@St_Rev What was up with the virulent and insane millenialist Daoism behind the catastrophic Yellow Turban rebellion & aftermath?
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@asilentsky I dunno. My knowledge of Chinese history is mostly Warring States period, and minimal even there.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@asilentsky The Mandate of Heaven idea historically both supports dynasties, and leads to their downfall in (somewhat) predictable ways.6 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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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.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@asilentsky But what's remarkable is that China manages to rise, collapse, and rise over and over and *remain China*.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@asilentsky True. Interesting to consider what Egypt and China have in common that no other civilization managed.4 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@asilentsky@St_Rev Rome itself went through multiple incarnations that stayed roman, even lasting a good while through Christianity1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@drethelin @asilentsky @St_Rev https://manasataramgini.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/remembering-emperor-julian/ …
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