X-Message-Number: 28107 From: "egg plant" <> Subject: RE: CryoNet #28070 - #28078 Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 14:55:06 +0000 Anthony ." <> Wrote: >[Speaking of Chinese capitalists] Aided by flagrent disregarding for human >rights. But at least they're >better to trade with now! It is indeed easier to trade with China now than when it was communist nation in deed and not just for ceremonial purposes as it is today. And you're right, China does indeed violate human rights, not nearly as flagrantly as it did under Mao but pretty damn flagrantly. >China suffers many problems, not least the >rich-poor gap When China promoted the same sort of economic principles you advocate and Mao ruled the place with an iron fist the wealth gap was indeed quite small, all 1.4 billion people were the same, all were dirt poor. After China really started embracing capitalistic principles 800 million are still poor, but 600 million are not. 600 million! Not bad for just 15 years work. In fact in China today we are witnessing to the largest explosion of wealth ever seen on Planet Earth, and you can do better? John K Clark Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=28107