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I haven't read all your posts, but it seems like you've spent some time in China. You articulate matters as I'd expect a mainlander Chinese to do so, eg Wester
by coupdejarnac 12y ago
I haven't read all your posts, but it seems like you've spent some time in China. You articulate matters as I'd expect a mainlander Chinese to do so, eg Western governments, or "sovereigns" as you say, restricting freedoms to maintain a harmonious society.
- brudgers 12y agoNever been near to China. I read some Hobbes. Thinking about sovereignty helps me referee futball matches. On the one hand in terms of foul selection and its change during the course of a match, on the other hand the abstraction of a Leviathan with six eyes, two flags and a whistle is a useful theme for the crew pregame regarding roles, responsibilities and expectations. That Hobbes underpins pretty much any political discussion in the Anglophone world even if not explicitly acknowledged is just a bonus, and I use the terms in the sense of "is" not "ought". That the Hobbesian model maps onto the political traditions of the Middle Kingdom and futball with little friction suggests the pervasiveness and universality of little '\p` politics.