[dasboot]

Hey, What if they threw a Comminist Party, and nobody came?

We've seen this political action plan before: rattle sabres at the top to create angst: agitate the masses to accept peaceful co-existence and the promise of a free lunch below. Damn the rich and smart as thieves and tricksters.

I wonder if the Tiawan government has maintained their educational establishment such that it will thwart the allure of this cobra? Are the masses conversant with history and economics? I wonder if they are so "democratic" that they have no bulwork against the bleating of "useful idiots" groomed by the party functionaries? Will the governent and the people, in the name of freedom and tolerance, respect and appreciate the gangrene in the hand which threatens the body?

I'll be watching this evolution carefully. Tragic, but interesting: political pathology 101.

Any updates are appreciated.

[dasboot]

Super,

Went to your Profile and read some of your bookmarks. You're on the case, and I appreciate your efforts! Very informative.

[GOP_1900AD]

I visited this facility in 1995. One of the entourage who accompanied me, a "translator" who seemed to have no other discernable role, asked me some rather bizzare questions about geopolitics, attitudes about the PRC in US corporations, etc. So, even without this seemingly more recent development, the Commies were already there. At most of these facilities, the CCP insists that certain "management positions" be filled with party operatives. Also, some of the "security guards" are PLA and don't even try to hide it. Of course, the average hung over Western customer is oblivious to many of the subtleties when visiting the PRC, while at the same time being secretly envious of the top down dictatorial power both in the Chinese society as well as the political aparat. No surprise at all.