Mr. Democracy
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Mr. Democracy is a symbolic figure representing the ideals of democratic governance and political modernization championed by Chinese intellectuals during the May Fourth Movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mr. Democracy canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural symbol
ⓘ
political concept ⓘ symbolic figure ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
citizen rights
ⓘ
representative institutions ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Culture Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese New Culture Movement
Chinese intellectual history ⓘ May Fourth Movement ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese political symbolism
ⓘ
May Fourth Movement concepts ⓘ |
| championedBy | Chinese intellectuals ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | traditional Confucian hierarchy ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
Chinese political essays
ⓘ
May Fourth-era journals ⓘ |
| emergedDuring |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ |
| goalOf | Chinese reform movements ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Republican era China
ⓘ
early 20th-century China ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western political thought
ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ |
| language | Chinese political vocabulary ⓘ |
| opposes |
autocracy
ⓘ
feudalism ⓘ traditional authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| originatedIn | China ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
key to strengthening China
ⓘ
path to modernization ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Mr. Science ⓘ |
| represents |
Western-style democracy
ⓘ
ideals of civil rights ⓘ ideals of constitutionalism ⓘ ideals of political participation ⓘ ideals of popular sovereignty ⓘ |
| roleIn |
debates on China’s modernization
ⓘ
debates on national salvation ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
democracy
ⓘ
democratic governance ⓘ political modernization ⓘ |
| usedAs |
personification of democratic ideals
ⓘ
rhetorical device in political discourse ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.