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To: bentway who wrote (252874)	1/2/2008 11:23:30 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I swear, Chris, sometimes you literally make me laugh out loud sitting here at my desk. Your comment today back to Nadine about electing a fruitcake was one. And I just laughed again when I read your post, because when I found this definition of fascist, I thought the same thing about our country.....wow, that describes us. I didn't want to say it because I thot you'd for sure think I somehow favor communism. I just find China fascinating because it is such a hybrid. Considering that only a half-generation ago, many of its citizens were still burning dung for fuel, I admire they way they've managed to modernize this behemoth of a country and become a major economic player. And I believe their current govt. structure is probably exactly what they should have at this point in time, and our govt. should quit harping on them. The Chinese govt. refers to itself as 'a democracy with Chinese characteristics' whatever that means. The reality is that it is morphing and the final shape is some years off. One of the major impediments, oddly enough, is what it perceives as an insufficient body of law to support a fully democratic society. They witnessed the economic collapse of the Soviet Union when that country tried to go immediately from communism to a democratic market economy, and they intend to have everything in place beforehand. One of things China admires most about the US is our judicial system and our body of law. Interestingly, interviews with young Chinese professionals seem to reveal a lack of interest in democracy. They most want financial security and a higher standard of living than their parents, and they believe their govt. is aligned with their interests. At first I thought of 'benevolent dictatorship' as a description of Chinese governance, but that's not accurate because there's great sharing of power among the four at the top. There's no dictator nor could one person probably attain that much power. Consensus of opinion is importance as is committee structure, and they reach their 'opinions' slowly and deliberately often after experimenting with programs out in the hinterland. At any rate, China really is unique. I think Putin is trying to reshape Russia based on China's success, and I'm expecting Russia and China to become more economically aligned as we go forward.