lol.... You must be Chinese. I did not mean to imply that all Chinese were cold and inhuman in their belief in social engineering, but the incontrovertible fact is that the majority of Chinese do believe in social engineering. If they didn't they would not put up with it.
Social engineering causes misery and hardship every time it is tried. It always will. China's one child policy is causing and will cause millions to suffer needlessly for years to come.
All the aborted or abandoned little girls. The orphans, the single men with little chance to marry due to the shortage of women. The old people forced to fend for themselves if their only child dies. All so sad and so unnecessary.
The only resource that there is a shortage of in the universe is the human mind. Without the human mind all other resources are useless.
That may or may not be true. The recent Olympics offered a glimpse into china that we don't generally see.
There were two distinct views. First was the social control and mass presentations where thousands it seemed acted in concert Rush went on and on about this nearly every day condemning not only the presentation , but the social force that developed it.
The second view was on the streets of Beijing and other cities. We saw well dressed, strangely believe it western dressed, smiling, busy folks going about their business. Gone were the dour faces and drab gray clothing. There was a bustle and a purpose. These people were Chicaps...... a new and prosperous constantly rising force. Chinese business doers. Chinese capitalists if you will.
The sheer numbers and weight of the Chicaps are slowly but surely taking over. When enough old men die, a peaceful takeover will have happened. It may not be an American three branch government with two legislative bodies, but it will be something that evolves as the Chinese people see fit. It may take another 25 or even 50 years but it will happen. The commnuist rule was but an insignificant downtick in Chinese history. It has taken a hundred years or so since the royal government failed. The Chinese don't know yet what manner of government will serve the vast country beat.