Hello Maurice, <<Jay, what would Mao think of your looting and sending the halt, lame and slow ... <... to money heaven :0) >? >>
... He would (a) think I am putting his lessons to good use, Message 16110579 <<July 21st, 2001>>
Mao was a clever Chinese guy and he once said something about …
- when the enemy attacks, we retreat
- when the enemy rests, we harass
- when the enemy retreats, we attack
- when the enemy tires, we wipe him out
... and (b) he would come to believe that it is good and proper to achamchen.com
... scam the rich
... screw the poor
... soak the stupid
... reward the undeserving
<<Do you really love Mao as much as Ramsey and Brianh do?>>
You must be (a) joking, (a) suffering from memory issues, or (b) as thick as a whale sandwich. I did a search on "Mao" and here are the posts in which he is mentioned:
Message 15853335 <<May 25th, 2001>>
Message 16141060 <<July 29th, 2001>>
Message 16178484 <<August 7th, 2001>>
Message 16731205 <<December 1st, 2001>>
Hi Maurice,
<<Does anyone grieve for Mao and the Long March, the great leap backwards, from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs?>>
No. Folks treat Mao as a major historic figure, did good and bad, all controversial, and then died. The ideal of each according to his ability and needs is in some ways more a Confucius gizmo than a Mao widget, or simply a failed western ideal, but is never the less still practiced somewhat within the context of extended family groupings.
… TBC
Message 17485197 <<May 18th, 2002>>
Hi Maurice,
<<Mao's Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution is another detail of history>>
I look upon these events in the optimistic and the positive, in that they serve to disillusion the ordinary Chinese everyman from politics forever, thus enabled to concentrate on helping to bring on that nirvana-esque world you speak of. Thus, in a sense, you are right about <<these details continue to have a major impact on our lives>>, meaning deflation of manufactured goods, and spread of reinvented democracy.
<<is also the risk that such ideas will once again be brought to bear to get the masses properly ordered in collective harmony. When authorities [and masses] see ructions and economic disruption, they are inclined to take some strong if stupid actions>>
Yup, happening all around us, with more frequency and severity, but only if one looks for the signs.
Message 17661909 <<June 27th, 2002>>
Message 17743661 <<July 16th, 2002>>
Hello Maurice …
Message 18055369 <<September 30th, 2002>>
Hello Maurice, … <<I wonder how much Mao's Great Leap Backward built into you an excessively pessimistic view of the world>>
Message 18167658 <<October 28th, 2002>>
Message 18958135 <<May 19th,2003>>
Message 19263962 <<September 2nd, 2003>>
Message 19436691 <<October 26th, 2003>>
Message 19458819 <<November 2nd, 2003>>
Message 19470489 <<November 5th, 2003>>
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