Friday, April 07, 2006
Ba Rong, Ba Chi
It won't really make any difference that I understand and acknowledge social value to establishment of religions. They will be here anyhow. With the god part removed in its con capacity to scare people to granting protective cover for ruling politicians, religions are a manner of coding social morays. That is nice in that they imprint and thus extend the job of parents beyond teaching years.
The primary problem of established religions' preferred behavior listings is that, though they sound nice, they don't seem to work very well. More modern attempts also have shortcomings. Mao's little red book has a lot of good stuff but is just too long except for waving in processions. Those which sneak through Che's diary and Fidel's speeches are too restricted in distribution. Contemporary political blabbering in reference to constitutions and laws are universally regarded as bull shit by any with brains who struggle to get through life with minimal hindrance.
Now we have a new set called "Ba Rong, Ba Chi", the eight honors and disgraces, which were recently put forth by Chinese Chairman Hu Jintao. They are concise and said in original language to have a nice memory enhancing poetic effect when put to music. For myself, aside from apparent gratuitous ruler gifting of the nation loving and law abiding stuff, they appear to take in the necessary for a decent society.
-- Love the country; do it no harm.
-- Serve the people; never betray them.
-- Follow science; discard superstition.
-- Be diligent; not indolent.
-- Be united, help each other; make no gains at other's expense.
-- Be honest and trustworthy; do not spend ethics for profits.
-- Be disciplined and law-abiding; not chaotic and lawless.
-- Live plainly, work hard; do not wallow in luxuries and pleasures.
Hu is on the way to visit Bush. I doubt the concepts will transfer.
The primary problem of established religions' preferred behavior listings is that, though they sound nice, they don't seem to work very well. More modern attempts also have shortcomings. Mao's little red book has a lot of good stuff but is just too long except for waving in processions. Those which sneak through Che's diary and Fidel's speeches are too restricted in distribution. Contemporary political blabbering in reference to constitutions and laws are universally regarded as bull shit by any with brains who struggle to get through life with minimal hindrance.
Now we have a new set called "Ba Rong, Ba Chi", the eight honors and disgraces, which were recently put forth by Chinese Chairman Hu Jintao. They are concise and said in original language to have a nice memory enhancing poetic effect when put to music. For myself, aside from apparent gratuitous ruler gifting of the nation loving and law abiding stuff, they appear to take in the necessary for a decent society.
-- Love the country; do it no harm.
-- Serve the people; never betray them.
-- Follow science; discard superstition.
-- Be diligent; not indolent.
-- Be united, help each other; make no gains at other's expense.
-- Be honest and trustworthy; do not spend ethics for profits.
-- Be disciplined and law-abiding; not chaotic and lawless.
-- Live plainly, work hard; do not wallow in luxuries and pleasures.
Hu is on the way to visit Bush. I doubt the concepts will transfer.
# posted by furtherleft @ 4/07/2006 04:22:00 PM
Out of all the pick and choose with rules and regulations and guides, this one sounds like it would do. Short and simple, as it should be. Bushes business of America would not last overnight if he had to go by any of them. Good knowledge from China.
