ne. Though Chinese culture may yet have remnants of Confucianism so ingrained in it that no dictator, no matter how brutal, could stamp out, many Chinese dont and, in all likelihood, wont accept many of Kung Fu-tzus ideas and teachings. The propaganda of the Cultural Revolution wont soon be erased.Even if Confucianism was observed as it once was in imperial China, an economy based upon Confucian ethics would be short lived. As stated in Bruces article, capitalism is now being encouraged in the Peoples Republic, and capitalism is clearly not conducive to Confucianism or communism, which is one of the few political systems in which an ideal form of Confucianism could thrive. Capitalism awards greed (was that a little too blunt Mr. Cherin? hehehe), thus a capitalist economic system operating under Confucianism is very easily abused and therefore leaves little room for human error. A capitalist force the USA, currently dominates the global economy. This affects the theory Bruce puts forward in his article in two very important ways. First, it creates a situation in which a less powerful, communist nation such as China has an infinitesimal chance at success in the global market unless it allows room for capitalism, and, second, unless the Confucian Revolution (you like that one? Im a poet and Im going to make sure everyone knows it) is a world wide phenomenon, it cannot be successful in the long term because capitalism will eradicate it, and even if it is, it is would be highly unstable due to the aforementioned reasons. This makes Confucianism and economic prosperity well-nigh mutually exclusive.It seems as though the connection that Robert Bruce tells of between Confucianism and Asias newfound economic success is either fictitious or ephemeral. Bruces article is in desperate need of a logical justification of the claim he puts forth, without it, the theory is easily torn down, and the article itself sounds weak. It appears as though a s...
