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Confucius emphasized devotion to family over devotion to government because

the government was falling apart. He also figured the only p...
chartreuse orchestra pit
  07/17/26
this assumes that "how things used to be" is worth...
submissive philosopher-king mediation
  07/17/26
Those people are probably more polite. If you ever see inter...
chartreuse orchestra pit
  07/17/26
oh wow, polite? the Devil is polite when he barters your sou...
submissive philosopher-king mediation
  07/17/26
i dont think Confucianism did much for China when it got its...
know-it-all hateful house fortuitous meteor
  07/17/26


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Date: July 17th, 2026 9:08 PM
Author: chartreuse orchestra pit

the government was falling apart. He also figured the only people with knowledge of how things used to be would old people who lived in that era, so of course you'd want to be respectful toward those people. It's the youth who deserve a kick in the nuts

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5883731&forum_id=2#50007477)



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Date: July 17th, 2026 9:12 PM
Author: submissive philosopher-king mediation

this assumes that "how things used to be" is worth a damn, which is a conceit that old people cling to as their bodies deteriorate into the cleansing indignity of death and Ruin.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5883731&forum_id=2#50007484)



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Date: July 17th, 2026 9:16 PM
Author: chartreuse orchestra pit

Those people are probably more polite. If you ever see interviews with former slaves, they're all super polite, but subsequent generations were less so

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5883731&forum_id=2#50007493)



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Date: July 17th, 2026 9:20 PM
Author: submissive philosopher-king mediation

oh wow, polite? the Devil is polite when he barters your soul.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5883731&forum_id=2#50007500)



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Date: July 17th, 2026 9:22 PM
Author: know-it-all hateful house fortuitous meteor

i dont think Confucianism did much for China when it got its ass kicked for hundreds of years

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5883731&forum_id=2#50007506)