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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bodhi" data-source="post: 3680516" data-attributes="member: 19770">IMHO, that's really what this thread is about.Maybe it's just because Shanghai Knights and Shanghai Noon are on TBS now, but what comes to mind are Chinese (proto-)Triads as sometimes portrayed in wuxia movies. That is, a secret society dedicated to the overthrow of the corrupt, usurping government, and restoring the rightful emperor to the throne. So, they steal from the oppressive government officials, including liberating food stores and redistributing the wealth and food to penniless, starving peasants.They are acting with honor, as they are seeking to restore the proper order of things. And they do respect legitimate authority. It is the usurpers who do not. And in this case, it's the mandate of Heaven, and the celestial order, not just the temporal order of humanity.Yeah, I'd have a hard time with leaving the local baddie tied up, naked, with his house cleaned out. His vault with all the loot and food stores stolen from the hard-working farmers of his province, though? That'd be fine.Also:Yoink! Was this inspired by Fineous Fingers or Bored of the Rings?</blockquote>