On 14/11/2014 7:21 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 19:03:16 -0700, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 14/11/2014 4:53 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:43:09 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think you're right that the Chinese aren't innovators but the Japanese were the same way 50 years ago.
>>>
>>> True but their entire circumstances were different. Japan was
>>> occupied until 1950 and the West was very hands on rebuilding the
>>> economy and shaping their outlook.
>>>
>>>> My belief is that this will change as they start seeing themselves in a more confident light.
>>>
>>> First China needs to get rid of communism
>>
>> It did! Years ago!
>
> So they moved from a communist dictatorship to a non-communist one.
>
The one thing that I have learned over the years is that USians haven't
a ****ing clue what communism (or socialism) is!
In case you haven't noticed, most Chinese industry is PRIVATELY owned
and the country is home to many billionaires. Anathema to a communist
system where the state owns just about everything.