Hello Maurice, Thank you for the proof positive that the rest of the thread ought to treat you gently, as any village must be with the singular individual who is handicapped in some non-physical sense. Oops … politically incorrect, denigrating the singular villager so soon after speaking of whale sandwiches.
Let me make sure I understand you correctly, that according to you,
(a) gold is not money (even though I can buy stuff with it and deposit it in bank, as well as borrow against it)
(b) more money does not equate to more freedom, even though one could buy anything that is rightful to buy, including nationality papers, island resorts, and all things that are good and offer more choices, and
(c) so, contrary to what Maestro Greensputin had to say before he got senile, gold does not equal to freedom (although I do note that Greensputin, during moments of clarity, reiterated that his position had not changed in regard to gold and freedom).
As to the rest of your puzzlement, let me clarify for you the obvious:
<<can Hong Kong refuse entry to anyone they like from China, such as Hu Jintao>>
… yes, so long as he does not have the necessary papers, as I specifically wrote. Besides, I would hardly call the right to refuse entry to Hu a worthwhile trade for less freedom, that be money to Hong Kong folks, or gold, to your idol Maestro Greensputin. We must remember, he be the man who received stand ovations when visiting your neighbor’s parliament.
We in HK tend not to refuse entry to too many folks. Yes, here and there, one or too, but not many, because why? because WE ARE FREE!
We even allowed in the Korean trouble-making WTO protesters, and permitted them to swim in the polluted harbour to their hearts content, bopping up and down like so many odd looking buoys as we dug into our lunch and dinner in the comforts of home, watching them on the television.
<<Me not being allowed entry to China to spout political rants is different from a Hong Konger not being allowed into China for the same purpose.
… why? You do not believe in both the truth and the fact of One Country Two Systems? You think Britain sold Hong Kong out, cowardly shrinking away from its responsibilities?
<<people go to live in HK to make money. Then they leave. … They don't go to Hong Kong for the wild blue yonder, feeling of freedom, yearning to breathe free in the polluted air. It's primarily cash.>>
… so, gold is not money, more money is not more freedom, and so gold is not freedom. A whale sandwich is not thick, an 8-ball is not dim, and a singular villager is not non-physically handicapped.
I got the gist of your message, but clamor to differ. I live in HK precisely because I feel free here, and better yet, I am free here.
<<Thanks for the link heritage.org and I note the skids under New Zealand, sliding from number 2 behind Hong Kong to falling off the bottom of the top 10, tied with Oz/USA>>
… like I had earlier mentioned, you are so far down under that you have no comprehension of what freedom is any more.
Oh, by the way, revisionism coming up, according to the august Economist magazine economist.com , and when proven true, the genuine role model for Captain James T Kirk of the USS Enterprise would be a Chinese Moslem, and as TeoTwawKi approaches, the mean returns, why, the sweep across the star field at 1/20th the current standard cost could indeed be a clean sweep. Can you say hooray, for the good guys who did not commit murder?
Of course, there is also the minor detail that by treaty, Brunei owes the Ming Court a whole lot of moolah due to tribute payments missed, even if at a generous 1% interest on balance due, compounded annually.
There would be other details 1421.tv that requires reworking. But, heck, one small step at a time, since there is so much of it, that be time.
Chugs, J |
