Opinion Editorial

Confucianism vs. Daoism

Though Confucianism did not work for the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Han Wudi believes that we should follow it, and declared China as the Confucian state. Confucianism has helped China is some way, but overall is an unfair, and inadequate philosophy to follow. Instead of Confucianism we should follow the philosophy of Daosim. The citizens of China should care about the fact that Confucianism is unreasonable. It discriminates against women, and gives children no freedom. A woman is brought up being taught that she most fully obey her father, or if she is married she must fully obey her husband, or if she is a widow she must fully obey her son. As soon as babies are born, their taught that they cannot make any decisions for themselves, and that their parents have full control over anything they do. Also, children are not allowed to choose who they marry, but their parents choose for them. Finally, after marriage, the couple must stay with the grooms parents and take care of them for the rest of their lives. On the other hand, Daoism teaches us to become one with nature. We shouldn't strive for excellence and power. Daoism teaches the Emperor to make fewer laws, which results in supporting people in achieving what they naturally desire. This is called “action through nonaction”. If China were to convert to Daoism, our children would learn how to grow up to be their own person and make their own decisions, and wouldn't be mentally handicap. Also, daoism would give China a chance to see what women are actually made of, and give them a chance to do something great with their lives. Therefore, Daoism is a better philosophy for China to follow because it allows more people in our nation to strive in what they naturally desire, and do something extraordinary for China.