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During which time the family gets together to watch propaganda on CCTV. I wish I was joking but that's literally what almost every single family does. It's Chin

During which time the family gets together to watch propaganda on CCTV. I wish I was joking but that's literally what almost every single family does. It's Chinese tradition in the name only. And that isn't to say that tradition doesn't still exist here and there. But it may not be as much as someone not familiar with Chinese history may assume. Btw even authoritarian subjects need days off or they would revolt sooner or later. So the assumption that this proofs Chinese tradition is alive doesn't follow. When the Christians completely annihilated European traditions they also kept the dates and a few of the customs of some of the pagan holidays. Like Easter eggs and Christmas trees. It actually helps destroy a culture faster, else there may be too much resistance.

platinumrad 5y ago
There's a difference between days off and "half the country is boarding trains to some remote village so I guess the economy is just going to halt for a couple of weeks." And oh no, lots of people just sit around watching TV when they have to spend time with their folks. We must retvrn to tradition because family relations were 100% super functional and healthy back before modernity/communism/capitalism/your-favorite-boogieman ruined everything. > It actually helps destroy a culture faster, else there may be too much resistance. Ah, the classic "evidence against my point is actually evidence for my point."