Right Wing Discussion Thread XIV: Join the Friendkorps

[Northern Davincia]

Embrace Daoism, my friend.

I’m not fond of the... chaotic aspects of Daoist thought. I prefer Confucianism’s emphasis on social harmony, dutiful propriety, and righteous conduct. L A W F U L G O O D G A N G

Social order is for squares. This post was made by Chaotic Good Gang.

[Joohan]

I mean, I took rather blatant inspiration from the Confucian system of scholar-officials (In fact, I take a lot of inspiration from Confucian philosophy, tbh). I merely updated the system to better reflect the needs of a modern industrial civilization. The underlying principles were generally always sound, though.

Embrace Daoism, my friend.

... You know what... I was confucianist, but your comment just pushed me over the edge into hardline legalism.

You've heard of Pinochet's helicopters? Welcome to Qin's Wall!

[Northern Davincia]

Embrace Daoism, my friend.

... You know what... I was confucianist, but your comment just pushed me over the edge into hardline legalism.

You've heard of Pinochet's helicopters? Welcome to Qin's Wall!

Do it again, Genghis!

[Joohan]

... You know what... I was confucianist, but your comment just pushed me over the edge into hardline legalism.

You've heard of Pinochet's helicopters? Welcome to Qin's Wall!

Do it again, Genghis!

You mean the Mongolian Warlord equivalent of John Maynard Keynes?

Because nothing sparks innovation and progress like war, amrite???

[Volkari]

I mean, I took rather blatant inspiration from the Confucian system of scholar-officials (In fact, I take a lot of inspiration from Confucian philosophy, tbh). I merely updated the system to better reflect the needs of a modern industrial civilization. The underlying principles were generally always sound, though.

Embrace Daoism, my friend.

Confucianism and Daoism were not incompatible, lots of Chinese Emperors practiced both. The notion of Daoism as anarchic libertarianism is a product of Ursula Le Guinn.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

Embrace Daoism, my friend.

Confucianism and Daoism were not incompatible, lots of Chinese Emperors practiced both. The notion of Daoism as anarchic libertarianism is a product of Ursula Le Guinn.

So that’s who I’ve to blame? I thought she merely wrote SF.

Also, it’s Le Guin. One “N”, not two.

[Genivaria]

I mean, I'm opposed to the concept of hereditary monarchy as a matter of political theory; the technocratic directorial council of "philosopher-kings" within my ideal state would merely be the highest ranking scholar-bureaucrats ("scholar-technocrats", perhaps? "scholar-officials"?) in the civil service of the executive branch.

Good heavens that sounds Chinese. Neat.

Embrace the Heavenly Bureaucracy.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

Good heavens that sounds Chinese. Neat.

Embrace the Heavenly Bureaucracy.

Not “Heaven/Tian” per se, but meh... close enough, I guess.

[Volkari]

Good heavens that sounds Chinese. Neat.

Embrace the Heavenly Bureaucracy.

Yes please. It's a perfect example of the self-apotheosis of a people.

[The Liberated Territories]

What y'all think of StoneToss comics?

Sometimes he makes good points, but usually its a lowbrow conservative comic that thinks its edgy and dank when its not.

[Nethela]

Hello

[Kowani]

Hello

Hello! Welcome to NSG! Please leave all sanity at the door, and declare with customs any brain cells exceeding 25!

[The Liberated Territories]

Hello

Hello! Welcome to NSG! Please leave all sanity at the door, and declare with customs any brain cells exceeding 25!

This comment is absolutely golden. I'm going to sig it, in fact.

[Kowani]

Hello! Welcome to NSG! Please leave all sanity at the door, and declare with customs any brain cells exceeding 25!

This comment is absolutely golden. I'm going to sig it, in fact.

Aww, thank you!

[Western Vale Confederacy]

What y'all think of StoneToss comics?

Sometimes he makes good points, but usually its a lowbrow conservative comic that thinks its edgy and dank when its not.

Also has a really weird habit of constantly decrying circumcision (and more often than not taking a jab at the Jews within the same context).

[Novus America]

What y'all think of StoneToss comics?

Sometimes he makes good points, but usually its a lowbrow conservative comic that thinks its edgy and dank when its not.

Pretty much. If it left the anti Semitism and Holocaust revisionism at the door it would be better.
It makes occasional good points about some of the logical inconsistencies in leftist dogma, but at the same time hurts its cause more than helps with some of the stuff it goes on.

[El-Amin Caliphate]

Hello

Hello fellow right-winger This is your right-wing neighbor Islamist named El-Amin Caliphate. How are you?

[Razarija]

Embrace Daoism, my friend.

I’m not fond of the... chaotic aspects of Daoist thought. I prefer Confucianism’s emphasis on social harmony, dutiful propriety, and righteous conduct. L A W F U L G O O D G A N G

engineered order is poorly destined

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

I’m not fond of the... chaotic aspects of Daoist thought. I prefer Confucianism’s emphasis on social harmony, dutiful propriety, and righteous conduct. L A W F U L G O O D G A N G

engineered order is poorly destined

And you propose... what exactly? The (profoundly wrong, in my view) chaos/discord/strife of "organic" societal arrangements?

[Razarija]

engineered order is poorly destined

And you propose... what exactly? The (profoundly wrong, in my view) chaos/discord/strife of "organic" societal arrangements?

eh, chinese kin associations provided good welfare for members before the imperial state killed it

confucianism with legalist characteristics™ is the actual "confucianism" most westerners (as well as easterners) are exposed to as a political philosophy (and probably the only confucianism that is a political philosophy); OG confucianism was pretty overlapping in respecting "organic and natural" stuff but probably talked more of the everyday-relatable aspects

that said, they also co-use parables and corresponding conclusions regarding intentionally done good, relating back to my initial comment

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

And you propose... what exactly? The (profoundly wrong, in my view) chaos/discord/strife of "organic" societal arrangements?

eh, chinese kin associations provided good welfare for members before the imperial state killed it

confucianism with legalist characteristics™ is the actual "confucianism" most westerners (as well as easterners) are exposed to as a political philosophy (and probably the only confucianism that is a political philosophy); OG confucianism was pretty overlapping in respecting "organic and natural" stuff but probably talked more of the everyday-relatable aspects

that said, they also co-use parables and corresponding conclusions regarding intentionally done good, relating back to my initial comment

Ah, well then. I guess "Confucianism with Legalist characteristics™" is what I prefer.

[Nea Byzantia]

Do it again, Genghis!

You mean the Mongolian Warlord equivalent of John Maynard Keynes?

Because nothing sparks innovation and progress like war, amrite???

Yes, and Progress can never be bad.

[Nea Byzantia]

Embrace Daoism, my friend.

Confucianism and Daoism were not incompatible, lots of Chinese Emperors practiced both. The notion of Daoism as anarchic libertarianism is a product of Ursula Le Guinn.

The Legalists and Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi would disagree.

[Kowani]

You mean the Mongolian Warlord equivalent of John Maynard Keynes?

Because nothing sparks innovation and progress like war, amrite???

Yes, and Progress can never be bad.

Progress is the ultimate goal of humanity, to better the collective situation. The best part of capitalism is the Marketplace of Ideas. The old ways were abandoned for a reason, they were inferior to the new ones.

[Nea Byzantia]

Yes, and Progress can never be bad.

Progress is the ultimate goal of humanity, to better the collective situation. The best part of capitalism is the Marketplace of Ideas. The old ways were abandoned for a reason, they were inferior to the new ones.

Spoken with all the zealotry and conviction of Leon Trotsky himself