Henry and DeLong Land

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Something Henry posted a few days ago has been haunting me.  I think he
posted about a meeting among top Chinese officials and the bottom line
they're all looking at is giving the people enough of what they want to
keep them quiet.

Henry, I think you've been defending Chinese leadership in terms of their
socialist underpinnings, no?

But really, hasn't the US accomplished what the Chinese want to accomplish,
in spades.
And aren't the RCP officials willing to use whatever capitalist-inspired
actions they think will achieve this living standard?

So how can you be rooting for the Chinese, but critical of US policy?  That
would be unrecognized policy envy.

I was ambivalent about Nixon's opening to China cause I knew a lot of Big
Cigars had totalitarianism-envy.  Ta-da, the worst of both worlds.

Following this line, I guess the only countries that can continence the
basic freedoms are countries that have managed to get their people enough
stuff to keep most of them quiet.  And confused.

So what am I trying to say here?  Don't know, gotta gota K-mart and
exchange something, and the words of those Chinese officials will continue
to snag on my brain like a silk stocking.

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HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY-

Are you guys taking part in a mirror lbo list I don't know about?  A world
where Brad DeLong is constantly posting reactionary ideas in the name of
justice?  I feel hurt.  HURT!

Hey anyone remember Code Blue?  I''ve only got/heard one album by them and
I know nothing about them, but I love what I got.

It's gonna hurt.....

 
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