@asilentsky I dunno. My knowledge of Chinese history is mostly Warring States period, and minimal even there.
@asilentsky The Mandate of Heaven idea historically both supports dynasties, and leads to their downfall in (somewhat) predictable ways.
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@asilentsky As I said in the original thread, the memecomplex as a whole is probably incomprehensible complex, so any answer is partial.
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@asilentsky But what's remarkable is that China manages to rise, collapse, and rise over and over and *remain China*.
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