Seven years ago this was true but no longer. Tour guides are still a respected position but no longer the elite of society. The elite consist of upper party members as usual and now businessmen. No longer do most of them wish to leave. The party members of course do not wish to go. The businessmen see where the action is and also wish to stay. I think it is interesting to note that businessmen were officially granted membership in the proletariat about four years ago. The new course for the party seems to be very inclusive; they want all the money makers in their corner. I went on a tour a couple of weeks ago and that tour guide did not wish to leave the country. Instead she went on and on about how much better things had been getting over the past few years.
>The elite consist of upper
party members as usual and now
businessmen During the Third Reich,
there was a lot of conflict
between businessmen
and party members.
Speer says the early "success"
of the Nazis was
because businessmen
were empowered to work free,
but that same success
also empowered
the NAZI party, which then
began usurping
and undercutting
rational business controls.
When "party thinking"
dominated all,
the Reich started to crumble,
and then fell apart.
This same dynamic --
business success followed by
political crash --
may play itself out
in China -- their successes
may lead to their crash...