On Mar 11, 10:53=A0pm, rst0wxyz <rst0w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Mar 11, 7:51=A0pm, demoris...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Mar 11, 6:43=A0pm, rst0wxyz <rst0w...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On Mar 11, 3:10=A0pm, "J.Venning" <J.Venn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > bmo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Iwasnottouting democracy to the Chinese people, but rather noting
> > > > >that there is interest in democracy among the younger generation
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> > > > >Chinese, seemingly moreso than among the older generation.
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> > > > =A0 =A0 Some young people are very gullible to anything that is
anti=
> > > > authoritarian, and they want to experiment, but governments are
not
> > > > something with which to experiment. One can't simply say, "Oops,
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> > > > work, did it?" The Chinese government knows which direction to
take =
for the
> > > > good of the majority, whether you or anyone else may say
otherwise, =
and they
> > > > will stick to it.
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> > > > >Obviously Taiwan and China are very different cases and the
evoluti=
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> > > > >of democracy in China will probably happen very differently. But
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> > > > >the only real democracy currently existing in "Greater China" the
> > > > >Taiwanese model is certain something that young Chinese are
> > > > >noticing.
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> > > > =A0 =A0 Let them notice. That is a sign that the Chinese
authorities=
are not
> > > > censuring the Internet or the press the way Western media have
been
> > > > re****ting.
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> > > > >This isn't about American democracy, it's about how the next
> > > > >generation of Chinese perceive and feel about democracy and what
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> > > > >might mean for China.
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> > > > =A0 =A0 Which other brand of Democracy are you selling?
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> > > > >But I didn't understand that bit about why I don't run for US
> > > > >president...
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> > > > =A0 =A0 I have overestimated you.
> > > > J.
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> > > If Obama can do it, Moore can do it!!!
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> > Four Moore years!
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> Only four Moore years? =A0You're NOT interested in eight Moore years?
> In eight Moore years, the U.S. might be fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq,
> Iran, Libya, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
You wish. The first Moore year would see the total elimination of the
opponents of soc.culture.china. Year two: Cuba goes. Quickly. After
that it's a coin flip between Iran and Syria. By then you clods will
understand that we mean business. My BLTs will finally start showing
some signs of being toasted.
If I were king, the world would swing.
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