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> IMHO, China is no longer ideological about Communism. It has
> stopped mattering to them whether the cat is black or white
> (as long as it catches the mouse), to steal a saying from Deng.
> To think of China as a "red menace" trying to spread Communism
> throughout the world is to confuse it with the 1950s USSR, which
> was much, much more ideological and intrusive.
I think Marx, Lenin and Mao were ideological, everyone since, from Stalin
to Putin and Deng, it is about personal, not party gains. They are as
full of shit as any typical U.S. politician.
The unfortunate part is that the Soviet and Chinese people have
suffered for so long under such a group of "leaders". At least
in the U.S. and other parts of the world, we get a shot at
attempting to balance the table during elections occassionally.
For those who are here to read about NTAP: "PLA" stands for
"People's Liberation Army", essentially now a holding company
for many businesses in China along with the Chinese army.
They are a lot like "the Mob", running the businesses and
communism provides the shield of any government intrusion.
Deng is like Tony Soprano, only with a bigger "crew" but no
pesky meddling FBI to bother him.
They fear democracy, not because of individual freedom but because
of loss of essentially a business monopoly.
Communism has always been democracy turned upside down: it's
freedom for those in power and collective suffering for the
majority. |
