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To: KyrosL who wrote (21070)	8/11/2007 5:06:37 PM
From: carranza2	Respond to of 218079

There is a substantial, rapidly growing, Chinese middle and upper class whose numbers rival, if not surpass, the American middle class. I don't think these youngsters will thrive and innovative in a repressive environment. The old farts who control China will in timeless Chinese fashion hold onto their levers of power b/c they are unable to allow unfettered freedom to reign. It would mean the end of them and of their Glorious Party as rulers. Democracy in China? Don't make me laugh. Free speech, unfettered, in China? Don't make me laugh. Utterly free internet in China for everyone? Don't make me laugh. What are the Coconuts of the world going to do when they find out that they can't listen to this, can't read that, don't have unfettered internet access, must join the Glorious Party to thrive politically, can't act on the notion that they are 100% free? The result will be either chaos or repressed minds that cannot innovate. It's the Chinese Paradox, and how they will deal with it is a very interesting question. Our friend Jay knows this in his bones, but has no answer. The answer is: things will change in one of two directions. One, more control, more repression, less innovation. Two, more freedom, more liberty. The wiser course is of course no. 2.