<span>What did the Stolen Valor Act attempt to protect?
The Stolen Valor Act attempted to protect the rights of those who had received a military medal of honor. It prohibited </span>lying about having a military medal of honor.
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First: Rapid increase of divorce, with the undermining of the sanctity of the home, which is the basis of society.
<span>Second: Higher and higher taxes; the spending of money for bread and celebrations.
</span><span>Third: The mad craze for pleasure, sports becoming every year more exciting and more brutal.
</span><span>Fourth: The building of gigantic armaments, when the real enemy was within; the decadence of the people.
</span><span>Fifth: The decay of religion; faith fading into mere form, losing touch with life, and becoming impotent to guide it.</span>
The Mandate of Heaven was essentially a legitimization tool. By stating that their leadership was not just because they were selected or part of some royal family but instead because of divine choosing greatly strengthened their authority. For example, imagine the emperors before the Mandate of Heaven was established. Besides the obvious fact that they were emperor, there's no real reason that the people should follow their rules (at least no significantly convincing one). Now, on the other hand, the people believed that those rules and demands by their emperor were actually divine.
Some push factors were the chance to get rich, Dry farming, owning land, escaping the nightmares of the south ( slaves ). There were also longhorns to sell. Some pull factors were relatives and spouses not wanting them to go.
Prety much a welcoming gift
