08-21-2013, 03:48 PM
afw, you're a good man. Lots of experts in the field can refute your dad. Google works too. I believe you're intellectually curious enough not to take my word for it and check the facts for yourself.
China, Korea and Japan all have different flavors of Confucianism, just as they all have different forms of Buddhism. Chinese actually mistrust and resist authority when it's deemed unethical. Unfortunately their corrupt government loves authority, and deals with resistance with a heavy hand. Thanks to Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution, Confucian values have been greatly diluted in modern China.
Korean Confucianism is by far the strictest and most authoritarian.
Keeping this Puna, really think a police box system in conjunction with strong local neighborhood watches would work wonders in Puna. Actually have discussed this before with Mitch Roth. Not that he can do anything about it...
China, Korea and Japan all have different flavors of Confucianism, just as they all have different forms of Buddhism. Chinese actually mistrust and resist authority when it's deemed unethical. Unfortunately their corrupt government loves authority, and deals with resistance with a heavy hand. Thanks to Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution, Confucian values have been greatly diluted in modern China.
Korean Confucianism is by far the strictest and most authoritarian.
Keeping this Puna, really think a police box system in conjunction with strong local neighborhood watches would work wonders in Puna. Actually have discussed this before with Mitch Roth. Not that he can do anything about it...
Tim
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions--Confucius
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions--Confucius