Originally posted by Leftseat86
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Like Will said, I think those who are making statements about China should hold off judgement until they have witnessed it first hand. They think they're communist but they aren't really. I think a lot of the government have grown to call themselves "red capitalists" now. While they have had some human rights issues in the past they have been getting better. No country is perfect and it is nice to see them improving. I must say that their government is much more efficient than ours is, that's for damn sure. You dont have to deal with stupid partisan bulls**t. When they want to do something, they get it done in less time than it would take us to get it through both houses of congress.
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Originally posted by screaming_emuLike Will said, I think those who are making statements about China should hold off judgement until they have witnessed it first hand. They think they're communist but they aren't really. I think a lot of the government have grown to call themselves "red capitalists" now. While they have had some human rights issues in the past they have been getting better. No country is perfect and it is nice to see them improving. I must say that their government is much more efficient than ours is, that's for damn sure. You dont have to deal with stupid partisan bulls**t. When they want to do something, they get it done in less time than it would take us to get it through both houses of congress.
In regards to your comment that their form of governance is more efficent than ours, well, be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. Frankly I don't think you would like a goverment where you had no representaion, no voice, no say in how the affairs of your country is run. As Winston Chruchill once said "Democracy is the worst form of goverment, except for all of those others that have been tried". As imperfect and frustrating as reprensentational democracy is, it is the best form of governing that humanity has seen to date.
Oh and yes, I have visited China some 6 times in the last 4 years.
Aldo
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Originally posted by UFOSPACE99Or the way French companies runied Tahiti, The Marqueseas, New Caledonia, ect...?
Aldo
I want to go to Guadalcanal...a spot as of yet untouched by mega-resorts
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Originally posted by Leftseat86Exactly. Tahiti is horrible these days. St. Barts is oldy quite nice, I think its the fact that it is so damn expensive.
I want to go to Guadalcanal...a spot as of yet untouched by mega-resorts
Try Vanuatu, if you are a WWII history buff like I am then Vanuatu, Guadalcanal in the Solomans as you suggested are great. Personally I want to make the Falklands, St Helena, Ancension Island and Tristan De Cuna one day.
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Originally posted by UFOSPACE99Try Vanuatu, if you are a WWII history buff like I am then Vanuatu, Guadalcanal in the Solomans as you suggested are great. Personally I want to make the Falklands, St Helena, Ancension Island and Tristan De Cuna one day.
Aldo
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