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I have been better trying to understand how the world will change under China's hegemony. To that end, I have been studying Neo-Confucianism. That being adapt
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I have been better trying to understand how the world will change under China's hegemony. To that end, I have been studying Neo-Confucianism. That being adaptations of Confucianism, the ancient Chinese philosophy of governance, to the 21st century. Facebook's policy seems very neo-Confucian.
"Moreover, Jiang rejects the Western concept of 'equality,' an idea that propagates liberal democracy. From the Confucian point of view, people are unequal—as they differ in virtue, intelligence, knowledge, ability, etc. Hence, it is not plausible to give everyone equal rights without considering their standings. Also, while every individual should be bounded by the law, this does not mean that everyone should have equal legal rights or obligations."[1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Qing_(Confucian) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiang_Qing_(Confucian)