Why is it that one of the dross of Confucianism is "overestimating the good and underestimating the evil"? Do you agree?

I don't agree that one of the dregs of Confucianism is "overestimating the good and underestimating the evil"

In fact, the initial thoughts of Confucianism neither overestimated the good nor underestimated the evil. In Confucianism,

Good and evil are different manifestations of human desire, and yin and yang complement each other. The so-called good and evil is only an artificial conclusion, but relatively speaking, if people have good, there will be evil, and if there is evil, there will be good, depending on what choices people make. The core idea of Confucianism is "benevolence", that is, the harmony between people. Under this "benevolence", apart from Confucius' benevolence, Mencius' noble spirit, Plato's goodness, Wang Yangming's goodness, and the so-called "courtesy, justice and shame", all talk about the difference between good and evil.

In the Confucian classic Analects, there are many places about how to be a "good" person. For example, in the Analects of Confucius, there is a saying that "an unreasonable person can't keep an appointment for a long time and can't be happy." The sentence "Benevolent people are good, and those who know them are good" probably means that heartless people can't stay poor and not rich for a long time, otherwise they will run amok because they are poor and not rich for a long time, and they will be arrogant and degenerate, making it difficult to keep people's "good" heart, but they can't do it if they know it. This is also a way to save "good" from "evil". I hope everyone will pay attention to personal morality. Confucius wouldn't have said such things if he didn't attach great importance to "evil". Overestimation and underestimation are only a judgment of the facts by the world, not to mention dross or not.

The saying of "underestimating the evil of human nature" actually underestimates the mind of Confucianism. Confucian descriptions of evil are indeed understated, but this does not mean underestimation. The so-called son does not talk about Machamp's confusion, but knows without talking, and responds silently, suppressing evil and promoting good, and benevolent people are invincible.

As for the later development of "preserving justice and eliminating human desires", it means eliminating evil and protecting good. Since Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the Confucian concept of "benevolence" has been changed beyond recognition, believing that as long as there is a etiquette system, mistakes can be regulated and people can become good people. At this time, the Confucian "benevolence" became a tool of feudal rule. After thousands of years' circulation, this idea has a big problem, that is, it also gives many people the saying that one of the dross of Confucianism is "overestimating the good and underestimating the evil". At this time, Wang Yangming understood and put forward the idea of "unity of knowledge and action" to correct this mistake, so he was also called "half" Confucian sage by many people.

To sum up, I think it is incorrect to say that one of the dross of Confucianism is "overestimating the good and underestimating the evil", which is just an illusion caused by improper use of Confucianism. Confucian "benevolence" has a very positive role. Even now, the traditional concept of "benevolence" has some merits. We can keep pace with the times instead of living on our laurels.