Yumin zhengce (Chinese: 愚民政策; pinyin: yúmín zhèngcè, lit. 'policy to keep the masses stupid') is a chengyu and concept in Chinese political philosophy. == Summary == The term refers to the practice of a government deliberately keeping its population in a state of ignorance in order to make them more obedient to political authority and too incompetent to form effective rebellions against the state, thus rendering them more easily subjugated.
Yumin zhengce (Chinese: 愚民政策; pinyin: yúmín zhèngcè, lit. 'policy to keep the masses stupid') is a chengyu and concept in Chinese political philosophy. == Summary == The term refers to the practice of a government deliberately keeping its population in a state of ignorance in order to make them more obedient to political authority and too incompetent to form effective rebellions against the state, thus rendering them more easily subjugated.
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