He's right, just research Hitler & Mussolini and see how they governed in the days when they were the 'Supremos' but before the war began. Then see if you can spot any real difference between them and how China is governed now. I don't mean as individual personalities, but in how their respective countries were governed/policed/'guided'.
' Wrote:He's right, just research Hitler & Mussolini and see how they governed in the days when they were the 'Supremos' but before the war began. Then see if you can spot any real difference between them and how China is governed now. I don't mean as individual personalities, but in how their respective countries were governed/policed/'guided'.
Its still kind of different. The Chinese "communist" party isn't one homogeneous whole. They have factions, they disagree, there are the beginnings, ironically, of an almost multi-party arrangement at times.. they always pick one of their own to be in charge, but they argue, they fight... difference is, in the fascist regimes you mentioned, love of "the leader" held the party together, the leaders word was law - it doesn't work that way in China, at least not so much anymore. Leaders have been and can be held accountable by the party. Hu Yaobang was a good example.
China is not really communist, its more a One party state with strong capitalist leanings. I have never seen a more stridently capitalist country than china: that is if you think capitalism is about simply making money.
The western libertarian Free-market capitalism which is what we have now is viewed with suspicion in china - and rightly so in my opinion. Whether you agree or not doesn't matter, in the Chinese context, their version of capitalism has worked. Their standard of living has improved massively, they went from provincial backwater in the 1970's when Deng Xiaoping opened the country to one of the worlds leading economies in 30 years.
That country will - unless they mess themselves up and the USA gets their act together - be the dominant country in the world in the next few decades.
I remember reading a book written by one of the Chinese PLA generals that was in charge of their forces in Korea in the 1950's. There was an American airfield nearby and he was sent to attack it. They did so, wiped it out and killed everyone there; they then - in true Mao Zedong guerrilla style fled into the mountains. The next afternoon, literally, 24 hours later, he was called by his scouts to go back. The Americans had, in the space of a day, using pre-fab equipment, air cover and their massive supply advantage literally rebuilt the airfield. The Chinese general shook his head "We will never be able to defeat that nation" he said "until we also can do that.":
The gap, which the west takes for granted, is narrowing. I for one am not Anti- China, nor do i see the rise of China as a threat - provided all sides involved are willing to not make it a confrontation. It doesn't need to be. I fear however that conservative forces, on both sides, will make it one.
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' Wrote:I can see that working out for them very well when their governments are doing their best to destroy state funded education among other things, because banks are far more important than the future of their people.
The people of the English speaking countries need to get their act together, and force a reform of their ridiculous "two parties - same political spectrum" governments. Or at least make sure they are getting back their taxes worth, and not just letting the rich have all the privileges.
Blodo nailed it. Not only reform the two parties that we have here in America, major parties, anyway, but start allowing other parties to be major players. I've long said, "this two party system is killing this country." The way I see it, neither party represents Americans, they represent their own agendas. The people be damned.
The Obamunist pushed through a government take-over of the healthcare system. Most Americans did not like it as it was proposed but it was rammed down our throats anyway. To this day, it is unpopular. Did something need to be done to our current system? Yes it did but not a full take-over. My insurance premiums have gone up since that bill was passed whereas it was supposed to make things more competitive and cheaper.
Mind you all, I was no big fan of George Bush either but for different reasons. Regardless of party, we have catered to China for way too long. Too many jobs have left this country for cheaper production. We can incorporate NAFTA into this mix. (North American Free Trade Agreement for those who don't know). We've had a lot of companies move to Mexico for the same reason that they move to China.