logically demands imperial imposition to be realized
Evidence
The belief that non-Western peoples should adopt Western values, institutions, and culture is immoral because of what would be necessary to bring it about. … Imperialism is the necessary logical consequence of universalism. … As Asian and Muslim civilizations begin more and more to assert the universal relevance of their cultures, Westerners will come to appreciate more and more the connection between universalism and imperialism. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 860 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Universal generalization is a totalitarian imposition on the world — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 162; Liberal universalism developed historically alongside imperialism and slavery. — , Second Treatise of Government and A…, 57; Colonialism replaced Enlightenment universalism with an imperialist superiority complex (+8 more)
Broader Connections
- Imperialism is the necessary logical consequence of cultural universalism.
#corroborates(1.00) — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 860