DiploJ
DiploJ t1_itjpew1 wrote
Reply to comment by daemonshrike in Joseon, the predecessor of modern Korea(s) - Part 3: Japan and Qing Invasions (early 17th century) by spinnybingle
They had what it takes to become a military and political powerhouse but didn't apply themselves. They were vassals of others for so long.
DiploJ t1_iti9kft wrote
Reply to comment by Tokishi7 in Joseon, the predecessor of modern Korea(s) - Part 3: Japan and Qing Invasions (early 17th century) by spinnybingle
Ancient Korea had so much potential, but internal political jousts and extreme lusts for power was their bane, especially in the Joseon era. Instability was why they couldn't be any greater.
DiploJ t1_iti93gv wrote
Reply to comment by spinnybingle in Joseon, the predecessor of modern Korea(s) - Part 3: Japan and Qing Invasions (early 17th century) by spinnybingle
Confucianism as practiced in Joseon was a tool of political control and financial enrichment of the nobility (yangban). As with most cultures, religion, for good or bad, has always been used for control and power consolidation.
DiploJ t1_jdz1wau wrote
Reply to Paradoxically, what makes you unique is your relation to other people. The more robustly we try to identify who we are, the more we become embedded in all others. by IAI_Admin
You have to relate to stand out.