Nothing is more dangerous than confidence without depth.
Claiming China is the only civilization where religion never influenced politics isn’t bold — it’s historically illiterate.
Confucianism was state orthodoxy.
The Mandate of Heaven legitimized emperors.
Daoist and Buddhist movements shaped courts and sparked rebellions.
Imperial ritual wasn’t culture — it was political theology.
If you think religion ‘never had a say,’ you’re not defending China.
You’re flattening it.
And if your entire understanding comes from one curated narrative, of course it sounds coherent.
Real strength comes from complexity.
Echo chambers produce certainty — not expertise.
Which dynasty are we pretending doesn’t count? All of them perhaps?
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