a soul without a spirit

[momotaro70]

I remember once talking to a person I met at work, a person to whom I showed great respect because he was an expert in finance and accounting. So I was expecting from him an intelligent answer on the question of his take on the nature of Chinese characteristics. The answer I got, however, was rather disappointed. When talked about the issue of courage and honesty, the traits which I had long held to be in scarce supply in Chinese characteristics, I made a seemingly unscrupulous remark saying:“There will be a time for Chinese people to speak freely of their mind”. And upon hearing this, he looked at me puzzled, as if he had witnessed an alien, and replied:“though what you said sounds great, it would be almost impossible for that to happen in China”. This is what I believe to be the most melancholy part of Chinese mentality which I would like to describe as existing in a permanent state of poverty in hope and inspiration, a state of a body without a soul, or a soul without a spirit.

　　There is seldom any genuine individuality found in Chinese characteristics, but only a collective sentiment attaching to a specific group or herd. Such is the danger of a mob mentality, which, if agitated by an evil spirit like communism or commercialism, is deemed to be a devilish force in effect. This has been the reality of general Chinese characteristics in the past century, which on one hand seems to be callous and stubborn evoking resentment and agony, but on the other effete and hapless not totally undeserving for sympathy. So far the regime was not able to seriously hurt anyone besides its own people. But the world may no longer tolerate its continued abuses and usurpations inflicted upon its own people, if Chinese people are now considered as part of the whole humanity. One thing puzzles me the most is why it is so hard for Chinese rulers of the past and present, like Mao or Deng to accept the fact that no party or a clan should consider the country their private property-----they do not own the country? The country belongs to itself, and government should be elected democratically and supervised by law, a civil law based on a divine law. Communist party’s self-claimed parenthood and ownership of the country, the land, and the people, are legally and logically unwarranted.

　　Even though I feel uncomfortable with the thought of making money in a country where the government does not respect basic human rights, I wish anyone doing business here good luck. But just keep in mind that great entrepreneurship is more than being shrewd and speculative. In my opinion capitalism is not all about greedy; for there ought to be some moral codes to ensure a mutually beneficiary relationship. Otherwise, the world may simply cease to move forward, or, in the worse case, be doomed to destroy itself. Unfortunately Chinese people and their government seem to be too stubborn and arrogant to see this simple fact. And Chinese people will reap whatever they sow. Only God and time will tell what kind of judgment waiting for them ahead.
　　Most Chinese communist rulers, including Mao, Deng Hsiao-ping, Jiang zeming etc…, had received no decent education by Western standard. They are to the best a bunch of cult leaders camouflaged by a religious aura. Once this mysterious cover being taken away, as it had been so recently, one sees underneath it a group of arrogant and ignorant, sometimes uncouth and clumsy, fanatic criminals. It is the time for Chinese people to be presented with truth, the whole truth about this most hideous and preposterous feudal dynasty.

[lct]

why the hell this world has so many low IQ s ?

[Snowflake]

70 is the same person as Chinese Peasant, troll.

[AZN]

momotaro70 wrote:

I remember once talking to a person I met at work, a person to whom I showed great respect because he was an expert in finance and accounting. So I was expecting from him an intelligent answer on the question of his take on the nature of Chinese characteristics. The answer I got, however, was rather disappointed. When talked about the issue of courage and honesty, the traits which I had long held to be in scarce supply in Chinese characteristics, I made a seemingly unscrupulous remark saying:“There will be a time for Chinese people to speak freely of their mind”. And upon hearing this, he looked at me puzzled, as if he had witnessed an alien, and replied:“though what you said sounds great, it would be almost impossible for that to happen in China”. This is what I believe to be the most melancholy part of Chinese mentality which I would like to describe as existing in a permanent state of poverty in hope and inspiration, a state of a body without a soul, or a soul without a spirit.
　　There is seldom any genuine individuality found in Chinese characteristics, but only a collective sentiment attaching to a specific group or herd. Such is the danger of a mob mentality, which, if agitated by an evil spirit like communism or commercialism, is deemed to be a devilish force in effect. This has been the reality of general Chinese characteristics in the past century, which on one hand seems to be callous and stubborn evoking resentment and agony, but on the other effete and hapless not totally undeserving for sympathy. So far the regime was not able to seriously hurt anyone besides its own people. But the world may no longer tolerate its continued abuses and usurpations inflicted upon its own people, if Chinese people are now considered as part of the whole humanity. One thing puzzles me the most is why it is so hard for Chinese rulers of the past and present, like Mao or Deng to accept the fact that no party or a clan should consider the country their private property-----they do not own the country? The country belongs to itself, and government should be elected democratically and supervised by law, a civil law based on a divine law. Communist party’s self-claimed parenthood and ownership of the country, the land, and the people, are legally and logically unwarranted.
　　Even though I feel uncomfortable with the thought of making money in a country where the government does not respect basic human rights, I wish anyone doing business here good luck. But just keep in mind that great entrepreneurship is more than being shrewd and speculative. In my opinion capitalism is not all about greedy; for there ought to be some moral codes to ensure a mutually beneficiary relationship. Otherwise, the world may simply cease to move forward, or, in the worse case, be doomed to destroy itself. Unfortunately Chinese people and their government seem to be too stubborn and arrogant to see this simple fact. And Chinese people will reap whatever they sow. Only God and time will tell what kind of judgment waiting for them ahead.

Spare us the lenghty philosophical banter.

The true message behind your essay can be easily summarized.
You want the people of China to start openly detracting their government and start the sequel to Tiananmen Square. Don't you?

Thats your idea of what honesty and courage in China should be like, isn't it?

You want groups like Pussy Riot to start in China as well. Is that right?

Where is the west's well touted sense of fairness, democracy and human rights, when the west helps tyrannical groups like the Muslim Brotherhood to topple secular governments and seize power?
Like in Libya and Syria.