Such a debate does take place within all Eastern societies, which leads us to the real clash of civilizations: all societies today are fragmented between Westernizers and non-Westernizers. This clash within civilizations on what modernization means is more significant than Huntington’s alleged conflict between geographical entities.
这一西方化是否让埃及人或者沙特人不再是正宗的阿拉伯人呢？所有的东方社会都存在这一辩论，从而把我们带到了真正的文明冲突，也就是当今所有社会都分裂为西方化人士和非西方化人士。这一文明内部有关现代化含义的冲突要比亨廷顿所谓的地理实体之间的冲突更加显著。