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Bush 'Plans Iran Air Strike by August'
On Jun 7, 1:49*am, "Jeffrey Hamilton" wrote:
"eatfastnoodle" wrote in message cheers....Jeff You are too ideological, Am I indeed ? Yes, since you look at this problem solely through the perspective of a westerner. You are talking about Chinese, billions of average zhangs or wangs living and working in China their whole lives, not the kind of Chinese you usually met in Canada or the US (even they don't tell you what they really think, trust me) as long as the Communists do a reasonable good job, Collapsing schools send a horrible message to the masses. Define *reasonable job*. Not really a big deal, again, don't just read news on New York Time. Talk to Chinese, average Chinese. I personally feel jobs done by propaganda department of Communist Party this time isn't as tacky as before, still, it's way way way over the top. Nevertheless, if you talk to real CHINESE, you will know Chinese government's response to the earthquake won them big praise and greatly increased their popularity. its hold on power, Chinese people, whatever, will be just fine. Without *freedom* how would we ever know ? Well, you first need to learn to accept not all people think "freedom" is the most important thing. Plus, as far as I know, most Chinese believe they have ample freedom already. (personal freedom, not political freedom to be sure, but most people simply don't give a damn about which party is in power) You may not know that it's much more likely for a Chinese to be pro-government and anti-West after he/she is exposed to freedom of expression. Quite possible and if you are so sure of the Chinese people's preference for the one-party Communist system, then it should be relatively easy to determine if democracy is *more to their taste . Should it not ? *cheers....Jeff They don't prefer Communist System, they just don't give a damn what the system is as long as they make good money and they marry hot girls. Is it that hard to understand? Sure, if Democracy could give them more money and better lives, I'm sure they will choose Democracy in a heartbeat. But beside Democracies in Western Europe and North America (most of these countries because rich and powerful when they weren't exactly the best example of freedom and democracy), there aren't many success stories for Democracy, on the other hand, there are plenty of screw-ups, right? The much promoted (by US media at least, I don't know about what Canadian media says)Indian economic miracle is seen as a joke by Chinese, especially by those who have traveled to India. If you had gone to the two countries, you would know comparing to an average Chinese city, India's best and most beautiful city is a dirty dump. If you want to promote democracy, at the very least, you should give your audience a success story, Chinese people so far haven't seen a success story. BTW, there is also a "our *******" factor. In the mind of Chinese people, Democracy may or may not be good, but the people who simply can not shut up about how China should adopt democracy most definitely have ulterior motives. Western Democracy preachers, if they really want to promote Democracy in China, the best they could do is to shut the hell up and just let Chinese history run its own course. They are like Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the more they talk, the more damage they will do to their cause. |
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