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Comment on What’s Holding China Back? by Chris

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 23:56:10 +0000

No you are right econmic freedom and prosperity does not automatically make you non-communist but while Communism in its pure doesn\’t really exist anywhere - what is going on in China right now certainly isn\’t it. Leaving out the Internet censorship for a second, China is very similar at the moment to Singapore in that it is a one party state with government controlling most major assets and a lot of the media.
I spent a bit of time in China this year and was surprised by the amount of freedoms individuals had. I could access sites like Google News which gives you a pretty broad range of views and saw their was criticism of the government in the newspapers when it came to local issues like roads, health, education, etc. (obviously not things like human rights). Then you add to the that the free practice of most religions. The government sanctions Islam, Christianity (Catholic and Protestant/Anglican), Buddhism and Daoism as the 5 official religions of the country. Religion is fundamentally non-communist and when you add the growing individual freedoms, capitalism in business as well as increased openess to the world you end up with a country whilie still dictatorial in nature with a communist leaning in terms of manifesto can hardly be called a Communist country anymore. It is more like countries like Singapore which are one party controlled.

Comment on Oil Prices are falling! by Congress Goofs

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:23:37 +0000

Oil Option…

Our energy policy is something that Congress should be attempting to deal with. Increased research and tax breaks ultimately fall under their jurisdiction.
Maybe a few pork barrell spending items could go towards research instead
Congressional Goofs …

Comment on Oil Prices are falling! by republican-rants.com

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:48:40 +0000

What to do about oil?…

Government Rants has asked others to help come up with ideas to reduce the cost of energy over the short term. I happen to agree with some of the others that have posted saying that in the short term we only have new drilling and refineries to depend o…

Comment on Oil Prices are falling! by Conservative Discussion

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:10:03 +0000

Increased drilling might just our only short term answer….

This post is in response to a request over at Government Rants Blog about what we can do now to control the rise of energy prices. I believe that the only way to start to control the cost is to increase production in our country. That’s going…

Comment on Oil Prices are falling! by Liberal Humor

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:59:50 +0000

Government Rants is asking for Oil Ideas…

I can across a site asking for some oil ideas today. Basically they wanted others to contribute and come up with ways we can control the supply of oil ahead of time - so we can be prepared for the price hike next summer.
Personally I don’t have…

Comment on What’s Holding China Back? by Good Characters, Inc. Blog � Is Communist China Still Communist?

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 20:11:42 +0000

[…] But does economic freedom and prosperity make China non-Communist? Look beneath the surface. Communism is about government control, and despite its growing influence in global commerce, China is still very much controlled by its government. When Chinese entrepreneurs try to access the Internet to build their businesses, for example, they find government blocks on Microsoft, Cisco, Yahoo, and Google sites. All media are state controlled. The government also maintains restrictions on people’s ability to speak freely, to own property, to move about, to have children. China is still a one-party state. […]