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MACEDONIA - It's the name of the sovereign country to the north of Greece
Apr 2000
time: 07:29
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So, What do you think of Confucianism?
I, for quite some time has been interested in the teachings of confucious, and his system of "how-things-should-be".
I was highly intrigued, and LOVED lots of the things I saw. I didn't like some things, too, like it's conservativism in family affairs, for example, but for a person living in a 6th century BC, I hardly think it's surprising.
I also love the fact that it explains why humans must behave kindly to each other, without resorting to scare tactics, and creating boogiemen, like *ahem* some other moral teachings do.
Discuss with me, and educate me.
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mrmitchell
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Confucious say, Those who live in glass house should change in basement.
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C0ckney
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Big Up The Macedonian Massive
Apr 2000
time: 05:29
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confucious say:
Man who stand on toilet high on pot.
Man who jump off cliff, jump to conclusion.
Man who run behind car get exhausted.
Virgin just like balloon ... one *****, all gone.
Secretary not permanent until she screwed on desk.
Man who put **** in Peanut Butter jar is F***ing Nuts.
Man with tool in woman mouth May not necessarily be dentist.
Couple on 7-day honeymoon make hole weak.
Girl who marry Richard must kiss D**k.
Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day.
Man who excels at putting worm on hook is Master Baiter
Man young when he snatches kisses, old when he kisses snatches.
Man who loses key to lady's apartment get no new-key.
Man who go to sleep with itchy butt, wake with smelly fingers...
War do not determine who right, war determine who left.
Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok
Schoolboy who play with schoolgirl during wrong period, get caught red-handed.
Girl who sit on judge's lap get an honourable discharge.
Girl who go camping must beware of evil intent.
Man with tight trousers is pressing his luck.
He who farts in church sits in own pew.
He who sneezes without a handkerchief takes matters into his own hands.
He who fish in other's hole often catch crabs.
Man who go to bed with hard problem wake up with solution in hand.
Squirrel who run up woman's leg not find nuts.
He who kisses woman's ass get crack in jaw.
Passionate kiss just like spider web - lead to undoing of fly.
Girl who sit on jockey's lap get hot tip.
If you want pretty nurse, you got to be patient.
Man who stand on street corner with hands in pockets, not feeling crazy, feeling nuts.
Woman who go to bachelor apartment for snack get ***-bit.
Man who put rooster in Ice Compartment take out Stiff ****.
No difference between man and mouse - both end in *****.
Nail on board is not good as screw on bench.
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Japher
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Ook! Ook! Ack! Ack! Ack!
Jun 2002
time: 05:29
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quote:
What do you mean by that?
(sure there are many things that are restricted there. But remember, it's 6th century BC China. look at the things that are timeless, like the behaviour between humans |
It is the behavior between humans that has changed drastically, IMO.
His system was very based on a family oriented society, and this seems to have ran right up the ladder to Emperor himself. Nice, and all, if you an isolationist society with limit transportation capabilities, and have to live with and be around your familly all the time.
Today, people interact with more people, they garnish ideas set aside by others, and lift them as their own. People realize, now, that what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander. Yet, in this system, it requires you to obey to a strict familiar hieracrchy that just wouldn't work in todays information age, or the age of freedoms...
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Cruddy
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What do I think abou this? I know nothing about it.
C0ckney, you forgot "Man who sit on fence get splinters up backside".
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Q Cubed
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t3h y3ll0w p3ril
Apr 1999
time: 23:29
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having been raised with a lot of it embedded and internalized, i a) find it hard not to be offended at all those stupid confucius jokes at asians' expense, and b) find it hard not to be irritated by people who think it's stupid.
it's a flawed system, but it set up a situation where certain ideals, such as education, were highly prized, while everybody was viewed as having a set position. this dampened social mobility and is probably one of the reasons why east asia did not industrialize earlier; however, it's a good part the reason why asians are degree-happy.
then there's the issue of bowing to authority. while it makes for a complex top-down system that can govern effectively, it has the added effect of stifling innovation and being resistant to change: that helps to explain japan's inability to reform, for one.
it's really a mixed bag, no different from the other mixed bags of english liberalism and what not.
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