Re: China: Mandate of heaven?

> 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: ·îÌì³ÐÃü (the will
> 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 ....

fyfpoon:

> If 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.

Most observant ....

Unlike China however, the west has a fundamentally different
tradition for regime change: mandate of the people. American
people, are outraged by a series of bad omens: the Iraq war,
the New Orlean flood, the California fire.

And appeared ready to clean house, in November ....

Regards,

Albert K. Fung
Casa Tres Palmas, Santa Ynez, California, USA.
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