Posted on 07/07/2020 6:31:53 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Pharoah didn’t take the hint and I doubt Xi will.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of murderous people.
Aw that’s a shame...
*snicker*
Keeping an eye on Three Gorges Dam...
The Mandate of Heaven (Chinese: 天命; pinyin: Tiānmìng; Wade–Giles: T'ien-ming, literally "Heaven's will") is a Chinese political and religious teaching that was used in ancient and imperial China to justify the rule of the King or Emperor of China. According to this belief, Heaven (天, Tian) — which embodies the natural order and will of the universe — bestows the mandate on a just ruler of China, the "Son of Heaven" of the "Celestial Empire". If a ruler was overthrown, this was interpreted as an indication that the ruler was unworthy, and had lost the mandate. It was also a common belief that natural disasters such as famine and flood were divine retributions bearing signs of Heaven's displeasure with the ruler, so there would often be revolts following major disasters as the people saw these calamities as signs that the Mandate of Heaven had been withdrawn.
Mandate of Heaven - Wikipedia
*snicker* right back :)
I’ve been to Yangshou - it’s a cool little tourist trap town on the Li River, popular with Japanese and Korean visitors. That picture is sad.
Actually I have great empathy for the Chinese people. They are victims of an evil murderous regime.
See, see! Trump’s racist, white supremacist remarks again!
RE: Pharoah didn’t take the hint and I doubt Xi will.
So, who is Moses in this particular case?
Do they still feel this way about the Mandate of Heaven, or have they become too modern and secular?
Assuming Trump is re-elected, there is a MAGA mega disaster headed their way.
They asking for
American Aid???
My give a damn is busted.
RE: They asking for American Aid???
NO. They’d rather let the people suffer than admit they need America’s
Help. PRIDE!!
And even if out of desperation, they accepted, it will be kept a secret.
Oh, yeah. The term "game-changer" is over-used but if that dam goes we won't be talking about the WuFlu anymore.
50,000,000 effected out of 1,400,000,000? Pfft. That is probably a rounding error in China.
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