"One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks. But when it is led by a reasonably enlightened group of people, as China is today, it can also have great advantages. That one party can just impose the politically difficult but critically important policies needed to move a society forward in the 21st century..."
- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Unbelievable that a major newspaper would stoop to printing them.
The difference the likes of Friedman should be concerned with is between a corrupt two party system such as ours, and a dynamic multi-party system, where each political party stands for a set of specific ideas and principles, and not as our two parties (or more precisely one and a half) for goodness and mom’s apple pie.
That picture sends chills down my spine. I’d rather die in a firefight than with my hands bound behind my back.
Fsck you, Friedman!
An absolutely dramatic series of pictures, that is, subsequent ones showing the gory aftermath of what is reminiscent of a military picnic in the background.
Tibet, IIRC.
Friedman’s tone is reminiscent of period pieces from the 1930’s extolling the virtues of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia.
But, he may as well kowtow, when the Chinese have us by our financial short hairs, there’s precious little public bleating even about the recent riots and massacres in Xinjiang.
And I bet Tom has even met and empathized with the Dalai Lama.
I bet 000bama and Friedman really dig those slick uniforms the ChiComms are wearing.....
That’s an incredible pic you got there. I wonder if Obama will hang that in the White House when he flies the PRC flag on Sept. 20 to commemorate their 60th birthday?