"graham" > wrote in message
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> 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.

Pretty sure most of us know.