Or, in other words, why is Islamism a thing while Confucianism is dead as a political ideology?
If I remembered correctly according to what I've read on foreign affairs,it's got to do with the fact that the Middle East has tried various ideologies like communism,democracy,dictatorships and all of them have failed to deliver what they promised.Hence,they are trying out with Islam.Or, in other words, why is Islamism a thing while Confucianism is dead as a political ideology?
Or, in other words, why is Islamism a thing while Confucianism is dead as a political ideology?
Islam is a very coherent ideology, with an explicit political agenda
I would like to say that Confucianism was always there to masquerade the legalist regime.Now they've replaced Confucianism with the mask of socialism.While I would argue that Confucianism exists in a way in the modern Chinese government, I would say that Confucianism as an ideology to be trumpeted around was discredited following May 4th, which rejected traditional values, including Confucianism. Islamism meanwhile was slowly getting stronger as Confucianism was (sadly, in my view) rejected.
I wouldn't say always, I'd say whenever the dynasty got a strongman who could institute legalism as an emperor.I would like to say that Confucianism was always there to masquerade the legalist regime.Now they've replaced Confucianism with the mask of socialism.
That's IMHO the big dissadvantage of confuzianism. It's an ideologie to 'conserve' everything, like an ant in amber, no place for new ideas, for development.
Something at least the medieval world of islam had a very different approach (one it unfortunatly lost).
I might like to add that the Islamists' victory over the Soviets in Afghanistan probably gave the ideology a tremendous boost in legitimacy.It showed that Islamism can defeat superpowers.
I suppose that you are referring to "political Islam" here, but I would be glad to hear, with reference to that, which political agenda is it supposed to have (I do not regard "obeying the Qur'an" or "implementing Shari'a" as political projects in themselves).
The Koran explicitly states that Moslems are to rule. Moslems are to wage war against all non-Moslems unless they submit to Moslem rule, and accept the status of dhimmi.
As for "implementing sharia", I cannot imagine a more political project than imposing a code of laws. On everyone, not just Moslems.