Re: Laughing all the way to the Forbidden City...

On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:06:35 +1000, ralph <rsteadman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:

>On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:58:05 -0400, Raymond <niday@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>In China today, the government speaks for the people, and tirelessly
>>revises laws to protect workers' right. Something your forefathers
>>never really had.
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>A government never elected by the people is simply not capable of
>speaking for them.

That's your misunderstanding. Democratic elections in Chinese politics
are very im****tant procedures. Just because Chinese democracy is not
your western version of capitalist democracy which only ensures a
privileged few to rule over the general m*****, doesn't mean China has
no democracy. In fact, if you pay a little attention to try to
understand the Chinese political system, you would realize how wrong
you are to blindly believe what your media tells you.

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>The horrendous mortality among coal workers in recent years is clear
>evidence that the Chinese government is doing a terrible job
>protecting workers rights.  Of course, when they won't uphold basic
>human rights such as free speech, why would we expect them to do any
>better with workers rights?

China is still a developing country. Things can not be changed
overnight. The Chinese government does not have God's magic hands to
turn things around in an instant. It's all hard work and gradual
development. It's called nation building. Hope you do understand that
concept.

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>And to this day, anyone who dares speak out against this unelected
>government is quickly ****pped off for "re-education".

No government in the world would tolerate subversive actions that are
aimed at toppling the government. Not even the United States would
allow that to happen. I'm sure you understand such simple common
sense, but strangely enough, when it's about China, you appear very
much in favor of toppling the government. Do you have any idea that it
is against law to engage in such action?