Submitted by Khysamgathys t3_124n0s0 in todayilearned
Guan Yu is probably a great example of this.
One of the most respected general from the romance of three kingdoms.
Pretty much a worshipped diety by the police and triad alike.
Let's be real how can you not worship such an amazing beard paired with a powerful guandao?
Lu Bu had those two tail things though. TWO.TAILS!
But yeah the guandao is really cool any time I see it. Less swords, more guandaos media!
Lu bu got hog tied and executed by Cao Cao. Guan yu got killed by Lu Meng but returned as a ghost and killed him back.
Okay that's a pretty good point for Guan Yu.
And business people might I add.
Police, triad gangs, business people, then to worship Guan Yu.
The trinity of Kuan Yin, Wei Tuo ( Skanda who is actually Murugan ) and Guan Gong is on the other hand more popularly worshipped by Buddhist.
The Monkey King also. It's the equivalent of building temples in the image of Bugs Bunny.
My grandpa had a little statue of Guan Yu, looks so bad ass.
When he died, my husband asked if we could have it but my mum said it's not just a statue, it's a God, we have to respect it, worship it and serve it tea. We were like, yeah na, not doing that for a statue.
My uncle ended up taking it home and it's in a mini shrine.
And my family is not even religious!
Mao Zedong's pretty much his more recent iteration today
Shame that you got downvoted because people don't understand the concept. Communists, like Chinese, Vietnamese and N. Koreans, love worshipping the party founders like gods.
I’m not even referring to his cult of personality
He’s literally a modern-day Guan Yu — a Chinese folk hero whose wartime/peacetime exploits have been engrained to the Chinese psyche. Even if China wasn’t communist by this date I’d reckon that they’d still have him seated in their household shrines.
Up until today blue collar Chinese still jnvoke his “spirit” whenever they feel that they’re exploited lol
True, and there are indeed Mao temples around China that attract worshippers.
So basically ... Trump
No we don't.
Are you a member of the communist party?
Do you think anyone with common sense is a member of the CCP?
Then of course you don't worship. I was talking about communists only.
I also know things about the president of the US. Doesn't mean I am him. It's possible to know about groups you aren't part of. It's called "learning".
Then how do you explain photo of Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh or the Kims in their houses and workplaces?
Yes they exist but those are uncommon. Sure those people have their fans but there are nutjobs in every society. They are very much the loud minority.
I meant they aren't widely worshipped. If you go on the street of Beijing and yell "I love the CCP and Mao!" You're likely to get a lot of "um ok let me stay away from that person". You aren't likely to gather a group chanting with you.
Lols don't you white idiots even have a picture of Queen Lizzie stashed in your house somewhere? Or maybe your prime minister's photo in your government offices?
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