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> 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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>Iwasnottoutingdemocracy to the Chinese people, but rather noting
> > > > > >that there is interest in democracy among the younger
generation =
of
> > > > > >Chinese, seemingly moreso than among the older generation.
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> > > > > =A0 =A0 Some young people are very gullible to anything that is
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> > > > > authoritarian, and they want to experiment, but governments are
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> > > > > something with which to experiment. One can't simply say, "Oops,
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idn't
> > > > > work, did it?" The Chinese government knows which direction to
tak=
e 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
evolu=
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> > > > > >of democracy in China will probably happen very differently.
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> > > > > >the only real democracy currently existing in "Greater China"
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> > > > > >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
authoriti=
es are not
> > > > > censuring the Internet or the press the way Western media have
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> > > > > 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
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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
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> You wish.
Oh, no, I wouldn't wish them on my worse enemies.
>The first Moore year would see the total elimination of the
> opponents of soc.culture.china.
You mean LT Lee, RAT, Wacky Wrong, ...
> Year two: Cuba goes.
Ooooops, I forgot Cuba. Thanks for putting Cuba on the list.
>Quickly.
Yeah, like the last Bay of Pigs invasion?
> After
> that it's a coin flip between Iran and Syria.
No need to flip a coin since we are still doing it at Afghanistan and
Iraq.
> By then you clods will
> understand that we mean business.
Yeah, the Talibans, the Iraqi insurgents and Osama bin Laden have
learned our business. They are still doing our business.
> My BLTs will finally start showing
> some signs of being toasted.
Maybe we have since lost our toasters. The enemies are still fresh.
>
> If I were king, the world would swing.
I thought we are talking about President Moore. Where did this "king"
come from?
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