Category: Politics and government

China

What would be interesting is if, at some point in this century, the government in China took on more democratic leanings. I’m not holding my breath, though. China with its history of having emperors falls naturally into the communist and totalitarian framework, that is, total control by a centralized government that suffers little influence from purely popular opinion.

So one has to consider what is the downside to such a government. What comes to mind immediately is the Stalinist repression that took place when Stalin became this hyper-paranoid leader. Then it was routine for people and whole families to simply disappear in the night, never to be seen or heard from again — erased from existence. We are already seeing something like this in the treatment by the Chinese government of everything Islamic — their “re-education centers” look strikingly like concentration camps to Westerners.

The good news about totalitarian regimes is that they can impose strict control quickly, and this pays off in terms of controlling such things as pandemics or re-directing a national economy in an entirely different direction. Witness the miracle of the Chinese economy in the last two decades, which has brought so many Chinese out of dire poverty into clear prosperity, but at what cost to their personal freedom, one might ask?

If the current totalitarian regime were really smart, it would create some kind of democratic vehicle, if only to stay abreast of current popular sentiment, so that it might be in a position to ameliorate such sentiment if it were headed in a dangerous direction. The ancient Roman government was tightly controlled by its Senate, but the Romans were smart enough to give a voice to popular opinion through Tribunes. Will China emulate this practice at some point in this century? That would be wise and exhibit flexibility, and as we are taught in Taoism, flexible things last, while rigid things, inevitably, crack and crumble.

Hong Kong

Indoctrinated

People in their late 20s and 30s have been indoctrinated by our left-leaning universities but they don’t realize it. They are not used to debating both sides of an argument but prefer to just castigate anyone they don’t agree with. Self-righteous, they fall back on calling any opposition “hate speech,” just because it may contradict their ideological point of view.

When they get to their 40s and 50s and become the power brokers, that’s when the country will see real civil strife. The central part of the country and the South will revolt against their rigid, extremist views. That’s already happening but will reach critical mass when these leftist, college-educated people have greater influence. There’s already talk of a second civil war, which is kind of far fetched now, but perhaps not at some point in the future.

Public School Disasters

Democrat Smear Campaign

Just like the last time. Only this time they are smearing a woman. I doubt that the Dems will claim the nominee raped someone this time around, but you never know. Have to get more creative, I guess.

Whole thing just shows how nasty politics can get. You throw shit at your opponent and hope that some of it sticks — that’s politics. Republicans do it too.

If one expects anything different, you are living in La La Land.

They say there is no honor among thieves. What about politicians?

Smear Campaign

Left Wingers

Left wingers don’t admit that their approach leads to chaos in the streets. They want to blame Trump for their own behavior. Their riots are somehow his fault. They don’t get that if you remove the police as a necessary restraint in society, chaos will soon follow.

The truly scary idea is that we vote these people in and allow them to govern us. It is not inconceivable that the US would descend into a true dystopia. Imagine civil disorder and shootings everywhere, and supermarkets permanently empty or always chronically short of food.

Murder Rates

Celebrities

What has become increasing clear about many celebrities, whom we would continue to look up to if they just kept silent, is that many of them, relative to their political/social views, are actually borderline insane, with little sense of objective reality.

Sadly, because of their celebrity status, they voice opinions nevertheless that have a real impact on many people in the general population who give these celebrities credence because of this celebrity status — a misplaced trust, in my opinion.

American Politics