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As a Confucian and legalist (among other philosophical positions), there is one obvious gaping flaw in this classification: Urbit is obscurantist, while Confuci
by lidHanteyk 6y ago
As a Confucian and legalist (among other philosophical positions), there is one obvious gaping flaw in this classification: Urbit is obscurantist, while Confucius would have preferred that Urbit clearly define its terminology and goals [0], and that if it were truly an open project, that it would not try to divide people into groups based on allocation of private property, but instead unite them through common social visions and spaces [1].
Although, to be quite frank, I think that Urbit and its followers are usurping the name of philosophers like Mencius [2] when they try to play themselves off as Confucians or legalists. They are clearly neoreactionaries [3] and range from feudalism and monarchism to neo-fascism in their expressions of belief.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectification_of_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectification_of_names
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonious_Society https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonious_Society
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mencius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mencius
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment
- pmlnr 6y agoThank you for this comment. I need to broaden my readings.