I know of 2 regime changes which Confucian scholars valorised as regime's cruelty leading mandate being passed to more humane rulers. More often what would happen is ru would remonstrate with a wayward government, and either change their behaviour or be killed for their defiance.
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Quite! Confucianism seems to, at times at least, have a too naive faith in moral suasion - Mengzi, for instance, sometimes seems to argue that a good regime is uninvadable, because surely the opposing armies would lay down the arms and refuse to kill if it meant opposing justice.
But even if I don't endorse, I can at least feel inspired by the sentiment. Far rather be guided in my moral appraisal by these people for whom killing is a horror and barbarism than by the folk who are ever so keen to prove that they'd totally do violence *to the right people*.
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especially since "the right people" to direct violence and abuse towards so often end up being whoever we're mad at at the moment, no matter who the slogans or principles identify as the ultimate enemy *stares at Killmonger fans*
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