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Confucius said: “If you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government.”

Detailed explanation: This is a sentence that almost all Chinese people know, but hardly anyone truly understands its meaning. The usual interpretation is roughly “If you are not in that position, do not consider the political affairs of that position.” Because such an interpretation is often criticized as being indifferent, detached, self-preserving, and unambitious. Therefore, many justifications have been made to turn this seemingly negative statement into a positive one. For example, “The key is to find your proper place; if you are not in that position, you won’t understand the situation. Talking about matters outside your expertise is like crossing a mountain; it is unhelpful and may cause confusion. It’s better to stay in your own position and act accordingly, maintaining peace and propriety,” and so on. These are all misinterpretations, adding errors upon errors. Do they truly understand what “If you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government” means?

All previous explanations stem from limited insight and narrow-mindedness, peering through a tube to see the sky—how could they truly understand Confucius? Regarding this chapter, the previous chapters repeatedly mention “without a position, one is born into its root; without a root, one is born into its position.” What is “position”? It refers to changing ranks or standings. For example, in the Book of Changes (I Ching), the Qian hexagram, from “Initial Nine” to “Upper Nine,” represents different positions, corresponding to different states of change. Everything must start from reality; understanding the current stage and position is the primary analysis. Accordingly, “its affairs” must be compatible with “its position.” “If you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government” means “not planning the affairs of a government outside one’s position,” i.e., not devising policies, political relations, political systems, superstructure, or production relations that do not match the changing reality and position. Ultimately, not being in your position but planning its affairs is the root cause of all utopian tragedies in history.

In Marx’s analysis of the overall social structure, there is the so-called “production relations adapting to productive forces,” which is essentially a special expression of “if you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government” within the movement of social structure. Marx defined the overall social structure’s position based on the changing ranks of productive forces, and “its affairs” must adapt to “its position.” “If you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government” means you cannot transcend the position of productive forces and plan relations corresponding to higher productive forces. Similarly, the “superstructure” must adapt to the “economic base,” which is a special expression of “if you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government” within social internal relations. Unfortunately, in history, besides Confucius, only Marx truly understood “if you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government.” Although their expressions differ, their connotations are consistent. As the saying goes: Confucius and Marx are always so closely aligned.

The consequences of violating “if you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government” are countless in history, not just the Great Leap Forward. Why is that? Because those people lack understanding of “The ruler’s virtue is correctness; the son leads by example—who dares not to be correct?” They turn reality into a utopia and abandon reality, ultimately being abandoned by reality. They also do not understand the principle of “if you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government.” As a result, it is no wonder that tragedies and farces occur. Those who shout about overthrowing “Confucius’ shop,” such as Lu Xun, Hu Shih, and others, do not even understand “if you are not in your position, do not plan the affairs of that government,” yet they shamelessly go on reckless and nonsensical rants. Truly the most shameless scoundrels in history. If we do not correct the root of their misguidance, should we let their poisonous influence continue to harm future generations? We must eradicate and eliminate them for good! **$ATM **$IMX **$JASMY **