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Originally Posted by Ohio
In my last post I really attempted to answer ByHisMercy on this topic of hiding identities using today's media as an example, but my post was edited/deleted.
I figured my example was more readily understandable to typical Americans than some obscure "guanxi network," which is totally foreign to our culture.
Best of luck, aron. After reading your many posts on this subject, the best I can say to describe the guanxi network," is "hive mentality." Perhaps I am way off the mark, though.
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It is a culturally-sourced web of mutual obligations. WL 'owed' his progeny to feast at the LC trough. RK and MC 'owed' WL fealty, praise, dedication. And the LC saints 'owed' MC a cab ride to the airport. Everybody gets something.
But if you ask them to give something to the poor, who have no means to repay in this age, they look at you like you are crazy. The network doesn't work that way. It's not about the resurrection of the righteous, it's about getting mine, today. WN got his, WL got his, now MC is getting his.