Why do Westerners like to kneel on one knee? Chalet Answer: This question is very profound, and experts can only answer "This is a convention of Western culture, it doesn't matter why." In fact, this kind of divine right that embodies Christian civilization cannot die no matter how high the human rights are - kneeling on one leg to worship God and being independent on one leg. No matter how arrogant the nature of society is (for example, the dependence between people is getting stronger and stronger, people are more and more dependent on social collectives and the country, worshiping these abstract things, it even requires people to be willing to become sacrifices on its altar) There is an endless appeal for personal independence and autonomy. Modern Western liberal democracy and human rights are the culmination of thousands of years of endless demands (and cultural genes). Creation is a very natural state of human independence, so the West was able to give birth to natural science and modern civilization. In contrast, Chinese culture has never allowed this kind of appeal to be retained. It requires the complete practice of ancestors and predecessors, and does not allow the slightest self-reliance, self-care, autonomy, or the existence of independent personality and independent soul. Whether facing power (bandit warlords), hegemony (imperial power) or divine power, the Chinese people have been deprived of their independent personality and independent soul - kneeling on their knees, without any independence! Therefore, even if there is a Western political civilization model, and we can enjoy Western natural scientific and technological achievements, we still cannot achieve China's unique scientific and technological achievements and political civilization - so far, China is only a consumer of modern civilization, but not a modern civilization at all. the creator; or to put it more strictly, China has only participated in the production of modern civilization and the consumption of all civilizations except political civilization!