Grassroots VS Elite

Grassroots VS Elite
Jun 20, 2007 04:39
YVONNE Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: offline	Receltly, a strange phenomenon has come into our sight. Those elite in Chinese cultural circles begin to ctriticize the historical figures. A scholar named Li Ling said that Confucius was not as great as we imagined. He was an outcast. He traveled around six countries to persuade the rulers adopt his ideas of ruling a country. However, none of them adopted his idea. Another scholar named Hu Juezhao suggested that Zhugeliang who was an excellent politician, thinker and strategist in the period of the Three Kingdoms was too silly. In his article 出师表, it shows his stupid loyalty to Shu country. This article should be removed from the Chinese textbooks for those students in Junior school. Other scholars even said that Zhuge Liang once intended to seize the throne. What they have found is far away to our understandings. In our mind, Zhuge Liang is the symbol of wisdom. That is how we, the grassroots understand him. However, it is surprised that he was silly and once intended to seize the throne. Of course, history is history. For us, the grassroots, we hardly know exactly the true features of a person or an event. However, I wanna know that what those scholars intend to do. If it is out of academic reasearch purposes, that is ok. Some of them may not think so. They just want to be known to everyone as those super girls. If so, that is too sad.

Jun 20, 2007 04:39

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Receltly, a strange phenomenon has come into our sight. Those elite in Chinese cultural circles begin to ctriticize the historical figures. A scholar named Li Ling said that Confucius was not as great as we imagined. He was an outcast. He traveled around six countries to persuade the rulers adopt his ideas of ruling a country. However, none of them adopted his idea.

Another scholar named Hu Juezhao suggested that Zhugeliang who was an excellent politician, thinker and strategist in the period of the Three Kingdoms was too silly. In his article 出师表, it shows his stupid loyalty to Shu country. This article should be removed from the Chinese textbooks for those students in Junior school. Other scholars even said that Zhuge Liang once intended to seize the throne.

What they have found is far away to our understandings. In our mind, Zhuge Liang is the symbol of wisdom. That is how we, the grassroots understand him. However, it is surprised that he was silly and once intended to seize the throne.

Of course, history is history. For us, the grassroots, we hardly know exactly the true features of a person or an event. However, I wanna know that what those scholars intend to do. If it is out of academic reasearch purposes, that is ok. Some of them may not think so. They just want to be known to everyone as those super girls. If so, that is too sad.

Jun 20, 2007 11:27	#1
LIONPOWER Points: Join Date: Dec 11, 2006 Status: Offline	Yes you are right. History is history. man able to debate on it but can't change.

Jun 20, 2007 19:53	#2
ZOEY Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: Offline	Personally, I think that those scholars wanna be known to others by doing so. Now that he has proved that Confucius was not a Saint, he should not call Confucius a "dog". That is ridiculous.

Jun 20, 2007 23:07	#3
LIONPOWER Points: Join Date: Dec 11, 2006 Status: Offline	It it his craziness. No doubt, Confucius was a Saint

Jun 21, 2007 09:23	#4
DAVEC Points: Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Status: Offline	Everyone is entitled to make their opinions, but I think if they publish many books and have a huge following like Confucius then they can possibly express them openly in such a way. As they are not and probably never will be as famous they should be a little more respectful.

Jun 21, 2007 11:53	#5
LIONPOWER Points: Join Date: Dec 11, 2006 Status: Offline	He wants to come in limelight with negative forecast.

Jun 21, 2007 21:14	#6
JOHNNY512 Points: Join Date: Nov 29, 2004 Status: Offline	Yes, Davec. They have the right to make their opinions. But they should respect those history figures.

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