Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Der Spiegel shares my belief that, contrary to prevailing opinion, the more successful the 2.0 version of Chinese autocratic capitalism becomes the less likely it is to embrace democratic change - forces will favour the status quo of a ruling minority even if a majority of citizens are not well served by it - the powers that be will be highly motivated to entrench and secure their gains, not expose them to the uncertainties, the demands of freedom [does anyone believe that the corruption that the Chinese bureaucracy encourages is not rife with waste and inefficiency? - imagine how much shit would hit how many fans should that bureaucracy be exposed to the expectations of free markets and the whims of pissed off voters]. If the Germans agree with me, how can I be wrong?
