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[Grand Vol]

Another question for you smart folks..and by smart folks I mean Grand Vol..what the heck is China anyway? They sure as heck ain't idealistic commies no more. I guess they are just a bureaucratic oligarchy? That makes them a little less scary to me. That they are run by a bunch of bureaucrats, instead of a megalomaniacal despot.

They are communist, but allow a lot more of what seems like free market, but is state owned, sort of. It's way more liberal than what you consider "traditional" communists. It's called Socialist Market Economy:

Socialist market economy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Way it works, from my understanding, the state owns the factory, but the private businesses (Nike, The North Face, Dell, etc) contract through the factory for the goods made. It's kind of one of those things they don't really want to mess with since it's working for them and it keeps the Party coffers filled. They don't seem like the communists you see in movies and whatnot since they broke with the Soviets back in the 50s or 60s, don't remember when exactly.

Communism is an interesting form of government since it encompasses several different variations like Maoism, Marxism-Leninism, Stalinism, etc. It's like each new leader puts their own twist on the basic principles of communism and eventually gets branded as their own. So while one can say "communist" there are a bunch of different varieties.

Hong Kong is a utter and complete 180 from the normal Chinese model though since it was under British rule for a long time. And the Chinese certainly didn't want to mess up a good thing and left everything in place when the Brit rule ended.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

They are communist, but allow a lot more of what seems like free market, but is state owned, sort of. It's way more liberal than what you consider "traditional" communists. It's called Socialist Market Economy:

Socialist market economy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Way it works, from my understanding, the state owns the factory, but the private businesses (Nike, The North Face, Dell, etc) contract through the factory for the goods made. It's kind of one of those things they don't really want to mess with since it's working for them and it keeps the Party coffers filled. They don't seem like the communists you see in movies and whatnot since they broke with the Soviets back in the 50s or 60s, don't remember when exactly.

Communism is an interesting form of government since it encompasses several different variations like Maoism, Marxism-Leninism, Stalinism, etc. It's like each new leader puts their own twist on the basic principles of communism and eventually gets branded as their own. So while one can say "communist" there are a bunch of different varieties.

Hong Kong is a utter and complete 180 from the normal Chinese model though since it was under British rule for a long time. And the Chinese certainly didn't want to mess up a good thing and left everything in place when the Brit rule ended.

Pragmatic communists..that is a lot less threatening than what we were dealing with during the cold war. My take is these cats aren't into the whole "lets destroy the world and then make it like we want it" idealists. Mao was a lunatic.

 

[Grand Vol]

Pragmatic communists..that is a lot less threatening than what we were dealing with during the cold war. My take is these cats aren't into the whole "lets destroy the world and then make it like we want it" idealists. Mao was a lunatic.

No, not as much of a military threat really. Economically? Way different story.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

No, not as much of a military threat really. Economically? Way different story.

For now..yeah, but how long will that model hold up? When people start getting stuff...they want more stuff. Unrest will eventually be their undoing. IMO

 

[Doyle Hargraves]

#10,000 had to be made in the presence of my brothers. So, here goes...

Oh, Goat! Where art thou, Goat?!?!?

 

[governmentmule]

let us know if you are in the Goat fields of Orange and White or you are like a Billy goat peeing and drinking it ?

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

Just wanted to wish everyone this ahead of time:

 

[Grand Vol]

I see a certain lost member was active today.

 

[COOKEVOL]

I see a certain lost member was active today.

Huh? Where?

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

 

[Grand Vol]

Huh? Where?

Certain four legged creature has been logging in. Or at least it shows activity on his part.

 

[Doyle Hargraves]

Smokescreen

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Jello pudding!! :rock:

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Certain four legged creature has been logging in. Or at least it shows activity on his part.

Smokescreen

Ninja Goat?

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Goat team six?

 

[COOKEVOL]

Smokescreen

*sigh...Soon?

 

[COOKEVOL]

jello pudding!! :rock:

wth?

 

[Doyle Hargraves]

Sweet Sixteen beeyatches!

 

[COOKEVOL]

Sweet Sixteen beeyatches!

You know it! I can't remember the last time they looked this solid over multiple games I am completely Stokes'd!

 

[COOKEVOL]

Did Sam and Goat run away?

 

[Doyle Hargraves]

Did Sam and Goat run away?

They don't keer bout us!!

 

[Grand Vol]

Did Sam and Goat run away?

Sam pops in every once in a while.

Goat is behind enemy lines in the Crimea waiting on the message to go Schwarzenegger on those unsuspecting Ruskies.

 

[COOKEVOL]

Sam pops in every once in a while.

Goat is behind enemy lines in the Crimea waiting on the message to go Schwarzenegger on those unsuspecting Ruskies.

I knew it.

 

[COOKEVOL]

They don't keer bout us!!

Not nary a bit.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

wth?

Random nonsense. I answer the phone like that a lot. If it is my friends or family.