3D Dialogue: Revival of Confucianism in China

[MrLantean]

Chinese culture is primarily based on the teachings of Confucius. Currently Chinese culture is having a renaissance where the people turn to their old traditions for new social and political guidance. Communist influence in China is waning and the West wrongly assume that the Chinese people will turn to western liberal democracy for new ideology. Chinese government now recognized Confucius as the great sage of China.

[kll1161]

To add to some of the peoples' points, Confucianism actually promotes the pursuit of knowledge and education, and some of China's greatest intellectuals were advocates and scholars of Confucianism. The Han Dynasty, one of the golden ages of China, even made Confucianism the official state philosophy.

China's downfall mostly occured during the Yuan and Qing Dynasty, when the oppressive Mongolian and Manchurian rulers ruled. The 'oppressive' nature of China's rulers actually came from Legalism.

[Seres1091]

Confucianism is China

[DreamsofMajesty]

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[luxethonor83]

We need to import Confucianism into the US on a large scale to reverse our social decline.

[insaintman]

Confucianism teaches abt humaneness, righteousness, humility, respect & compassion much like other philosophies and/or religions.

Tell me, u don't need all these qualities as a decent human being. Tell me u don't need compassion & respect for others. Tell me that what you need is Science, & that science alone can help U develop these attributes. And declare to the human race that the Golden Rule preached by Confucius shld be wipe out

Pls be proud of ur culture & identity.

[insaintman]

Dude, you've been brainwashed for too long & ur thinking is too radical

1) Science cannot solve everything. It may improve ur tech, knowledge & wealth, but it cannot solve human moral & ethical problems

2) Legalism is the culprit for forbidding free speech & thinking, not confucianism

3) Confucianism has protected our Chinese culture & identify, without it, can you call urself a chinese today? This is what differentiates us from the western world & it's not necessarily bad either.

[bobxchen]

I am chinese. Confucianism Kept China backward for 2500 years. It's nothing more than a propaganda for Monarch to rule China. It made us worship OLD things like our ancestor. It retards any Kind of scientific discovery, invention, any free think, and any thing new. We should wipe confucianism OUT of China completely. And Let it not poison us any longer.

[Sailboater100]

Protesters Awake

China is only doing in Tibet what other countries would do to keep its country together. What do you think America would do if South Carolina wanted to break away form the United States?

How quick we forget 4 dead in Ohio

China is a very beautiful and loving country.

What would happen if the Hawaiian people wanted America out? Would America just leave?

Or would the Untied States put down the up rising by any means.

[skankuser]

I think you've had the cover pulled over your eyes. Need we look at the Cultural Revolution? Tienanmen Square? The CCP has got to go, and it will with another peasant revolution. It's only a matter of time.

[Deuszxable]

Tiananmen Square was set up by Zhao Ziyang of the CCP to bring China back under Maoist rule, don't tell China what do to. CCP is even taking gradual steps to Democracy.

[leophyter]

Only in Confucianism we can find the way to China future. I hope every will go on as he says

[skankuser]

No.  It retarded China's growth and led to their exploitation in the 1800s by the European powers. I think embracing it fully would be a detriment to the Chinese people.

[gatomas]

Seen as a philosophy Confucianosm seems very interesting.