The sleeping dragon has been thought dead many times by the West, my friend. I'd be hesitant to write that eulogy.
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 1:29 AM, gruff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Chris, the Mandarin handwriting is on China's wall. In becoming more > capitalistic they have triggered their own demise as a dictatorial > regime. Capitalism leads naturally to democracy because as people > become wealthier and more powerful they want to control their own > lives rather than live under a dictatorship. However, I'm in total > agreement with your definition of a level playing field. It should > include all the basic necessities of life which would then allow > people greater freedom to pursue their wants, desires, talents and > destiny if it can be said we have such a thing. > > On Aug 4, 6:35 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > My view is almost exactly the opposite! I'd like the Socialist system to > > serve Capitalist goals. Is that odd? > > > > I believe that each person should be allowed to excel as far as their > will > > and motivation takes them, and that they should be rewarded for their > hard > > work. However, I think that there should be a level playing field for all > to > > begin from. I think this level playing field includes a high level > education > > and medical care for all. > > > > And I disagree on one of your points. China came about to using the > > capitalist system for authoritarian aims. I hesitate to calling China a > > Socialist country. The tyrannical nature of that government is not to be > > underestimated. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
