> Rusty OLD FOOL,

>here's another Confucianism for you to learn. Let's

> see if you can be less chop suey idiot!

>
> Confucianism in Japan
>
> Although not practiced as a religion, Confucianism from China has
> deeply influenced Japanese thought. In essence, Confucianism is the
> practice of proper forms of conduct, especially in social and familial
> relationships. It is derived from compilations attributed to the fifth-
> century B.C. Chinese philosopher Kong Fuzi or Kongzi (Confucius; in
> Japanese, Koshi). Confucian government was to be a moral government,
> bureaucratic in form and benevolent toward the ruled. Confucianism
> also provided a hierarchical system, in which each person was to act
> according to his or her status to create a harmoniously functioning
> society and ensure loyalty to the state. The teachings of filial piety
> and humanity continue to form the foundation for much of social life
> and ideas about family and nation.
>
> Neo-Confucianism, introduced to Japan in the twelfth century, is an
> interpretation of nature and society based on metaphysical principles
> and is influenced by Buddhist and Daoist ideas. In Japan, where it is
> known as Shushigaku (Shushi School, after the Chinese neo-Confucian
> scholar Zhu Xi--Shushi in Japanese), it brought the idea that family
> stability and social responsibility are human obligations. The school
> used various metaphysical concepts to explain the natural and social
> order. Shushigaku, in turn, influenced the kokutai (national polity)
> theory, which emphasized the special national characteristics of
> Japan.
>
> http://countrystudies.us/japan/62.htm
>
> On Jul 22, 12:26 pm, rst0wxyz yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>

>> On Jul 22, 9:18 am, "abianc...@my-deja.com" my-deja.com>
>> wrote:

>

>>> Rusty OLD FOOL,

>

>> son-of-a-bitch abum_chump filthy dirty potbelly pig, you continue to
>> puke the same shit on the internet.

>

>>>you should not blame Confucius for your ignorance.

>

>> Only fools fall in love with Confucius who was a fool himself.

>

>>> You
>>> should blame your chop suey parents keeping you in their chop suey

>

>> You should work in a chop suey house and learn some manners.  You are
>> an ill-mannered uneducated scum the world would love to get rid of.

>

>>> restaurant kitchen too long that made you a chop suey idiot. Now, here
>>> is another Confucianism for you to learn, let's see if you can be less
>>> chop suey idiot!

>

>>> Your Confucius

>

>>> China embraces Confucius again

>

>>> Confucius has returned. In fact he was never far away, not even in the
>>> darkest days of the Cultural Revolution. For years the government
>>> reviled Confucius as a representative of "old ways of thinking", a
>>> lackey of the feudal class and oppressor of slaves. Lin Biao, the
>>> disgraced heir apparent of Mao, was condemned not only as a traitor
>>> but as "a close follower of Confucius". It has always been like this
>>> in Chinese history. In the 3rd century BC, Chin—the first emperor and
>>> unifier of China—wanted to do away with history and tradition so that
>>> he would become the cornerstone of a new China. He ordered the
>>> Confucian classics to be burned and the scholars massacred, much as
>>> Mao Tse-tung did.
>>> What happened after Chin is happening after Mao: Confucius is making a
>>> comeback. it could hardly be otherwise. China is not China without
>>> Confucius.

>

>>> The ideology of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is in deep crisis.
>>> Even among Party leaders, it is hard to find a convinced Marxist, even
>>> though a portrait of Mao is still hanging in Tiananmen Square. From a
>>> pragmatic perspective, the CCP needs to justify its grip on power
>>> using the old dynastic rationale: Mao is the founder of a new dynasty
>>> and the CCP is his heir. The CCP is no longer a revolutionary party;
>>> but a political aristocracy that claims a monopoly on power to steer
>>> the country through an economic and social transformation
>>> unprecedented in human history and make it a great power. There are no
>>> obvious alternatives. The history of China in the 20th century has
>>> been so volatile, violent, chaotic and miserable that its citizens
>>> appreciate the relative prosperity and freedom, even if there is room
>>> for much improvement.

>

>>> But this leaves the CPP with two great problems: consistency and
>>> solidarity. For 30 years the Party has followed the pragmatic approach
>>> suggested by Deng Xiaoping: "To be rich is to be glorious." Hence it
>>> has followed capitalist development policies. But this has created a
>>> problem of consistency within the Party. The Marxist structures and
>>> slogans remain, but the ideology has evaporated. What is the source,
>>> then, of the regime's legitimacy?

>

>>> The other problem is social solidarity. China has the largest number
>>> of millionaires in the world and the companies with greatest market
>>> value. But there are vast differences between the well-developed
>>> coastal regions and the poor interior provinces, and between rural and
>>> urban areas. Corruption is rife and the socialist safety nets of the
>>> 1970s are being undone with nothing to replace them. Demonstrations
>>> and complaints have been increasingly frequent. Can the government
>>> withstand the stormy seas ahead?

>

>>> In view of this social turmoil, the Chinese Prime Minister, Hu Jintao,
>>> deliberately revived the ancient sage at the CPP's recent five-year
>>> congress in Beijing. Hu's slogan of the "Three Harmonies" is clearly
>>> Confucian: he-ping (peace in the world), he-jie (reconciliation with
>>> Taiwan), he-xie (social harmony). This is clearly a Confucian
>>> program.

>

>>> Ever since Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao took control of the main political
>>> positions of China at the end of 2002, they have consistently acted as
>>> ruler-scholars at the service of the people, in keeping with the
>>> Confucian ideal of a good ruler. Many of their slogans, such as
>>> "people first", "running the Government at the service of the people",
>>> and "seek harmony in differences," are literal quotations from
>>> Confucius or his follower Mencius.

>

>>> The rebirth of Confucian values is everywhere. The Chinese Government
>>> has fostered the creation of Confucius Institutes all over the world
>>> to promote Chinese language and culture; the curricula in schools and
>>> universities pay now more attention to the Chinese classics; it is
>>> becoming fashionable in the media to use expressions with Confucian
>>> undertones. One of the outstanding publishing success stories of the
>>> last few years has been the sale of almost four million copies of a
>>> simplified version of Confucius’s Analects.

>

>>> Confucius’ moral and social philosophy goes directly against the
>>> moribund Marxist orthodoxy but the CPP likes its emphasis on order,
>>> harmony, sense of responsibility, and authority. As the heirs of the
>>> Mao dynasty, they are seeking support for their position.

>

>>> However, this novel emphasis on Confucian values may be motivated by
>>> an honest drive to seek a solid foundation in the quicksands of social
>>> transformation. Hu and Wen are fully aware that Confucian ethics
>>> imposes reciprocal rights and duties on rulers and citizens. It
>>> demands obedience to authority, but imposes on the Government the duty
>>> of moral behaviour in favour of the people, to the point that it
>>> justifies rebellion against tyranny. They have begun a one-way trip
>>> away from Marxist ideology. Furthermore, the new generation of Chinese
>>> leaders believes that their first loyalty is to China and its people,
>>> not to the CPP. They have a deep sense of mission and responsibility
>>> rooted in the Confucian ideals of a good ruler -- even if the West
>>> views them as a despotic autocracy.

>

>>> Confucianism and government

>

>>> Confucius (551-479 BC) is the most influential thinker of China of the
>>> past 25 centuries. He shaped the culture not only of the "Central
>>> Kingdom," but also of Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam. The
>>> canonical texts of Confucianism, the Four Books, including the
>>> Analects by Confucius, the Book of Mencius, The Great Learning, and
>>> the Doctrine of the Mean. These are not philosophical treatises with
>>> the logical rigor of Greek thought, but suggestive thoughts open to
>>> many interpretations. Confucian orthodoxy today is based on an
>>> interpretation made by scholars of the Sung Dynasty, in the 10th to
>>> 13th centuries.

>

>>> Confucianism is a system of personal and social ethics. It does not
>>> rely upon supernatural arguments or God, although it is not closed to
>>> transcendence. Confucius simply pleads ignorance about the fate of man
>>> after death, while insisting on the importance of venerating one's
>>> forefathers as a sign of filial piety. Confucius would not regard
>>> himself as a secularist. Secularism disdains man’s spiritual needs,
>>> but there is nothing in the thinking of Confucius which suppresses
>>> man's spiritual dimension.

>

>>> Confucianism’s starting point is the unity of the three great
>>> realities: Heaven, Man, and Earth. The universe obeys its own order
>>> and laws and ethical behaviour consists precisely in following those
>>> "natural laws." For Confucius, the evil and disorder that visit human
>>> beings are a consequence of immorality. In particular, rulers have
>>> authority because they have received it from a higher power (tiandao)
>>> by means of a Mandate of Heaven (tianming). What exactly Heaven means
>>> in Confucian thought is disputed since it is, like many other notions
>>> of Chinese philosophy, a vague intuition rather than a formal
>>> metaphysical concept. In any case, it is something more than just
>>> mechanical laws.

>

>>> The rulers lose the Mandate of Heaven when they fail to behave
>>> ethically. Then the people can legitimately demand a change in
>>> government. But so long as the rulers enjoy the Mandate of Heaven, the
>>> people are obliged

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