Re: China: Mandate of heaven?

On 5=D4=C221=C8=D5, =CF=C2=CE=E710=CA=B134=B7=D6, "Albert K. Fung"
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> wrote:
> >
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> > It was Mencius during the classical period of ancient China,
> > who advanced that salient political concept of the Con****ian
> > school, mandate of heaven. as the moral force for retraining
> > the imperial power of the Middle Kingdom's monarchs.
> > Calamities were deemed expressions of divine displeasure.
> > And, it was the duty of the imperial astrologer to interpret
> > and reveal the divine narrative. The ruler must find ways to
> > placate the divine fury by redressing injustices perpetrated
> > against the people. He was answerable to a higher power, and
> > must rule in accordance with Dao:
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> > CCP must take heed ....
> > In believing in superstitions? none sense
>
> bmoore:
>
> > Interpreting weather patterns and earth movements to directly reflect
> > divine opinion is silly. It's a lot more complicated than that.
>
> More complicated indeed ....
>
> The salient doctrine of the eminent school, is the Con****ian
> order. It's an invaluable tool for the maintenance of social
> harmony. Provided, of course, that there is no weak link any
> where in the hierarchy. And, when the anchor of the order is
> the problem (the monarch), then all bets are off.
>
> The Mencius political doctrine clears that Con****ian bind.
>
> Not unlike object oriented progamming, it needs an exception
> handling mechanism. The doctrine of mandate of heaven serves
> that purpose superbly. And, makes the Con****ian order palat-
> able.
>
> One must, however, look beyond the superstitious elements to
> appreciate its Machievellian design.  The eminent Con****ian-
> ist certainly understand the silent nature of China's tradit
> -ional source of moral authority. The silent partner bestows
> the needed authority and authenticity, while leving its will
> to human interpretation. Out of the chaotic morass, surely a
> strong will emerge to replace the immoral monarch, and claim
> the mantle. The mighty can then proclaim: =B7=EE=CC=EC=B3=D0=C3=FC (the
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> of the divine is served). Or in the Con****ian parlance, it's
> a justified, tem****ary suspension of the sacred order.
>
> For the mandate of heaven ....
>
> Regards,
>
> Albert K. Fung
> Casa Tres Palmas, Santa Ynez, California, USA.
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 you were talking about the bureacratic inertia by which various
warning signs to the imminent earthquake were ignored, you might have
a point.  But then again, the same argument can be made of the natural
disaster in New Orlean.