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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (2487)	3/3/1998 9:27:00 PM
From: Zeev Hed	Respond to of 9980

Jim, I think that one thing we forget here in the west, is that democracy is very expensive, and it is not always affordable by all nations at "any" stage of their development. However, there is hope, as Karl Marx (and Mao Tse Dung) used to say, "every social system bear within it the seeds of its own destruction". I am not even sure that the western form of democracy (and mind you, it is very different between the various western nations themselves) is one that could succeed in countries like China. If we think that a hybrid between western democracy and current totalitarianism will improve the lot of all Chineses, the best way we can help is to keep these internet modes of communications open. In time, whatever useful feature western societies have to offer to eastern societies will be absorbed via this massive opening of communications, and whatever worthwhile features the east has to offer to the west, I think the west may adopt as well. As long as the communication links are kept open, the guns are kept silent. Zeev

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (2487)	3/3/1998 10:04:00 PM
From: k.ramesh	Respond to of 9980

Agree with you James, Adaptability and not putting all your eggs in one basket are theoretical strengths of both capitalism and democracy In this respect it is akin to Nature rolling the dice several times so as not to strike out. But what do you see today in the financial world greater and greater pyramids being built all gearing up towards a bigger collapse if there is one, there seems no way to uncouple a chain reaction should one begin. Contrast this to the 500,000 Indian villages, If one gets wiped out by famine, or flu or what ever the remaining 499,999 can still go on. Not touting any particular system mind you, The current American system's main weakness may be its complexity (both financial and technological) and therefore the only danger is of collapsing under your own weight, eg. not enough C programmers or neurosurgeons or building code supervisors or whatever. As for Yiwu, It is not time yet for the Champagne, Americans could stop shopping at ToysRUs and spend the money on educational Software for a start. ie they, as the customer could take their shopping elsewhere.You break out the Champagne after the victory. Regards, Ramesh