Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh what a happy tale. Exporting US and EU jobs will remarkably transform China into a bastion of civil rights and democracy. Such optimism should be saved for fairy tales; it is unwarranted in rational debate. And what will such job exporting turn the US and EU into politically? Optimistic about that? Scott Douglas Sharp wrote: > Don, > let's face it, the number of people forced to remain at a lower level > of education was, not so long ago, pretty unimportant. There was > always the job at the local mill, factory or in agriculture. What we > are facing today is the backlash of the classic denial of an > appropriate education to certain classes, races, ethnic groups and > women for what ever reason a government or a religion felt fit. The > menial worker is now hardly in demand, or this work is carried out by > immigrants, women, imported cheap or illegal labour or "exported" > manufacturing facilities in low wage countries. > To take this further, the Chinese have already started making inroads > into classical European industrial sectors, and have already bought > several companies in what was previously the GDR. This development > will continue in the same way as Mittal's (Indian steel magnate) > successful campaign to control and own the iron and steel industry. > Technology transfer to China is now a big thing, and also a > prerequiste clause in just about any export or services contract made > with Chinese concerns (this happened to Transrapid Mag-Lev, Siemens, > VW and others). > And what was the real revolution in China after Mao? > You got it - educating the masses - this went so far that there is now > a campaign in China to get people back into agriculture before the > food supply situation collapses - add to this the Chinese love of > taking financial risks (betting and stockbroking are the biggest games > in HK) and probably, within the next 10 years, China will be the > leading world economy and the owner of many traditional western > companies. > The plan of gradually loosening the totalitarian hold on development > will eventually be followed, when the government sees fit, with the > reinstatement of human rights for all, which if granted before the > economic consolidation of this immense country could easily lead to > civil war. IMO, it's hard but it's the only way they can see, and it > fits in with thousands of years of years of feudal culture and > mentality going back to the Mandarins and further. > If your kids are still young, let them learn Chinese - they'll soon > need it.. > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)