In the West

In the West, we protect our citizens.
In the East, they do not.

As horrible the government in America is
It does not reach one thousandth of the violence
The Chinese and Russian Governments commit.

We can be impressed by their philosophers;
We can be impressed by their affluence;
We can be impressed by the appearance of freedom.
We can be impressed by the abundance of food.
We can be impressed by the happiness of their citizens.

Underneath that, however, is a machine
Which kills for pleasure, and enslaves many.

The citizens are unruly and wicked in the West.
They deserve to be punished, but by whom?
Will China or Russia be that whip?
When, their citizens are righteous and salt of the Earth?

Personally, I'd rather live unmolested by my government
And tolerate the abusive inhabitants while patiently learning virtue,
Than live a righteous life and be in perpetual fear.

The principles of Chinese Philosophy are true,
Yet the government are sophists.
The government rules benevolently,
Yet it deliberately kills people it deems unworthy.
What compassion or benevolence is that?
None whatsoever. A poor beggar can still live happily
If he have love in his heart.
And often they have love in abundance
While the rest of the affluent masses do not.

Would I rather live underneath a hypocritical government
Where the people are good and kind and right?
Or, would I rather live underneath a just government,
Where my neighbor will oppress me, yet also be struck down by Law?
The latter, of course. I can tolerate the evil of my neighbors
If I am still fed by the fat of the land.

China is a golden city of philosophy
And at one point in time in its history it actually
Lived by the standards it preached.
But, I'd rather serve under a well ordered government
Where corruption can even be rooted out,
Than a hypocritical one that bears no shame

























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