Justgoogle"mostevilcountry",youwillfindthat"China"poppingupinseveraltoplinks.WithdailydosesofnegativenewsaboutChina,ofwhichsomeChinadeservesandsomedoesnot,itisnotasurprisethatsomeAmericansalreadyconsiderChinathemostevilcountryintheworld.IsChinadestinedtobecomeWest'senemyNo.1?WoulddemonizationofChinaleadtoacollisioncoursebetweenChinaandtheWest?
OnemaybrushawaysomeoftheextremeopinionsagainstChin...[
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IamingeneralinagreementwithopinionsthatinternationalmonitoringplaysanimportantroleinkeepingtheChinesegovernmenthonest,duetoalackofcheckandbalancemechanismfrominside.However,keepinmindthatthisisadelicateissue.Ononeside,itisimportanttokeeppressureonGCDtobringaboutchangesinsideChina.ItisalsoimportanttokeepthebridgeopenbetweenChinaandtheWest.DemonizationofChinadestroysthisbridge,andcouldleadtodangerou...[
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Therewillbeprofoundimpact,inbothpositiveandnegativedirections,withallthedemosandcounter-demossurroundingtheOlympicsTorchRelay.Andsomeofthedemonstrationswereclearlydesignedwithdomesticconsumption,ratherthanWesternaudiencesinmind.ButIthinkthebiggestnegativereactionswouldprobablycomefromhighlynationalisticcountriessuchasKoreaorJapan,andnotmaturedemocraciessuchasUS,UKorFrance.
ButIdonotthinkallthe...[
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IjusttalkedaboutthepolarizationoftheChinesecommunitiestriggeredbytherecentevents.Herearemyadvisetothetwocamps.
1.China/GCDsupporters:whateverChina/GCDdoesisgoodanddemocracysucks.
-thesepeopleneedtorealizethatdemocracyisthebestpoliticalsystemmankindhasinventedsofar,withitsimportanceparalleltoNewtonianMechanics.Chinaneedstoadoptitforitsowngood.Don'tclaimNewtoniandoesnotworkbecauseyoudon'twan...[
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Doyousupportdemocracy?Thislookslikeaneasyquestion,atleastforthosewhoclaimasD-fighters.Butdoyouknowwhatistheessenceofdemocracy?Doyoureallysupportitiftheprocessproduces"undesirable","incorrect"resultsinyouropinion?
RecenteventssurroundingtheTibetriotsandtheOlympicsTorchRelayhavetouchedanddividedtheChinesecommunitiesthroughouttheworld.Whatisthemostinterestingisthereactionsfrom...[
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IguessmyrathermoderateandrationalvoicehasbeenincreasinglyirritatingtotheCNDadmins愤老.Theyjustdonotgetit.Itisnotthattheirforumissowonderfultohavekeptusaround.Itisratherfriendsovertheyearsthatmadeusstickaround,despiteadmin'sincreasinglyerraticstylesandoutdatedwebtechnologiesandfeatures.Well,guesswhat,itistimetomoveawayfromthatagingforumanyway.Hopefullymoreoldfriendswillmeethereagain.
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