11-12-2019, 06:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-12-2019, 09:52 PM by John J. Xenakis.)
** 12-Nov-2019 World View: Taiping Rebellion
Oh, I doubt that Xi Jinping knows anything at all about generational
theory.
But he certainly knows all about the Taiping Rebellion, just as all
Americans know about the American Civil War. Chinese nationalists
blame the Taiping Rebellion on Britain and the Opium Wars. In fact,
Xi Jinping gave a major speech a couple of years ago blaming all of
China's troubles on the Opium Wars. Incidentally, that's why they're
enjoying supplying the US opioid addiction.
China's history is filled with massive anti-government rebellions,
and many of them were triggered by religious movements. That's why
the CCP is so hysterically paranoid about religions. That's why
they beat, torture, rape and jail Christians, Buddhists and Muslims,
and sometimes even Daoists.
The Taiping Rebellion (1852-64) in particular was led by a Christian
convert who believed he was the son of God and the younger brother of
Jesus, began in the south and spread north. Hong Xiuquan became the
very charismatic leader of the God Worshipping Society, in a domain of
southern China called Taiping Tianguo (Heavenly Kingdom of Eternal
Peace). He gained thousands of followers as his word spread, leading
to the massive Taiping Rebellion. The CCP is VERY well aware of
that history.
(11-12-2019, 05:18 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: > Out of curiosity, why do you think the CCP is aware of the
> parallel with the Taiping Rebellion, or of generational
> theory?
Oh, I doubt that Xi Jinping knows anything at all about generational
theory.
But he certainly knows all about the Taiping Rebellion, just as all
Americans know about the American Civil War. Chinese nationalists
blame the Taiping Rebellion on Britain and the Opium Wars. In fact,
Xi Jinping gave a major speech a couple of years ago blaming all of
China's troubles on the Opium Wars. Incidentally, that's why they're
enjoying supplying the US opioid addiction.
China's history is filled with massive anti-government rebellions,
and many of them were triggered by religious movements. That's why
the CCP is so hysterically paranoid about religions. That's why
they beat, torture, rape and jail Christians, Buddhists and Muslims,
and sometimes even Daoists.
The Taiping Rebellion (1852-64) in particular was led by a Christian
convert who believed he was the son of God and the younger brother of
Jesus, began in the south and spread north. Hong Xiuquan became the
very charismatic leader of the God Worshipping Society, in a domain of
southern China called Taiping Tianguo (Heavenly Kingdom of Eternal
Peace). He gained thousands of followers as his word spread, leading
to the massive Taiping Rebellion. The CCP is VERY well aware of
that history.
