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Hong Kong protests
| September 30th, 2014 at 2:09:05 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11803 | I love what is happenning in Hong Kong. Been watching the news reports out of Hong Kong. Al Jazeera America - excellent coverage, excellent reports and interviews. BBC - again excellent coverage. CNN - ok coverage. MSNBC - poor coverage. has nothing to do with usa politics so little coverage FOX - poor coverage. No anti Obama angle so fox has little interest. My opinion , The PEOPLES Republic of China needs to listen to the PEOPLE. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| October 1st, 2014 at 3:40:29 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 | It's all fine, until the armed troops show up. Sounds like Tianamin Square all over again... Since the U.S. seems to have forgiven that atrocity, it will also forgive the forthcoming bloodbath in Hong Kong. |
| October 3rd, 2014 at 12:43:22 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Totally disagree. China understands it's people better than anybody and they are doing just fine. China is far from ready to go the 'listen to the people' route, too damned many of them. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| October 3rd, 2014 at 7:50:10 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11803 |
I'm reading this and well, I'm really wondering. Did a hacker from the China govt just imitate evenbob??? A foxnews viewer totally supporting the govt in China. In china, they rule with a gun, its the way its always been. Its just not right. Sometimes your views surprise me, consider me surprised :-) Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| October 3rd, 2014 at 8:11:51 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
The Chinese know the minds of the Chinese far better than anybody else. And there are almost a billion of them. Not a few thousand like we had in 1776. You have to rule with an iron fist with that many people, and things will eventually work out. China will rule the world one day, it's inevitable. They are patient, they aren't bogged down by religion, and they are extremely smart. The world could do worse. They also have a good sense of humor, I've heard diplomats say they would rather be stationed in China than EU. The Chinese appreciate self deprecating humor, the stick up the arse bigwigs in EU do not. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| October 3rd, 2014 at 8:38:15 PM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4521 |
You aren't keeping up with the breeding Bob. Latest population 1.37 B "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
| October 3rd, 2014 at 9:02:08 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
I wasn't sure so I understated it. Even better, even more reason to rule with a titanium fist. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| October 3rd, 2014 at 9:07:13 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
When China was about to hit a billion they put the breaks on population growth with One Child per Family policy. They are at 16.5 million births and 10.1 million deaths this year, but by 2027 the estimates are 12.82 million births and 12.85 million deaths (i.e. deaths outnumber births). 1979 972 million (One Child Per Family policy introduced) 1980 985 million 1981 997 million 1982 1.012 billion ... 2014 1.356 billion 2026 1.395 billion (estimated peak population --- Colonial America had only two cities with over 15K in 1776, but there were about 2.5 million living in rural homes. Most people had a copy of The King James Bible, Pilgrim's Progress and that was about it for books in their house. |
| October 3rd, 2014 at 9:38:39 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
But you get my point. There was almost nobody living here compared to China, when we had liberty thrust upon us. You can't do that to 1.3 billion people, it would be chaos. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| October 3rd, 2014 at 10:55:31 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Even the most ardent defenders of democracy agree that in many ways it is much more chaotic than autocracy. High-speed rail (HSR) in China may refer to any commercial train service in China with an average speed of 200 km/h (124 mph) or higher. High-speed rail service in China was introduced on April 18, 2007, ans as of December 2013 , HSR now has 11,028 km (6,852 mi) of track in service. The world's longest line, the 2,298 km (1,428 mi) Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway now takes 10:16 and takes you right to the border of Hong Kong. To build almost 1000 miles of HSR per year is almost impossible in a democratic society. |