Gone soft to their dismay correct?
I mean i guess it's good they aren't so bloodthristy in these times but comeon ask yourself. Do you think that's the world view of chinese ppl? They always view chinese ppl as barbaric no matter how soft they have become. In fact for the chinese it's sort of become like a paradox. Ang mohs will hold chinese as more barbaric than themselves. Yet they'll still say they are more "hardcore" as in their ang moh gangs and fighters are tougher and better than chinese ones but chinese ppl still are more barbaric which is kind of an oxymoron.
It's ridiculous and should be changed.
When the Europeans first came to China, they didn't view Chinese as barbarians or inferior. In fact, they held Chinese in so high regard that they called our language Mandarin, meaning noble language. There was no way any European country could win a war or even any battle against China at anytime before mid Qing dynasty. What they wanted in or from China, they came and asked courteously and humbly. For example, Macau wasn't lost to Portugal by way of war, it was leased by imperial grace. Well, there were some terms and conditions in return of course.
The tide ebbed and turned with the western advancement in weaponry. By the time steel could be made to float, China was no match for them regardless of how many people we had, and they had a field day bullying China.