A just society has a well-liked ruler that makes fair and popular decisions that benefits the entire community. The leader does not always have to be elected, although the elected leaders tend to be popular more often than leaders born into leadership. A just society has proper expectations for the young, and hard-working adults. A just society should have a good, but strict police system that keeps crime to a minimum, without intruding upon a family. The government should be able to handle and evenly distribute the wealth throughout the society evenly, while keeping the trust and support of the citizens.
The Mandate of Heaven is an unspoken approval of god to the present king/ruler of a community. This mandate is said to be holy, and to be a blessing and a good omen that the king/ruler will rule well, and live long. I think the responsibility in a just community should fall to the people to make a near-unanimous decision the benefit them all. The ruler's responsibilities should be to maintain communal participation and peace
ReplyDeleteI agree more with Legalism because I believe that laws sould have strict consequences, and that there should be one ruler that doesn't make all of the decisions, but he makes the most important ones, while the people make the day-to-day decisions. The reward system would also be a great incentive.
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