President for Life

[Okeefenokee]

The Chinese engage in "capitalism" like the Muslims engage in taqiyya.

The whole thing is a government-run potemkin village. Always was. All the billionaire so-called businessmen are leaders in the communist party. It's not what you guys imagine if all you do is listen to cable news.

Some people did but I didn't imagine it. Hell, I am saying that idea backfired with Xi's announcement.

Raise your hand if you're gobsmacked that China didn't turn out to be a free democratic capitalist regime after all.

[Haumana]

Raise your hand if you're gobsmacked that China didn't turn out to be a free democratic capitalist regime after all.

Penner! Party of One. Your table is ready.

[BjornP]

Since when was China ever a democracy? Capitalism can only go so far before the Chinese government will hold back the reigns and as long as the money makers (both foreign and Chinese) are happy, they will gladly accept anything.

Republic does not mean democracy, Penner. China's been a republic since the last emperor was deposed. Which was even before the Communists came to power.

That is beside the point in my opinion because the point that I was trying to make was that the idea that bringing capitalism would've changed China from the inside out (in such a way like making China an open society).

Capitalism is nothing more than a way to organize an economy, not an ideology or a philosophy on how to run a society in general. Private ownership of the means of production never guarenteed all citizens or inhabitants in a state, a free and open society. Capitalism, or state capitalism, has changed China. It's definitely a far richer society in materialistic terms today than it was under Mao.

[SuburbanFarmer]

This isn't weird, it's the norm now. Most of us got used to used to this kind of blind support of the POTUS from 2009-2016.

nah, young man. This began with Bush on 9/12/01. POTUS suddenly achieved unlimited power in the United States, and it hasn't been taken back.

Everyone's an anarchist until the Hell's Angels drive up on their lawn.

Quotable!

[Haumana]

However, I did have to privately insist to one person that intentional spamming must cease.

Capps has be noticeably silent lately even the hockey thread is dying on the vine.

[DBTrek]

However, I did have to privately insist to one person that intentional spamming must cease.

Capps has be noticeably silent lately even the hockey thread is dying on the vine.

He’s in exile, communicating via PM to folks who want to talk to him, but not posting.

[Speaker to Animals]

Martin Hash. Hero monarch of the MHF.

[K@th]

He’s in exile, communicating via PM to folks who want to talk to him, but not posting.

Self imposed, though.

[DBTrek]

SO YOU CLAIM, Kath.
So ... you ... claim.

But where’s the unbiased source?

[Speaker to Animals]

Hero monarch hands Capps the eviction notice.