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But if that's the case, then these assumptions are (royal/imperial) government propaganda, with immediate political use. And people who are displeased with the
by einpoklum 4y ago
But if that's the case, then these assumptions are (royal/imperial) government propaganda, with immediate political use. And people who are displeased with the current monarch (all-Chinese or part-of-China, depending on the period) would see the dragon as the disagreeable symbol of a corrupt/unjust ruler, wouldn't they?
- krapp 4y agoI don't know. Do Americans see Christ as the disagreeable symbol of their corrupt and unjust rulers? The intersection of politics, religion and culture is complicated, and calling it all propaganda would probably be too reductionist. According to Wikipedia dragons as a mythological entity likely predate their use as a political symbol[0]. I do know only the Imperial house was allowed to display symbols with a five-clawed dragon. All other dragons depicted anywhere had to have fewer than five fingers. [1] [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon [1]https://scalar.usc.edu/works/exhibiting-historical-art/five-clawed-dragon https://scalar.usc.edu/works/exhibiting-historical-art/five-...