Sorry for not responding to you guys sooner but work is insanely busy right now, and the weather is far too nice to spend inside.
Originally posted by suihx
in China, one join CCP often not because he/she believes in communism(actually, I doubt if there is any adlut communism-believer in China,even within
the CCP, communism has already been actually abondoned), often is that he/she may get benefits from this(especially in government or pulicly-owned
enterprises), or just follow others.
I think there may be some truth to this.
I have a friend who lived under an authoritarian regime in his youth, and these are the same reasons he has given me for why he joined the Youth Party
of his country. He said that where he grew up the only way he could get a good paying job was to join the party, and that 'all his friends were
doing it'.
Unfortunately, he has spent the last 60 years dealing with the fact that he was a youth member of the Nazi party. This creates much guilt for him,
and while he did not participate in any atrocities, he still feels ashamed.
Originally posted by suihx
So if there be an election, it is very doubtable for whom those CCP members will vote.Democray will do great good to china ,but not to those CCP
senior officers. and since they holds the Army, they also needn't risk its power to go into democracy.
I would like to believe that the majority of Chinese people don't support the CCP. This is only because of the persecution, torture and camps. I
want to believe that the majority of Chinese people do not support these kind of actions.
I think the CCP places the People's Army in a tough position. I'm not a soldier, but I would think it must be very hard on them to be used against
the people they are supposed to be protecting. The army will be key in any change.
Originally posted by suihx
as for Mr. Chen, he is a traitor to the CCP,(I guess he is a party-member).but not China,in any respect, he is much better then those CCP officers who
run away with a large sum of money.those are really traitors to China and their number is quite large, I really don't understand why those
"patriots" so eager to "kill" Mr Chen yet ignoring them, seemingly they love China very selectively.
I don't think Mr. Chen is a traitor to China, just the CCP like you said. The impression I get of Mr. Chen is someone who loves his country very
much and only wants what is best for the people of China, not the CCP.
I suppose I can sort of understand why a lot of Chinese people are upset with him. I don't think this means they should be calling for his death.
If the CCP had been treating the citizens properly, he would have had nothing to come forward with and no reason to defect.
Originally posted by google_abcd
One current problem is that all other parties in China are too weak to take part in the government. Also with such a low educated rate in China it is
not easy to have democratic voter in the next few years. A direct vote of 1.4 billion population people will be a nightmare for the economic
increasement.
Are there other political parties in China? If so, this is something I am completely unaware of and would like you to tell me about them.
In a democracy it is always nice to have an educated population, but it is by no means a requirement. There are several people I know who I feel are
too stupid to be allowed to vote.
It would be a logistical nightmare to set up pollling booths for 1.4 billion people but if democracy was phased in it could be overcome. There are
many countries who are happy to send experts to foreign countries to help them organize democratic elections.
Originally posted by google_abcd
These kinds of concept perfectly match the core of Chinese philosophy:
The Doctrine of Mean.
This is what I just don't get. If this is a core Chinese philosophy, how come it seems that one of the most important parts isn't being followed?
This is the part I'm talking about:
When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path. What
you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others.
In Western society, we call this the Golden Rule.
Originally posted by google_abcd
Because of the greate gap between eastern culture and western culture China won't fully accept the democracy from western countries. Chinese people
will try to absorb the useful ideas and abandom the unuseful ones or what they think might be bad to them.
Every person or nation is different, and what works in one place may not be right for another. The concept of implementing democracy in a more
'Chinese' manner is not something I have an issue with. I just want it implemented, if you hadn't noticed.
Originally posted by google_abcd
Few months ago, I heard that Canada will open its travael market to China later. If so it will be a good news to both Canadian and Chinese people.
I have heard that too. Now that we have been given Approved Destination Status by China, we should make it easier for the tourists to visit us. The
financial benefits tourism from China brings are huge.
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