Right, nobody wins in needless sqabbles. I never understood what the fuss was about.
On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 08:26:47PM -0800, Devine, James wrote: > I asked what was funny about this article. > > Ian: >The assertion that China's geopolitical strategy to scure > commodities for > continued growth is a manifestation of insecurity, anxiety, paranoia and > other loaded terms is simply ridiculous and obsolete cold war boilerplate > to boot. < > > given its rising status among capitalist powers, it makes sense for China > to be a bit paranoid. Even paranoids have enemies. > > Ian: >Btw, last time I checked China was/is running a trade deficit > w/the world.< > > ------ > > Ian now writes: >>You win.<< > > I wasn't trying to "win." Not everything is a competition > (at least for me). > > What's important is a clear-eyed view of what's going > on and what might happen in the future. > > Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
