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Don't ignore the different philosophical foundation of Asian societies. Confucianism is quite different from the Western line of tradition starting from the Gre
by ahartmetz 8y ago
Don't ignore the different philosophical foundation of Asian societies. Confucianism is quite different from the Western line of tradition starting from the Greeks. Confucianism emphasizes community and obedience more, which is more compatible with mass surveillance.
- woodandsteel 8y agoWhat Xi is doing is not Confucianism. Confucianism had an elaborate set of rules that everyone, from the top down, was required to follow. Xi is basically making up the rules as he goes along.
- ahartmetz 8y agoWe're also not exactly following Socrates and Locke here, but the balance of values we have today is influenced by them.