Comments on: China’s Bad Emperor Problem https://www.isegoria.net/2012/06/chinas-bad-emperor-problem/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Victor https://www.isegoria.net/2012/06/chinas-bad-emperor-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-522318 Victor Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:53:07 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=29195#comment-522318 What is the difference between a bureaucracy bound by rules and customs and a legal system bound by rules and customs (aka laws and precedents)?

]]> By: Remnant https://www.isegoria.net/2012/06/chinas-bad-emperor-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-518102 Remnant Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:12:37 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=29195#comment-518102 “I can’t imagine living under a bureaucracy bound by rules and customs instead of our vibrant democracy.”

LOL.

Fukuyama could benefit from a lesson or two from that anti-democratic sage Mencius (i.e. Moldbug; although the original Mencius might actually have some relevant lessons for him in this regard too…)

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