Reading about spread of Confucianism in early modern Japan, amused by translators’ habit of discussing idea that ruler has Mandate of Heaven but literally not mentioning the further fact that if one lacks benevolence and humane rule then one loses mandate and may be replaced.
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it would be nice if you could change things by means other than murder! weird thing about US politics is that the commitment to political change via death goes for pretty much the entire political spectrum
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The US frequently endorses regime change via bombs or assassins when working abroad (and there's cross party consensus on this), but at home at least there is - or was until worrying remarks of Trump towards the end of the campaign - a commitment to peaceful transition of power?
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