REAL WORLD EVENT DISCUSSIONS

Article: 'China could rue hasty dash for growth'

POSTED BY: KPO
UPDATED: Monday, February 14, 2011 16:48
SHORT URL:
VIEWED: 1143
PAGE 1 of 1

Monday, February 14, 2011 6:24 AM

KPO

Sometimes you own the libs. Sometimes, the libs own you.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12428661

An interesting thought, China has enjoyed its capitalist boom - what will happen when they encounter their first bust? I think the ruling communist regime will come under real pressure from the people.

It's not personal. It's just war.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, February 14, 2011 1:10 PM

BYTEMITE


>_> It's a two class system, worker class is already very disgruntled, but very oppressed.

The question is if the government will have enough money in a bust to simply come down harder or if a workers revolution will happen.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, February 14, 2011 2:54 PM

DREAMTROVE


I don't think the workers revolution can overthrow the workers revolution. The idea is making my brain fry.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, February 14, 2011 3:08 PM

KPO

Sometimes you own the libs. Sometimes, the libs own you.




Byte, I think China has done quite well for its workers, lifting hundreds of millions of them out of poverty etc. (not so well in terms of freedoms, admittedly). It's been a tremendous boom, it's just what happens when the economy turns bumpy, which, if I know capitalism...


It's not personal. It's just war.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Monday, February 14, 2011 4:48 PM

BYTEMITE


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_structure_of_China#1949_to_1976

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danwei

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Leap_Forward

http://www.economist.com/node/16058750?story_id=16058750

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/business/worldbusiness/05sweatshop.h
tml?_r=1&pagewanted=2


I don't consider forcing people of their farms where they can at least grow their own food into danwei forced labour for pittance and starvation rations is really "better"...

For people who get a college education and can get into the party or a management position in one of the capitalist corporations, life is okay, but it's held up on the backs of what basically amounts to slave labour.

There's a lot more of the really really poor than there is the moderately well off and educated. And they're getting angry...

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

YOUR OPTIONS

NEW POSTS TODAY

USERPOST DATE

OTHER TOPICS

DISCUSSIONS
Who are the worst leaders of the 21st Century...and best?
Thu, July 10, 2025 05:10 - 39 posts
Duterte the Philippine dictator who may be A-Ok, Filipinos go their own way?
Thu, July 10, 2025 04:55 - 2 posts
how the Democrats give away votes - illegal immigration
Thu, July 10, 2025 04:50 - 27 posts
The Yemen Thread
Thu, July 10, 2025 04:47 - 47 posts
Living in Switzerland ruined me for America and its lousy work culture
Thu, July 10, 2025 04:30 - 56 posts
F'n Mexicans
Thu, July 10, 2025 04:29 - 52 posts
Tariffs.... Wins/Losses
Thu, July 10, 2025 04:23 - 43 posts
Unconstitutional President
Thu, July 10, 2025 04:14 - 56 posts
In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
Thu, July 10, 2025 04:08 - 5637 posts
Do you feel like the winds of change are blowing today too?
Thu, July 10, 2025 00:58 - 2465 posts
Trump Is Destroying Everything He Touches
Wed, July 9, 2025 22:45 - 465 posts
MAGA losers
Wed, July 9, 2025 22:44 - 118 posts

FFF.NET SOCIAL