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The people who control Republicans have made a fortune in China. Ask the Walton Family. But it is more than the fortune. It is the ability to draw Chinese 10 cents/hour workers against American (Union) workers. Chinese lack of regulation vs against the regulations in America. China is the ideal country for most conservatives. Of course, they would be the ones running it, not the ones living in it.
And they are right wing nationalist protectionist conservatives.
Don't they realize that it's still a state-controlled economy that represses free speech and forces people to do what planners want them to for the "greater good"? The way right wingers talk nowadays they make China sound like Galt's Gulch. It's still a planned economy. Even if they use the market to further their aims in certain areas, it's far from a free market. The only similarity between China and the free market society conservatives want is that there are no workers' rights and free speech that challenges the ruling regime is curtailed in favor of blind submission.
I worked in China and we were told to not mention anything negative about the government and not to prosthelitize...beyond that, pretty much everything was okay. I found that the Chinese live most of their lives with little government interference in their daily lives. Shanghai seemed among the most capitalistic cities I've ever been in and it was an exciting place.
From a project standpoint (I work for an engineering company that perform consulting on projects), once the Chinese government decides to do something, there is no one to get in there way so you can move really fast. The flip side is that if they screw up, you have no recourse.
I take China as it is, a different culture but not as different from USA as you might think. They do some things very well and it is a very safe place that is growing fast. At the same time, they don't really have freedom of speech and the pollution there is way out of control. I think they are getting pretty good governance but will have to deal with their pollution sooner the better.
Don't they realize that it's still a state-controlled economy that represses free speech and forces people to do what planners want them to for the "greater good"? The way right wingers talk nowadays they make China sound like Galt's Gulch. It's still a planned economy. Even if they use the market to further their aims in certain areas, it's far from a free market. The only similarity between China and the free market society conservatives want is that there are no workers' rights and free speech that challenges the ruling regime is curtailed in favor of blind submission.
Another liberal presuming to "know" what conservatives believe. If that was true, they would not be liberals.
people hate china but think about it, who has china got in a war with in let say the last fifty years. and then look at the rest of the world. you might hate china but not much you can do. but at least they dont attack people.
Both Parties Love China if there is money to be made there.
The Top Corporations in this country love China and have utilized labor there to make our widgets so they can make bank.
If I invest in a company in North Korea or move a company there and all its infrastructure, those actions would be supporting North Korea and its people. No twisting words can change that fact.
Our Corporate overlords shipped tons of manufacturing equipment to China and those same Corporate overlords have been funding both parties for the last 30 years.
Don't they realize that it's still a state-controlled economy that represses free speech and forces people to do what planners want them to for the "greater good"? The way right wingers talk nowadays they make China sound like Galt's Gulch. It's still a planned economy. Even if they use the market to further their aims in certain areas, it's far from a free market. The only similarity between China and the free market society conservatives want is that there are no workers' rights and free speech that challenges the ruling regime is curtailed in favor of blind submission.
Maybe an example in the news might bolster your argument?
people hate china but think about it, who has china got in a war with in let say the last fifty years. and then look at the rest of the world. you might hate china but not much you can do. but at least they dont attack people.
In November 1950, China and the United States went to war. Thirty-six thousand Americans died, along with upwards of a quarter million Chinese, and half a million or more Koreans
historically speaking, they are really not good guys.
Hope history never repeats itself.
Which is way I always believe no country is perfect.
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