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madman101

The Family Gathering From Hell

Apr 08, 2021 11:30

Our little cultural revolution, where historical statues have been torn down, schools renamed, cartoon characters banned, and people canceled for saying anything disagreeable to The Party, has it's inspiration in the Maoist Cultural Revolution, which was a violent purge of tradition, capitalism, and human lives, from 1966-1976, throughout China. ( Read more... )

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btripp April 8 2021, 21:54:53 UTC

The source of the "crisis" quote is generally attributed to Machiavelli (rather than Confucius), with the beclouding detail being that nobody can seem to find something specifically along those lines (as translated from the Italian) in any of his books. It certainly sounds like Machiavelli, particularly in context of The Prince, but this "tone" (again, as filtered through translation) might be the primary cause of it being annotated as his.

madman101 April 8 2021, 23:11:53 UTC

Well, it does sound like Machiavelli's mean-world realpolitik and, as you say, maybe that's why it has been attributed to him. I have seen quotes migrate from one source to another over the course of years. However, as far as the quote actually beginning with Machiavelli? I had to study the guy a little for my majors. I feel the quote is just a hair too sophisticated for him ( ... )