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Why was the first emporer of China chosen as the unlimited genocide on the first world guy? (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I've seen recent efforts to repair the popular image of QSH, similar to efforts to reinstate Caocao's image as a judicious ruler against the Confucian-backed Liu Bei. I'm not enough of a history geek to really understand it but it's interesting nonetheless. Sure others can chime in

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i dont know the answer to this but one thing i can say for certain is in my expert opinion as an enjoyer of historical cdramas life sucked for most people back in the old days.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

dennis "You can't expect to inherit the mandate of heaven just cause you stumbled over some dusty jade seal"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

If it's particularly for the purpose of killing Confucianism, I think that's a good thing.