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To: RealMuLan who wrote (17146)	5/10/2003 5:35:12 AM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21614

Yiwu, Yes, China is now fully capitalistic in all but name. They still have some of those old party companies around, but they are dying. As for SARSm yes, memories of the way it was does instill discipline. I wonder how far it will go before instability sets in? Bill

To: RealMuLan who wrote (17146)	5/10/2003 8:24:06 AM
From: Machaon	Respond to of 21614

<font color=blue> You wrote:"But even if with SARS, one-party system ensures China to act rather quickly once it realized how bad the virus is."<font color=black> With a one-party system, if the current Chinese government becomes, or is very corrupt, or decides that SARS is a good thing, the people cannot vote the government out of office. With a one-party system you are stuck with the current government bureaucracy forever. Another Mao could come into power, and the people would not be able to remove him from power. In other words, with a one-party system, the people have to accept that they have absolutely no say in their lives. If the government wants to take your home for one of it's buddies, you have no say. If you like being at the mercy of bureaucrats who don't have to answer to you, you are a very lucky person because you are there right now.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (17146)	5/10/2003 9:51:21 AM
From: Edscharp	Respond to of 21614

Yiwu, "But even if with SARS, one-party system ensures China to act rather quickly once it realized how bad the virus is." It's startling to me to see some Posters trying to justify one-party systems. Without a loyal opposition one-party systems are doomed to repeat their mistakes. Take a good hard look at Kim Jong Il. His people are starving, but he still manages maintains a huge military. Instead of appreciating the failures of a rigid Stalinist economy and allowing some free market incentives he would rather try to extort aid from the United States and its allies rather than admit to the failure of the system that he alone perpetuates. He is no longer capable of acting in the best interests of his people. People who hold power are not inclined to admit to mistakes. He will continue to operate in his own interests until the inevitable disaster occurs.