tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3335357079534199555..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: It's Not Just China's Toys or Its Water or Its Air That's PoisonousThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-66373961352619166532007-12-18T15:14:00.000-08:002007-12-18T15:14:00.000-08:00It does take your breath away, doesn't it? It see...It does take your breath away, doesn't it? It seems that totalitarian government isn't well suited to radical economic change. I don't think the Chinese government realized the extent to which it would have to adapt and transform, causing a disconnect into which regional and local authority stepped in to fill the vacuum bringing with them a lack of coherence and susceptibility to corruption. China is definitely making advances but is lagging dangerously behind on essential regulation and control of its industrialization. Perhaps it's already fallen too far behind. It sure seems like we're watching a train wreck in slo mo.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-58541603166704857682007-12-18T14:36:00.000-08:002007-12-18T14:36:00.000-08:00So, capitalism - in it's most untethered unabated ...So, capitalism - in it's most untethered unabated form - will eventually be the end of Chinese Communism/Maoism? Wow. Who would have thought the "effluent" (literally) of excessive capitalist greed would lead to the potential collapse of the Communist system in Beijing?WesternGrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658358114507615351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-39800155881714411092007-12-18T12:28:00.000-08:002007-12-18T12:28:00.000-08:00Hey Red, we ought to open up a business catering f...Hey Red, we ought to open up a business catering fine BC food for visitors to the Olympics in Beijing! I wonder how many folks may think twice about going to the games when word of the food, water and air problems really gets out?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-28463460177545922372007-12-18T12:25:00.000-08:002007-12-18T12:25:00.000-08:00What makes you think there'll even be an orange in...What makes you think there'll even be an orange in your stocking?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-5535980607083386242007-12-18T12:22:00.000-08:002007-12-18T12:22:00.000-08:00Well thanks a lot for ruining that mandarin orange...Well thanks a lot for ruining that mandarin orange in my Christmas stocking!Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.com