08-08-2004 07:11									#121
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

quote: Originally posted by Natalinasmpf Do you actually know what reactionary means? The fact that Chinese culture still sticks to the old conservative Confucianism, and doesn't have much preference philosophies like Socrate's,. shows how reactionary is. quote: re·ac·tion·ar·y ( P ) Pronunciation Key (r-ksh-nr) adj. Characterized by reaction, especially opposition to progress or liberalism; extremely conservative. n. pl. re·ac·tion·ar·ies An opponent of progress or liberalism; an extreme conservative. [Download or Buy Now] Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. reactionary \Re*ac"tion*a*ry\, a. Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, reactionary movements. [Free Trial - Merriam-Webster Unabridged.] Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. reactionary \Re*ac"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. Reactionaries. One who favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress or revolution. [Free Trial - Merriam-Webster Unabridged.] Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. reactionary adj : extremely conservative [syn: reactionist, far-right] n : an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism [syn: ultraconservative, extreme right-winger] See? Reactionary culture tends to be against upheaval or progress of that culture....generally against revolution. Mao Zedong managed to make his revolution identify with old ideals, hence the support. Without it, it would have been much more harder. Nationalists however, had much more radical ideas (for China), hence the lack of support for them. Reactionary behaviour does not lead to revolution; it often is the opposite.

I'm sorry, I interpreted your other post as indicating that Chinese people were prone to emotional outbursts, which I tried to mitigate. China may have some strong conservative ideals, but that still doesn't make them reactionary (or at least how I thought you meant it). If you visit China today, you'll see rapid changes in many aspects, and the response by the vocal majority has been overall positive.