However, China at this point is a country dominated by an authoritarian dictatorship with one of the highest levels of internal inequality in the world, a favored corporate business class dependent on the state, and public policy engaged in eugenics.
It would be more interesting to hear what characteristics the Chinese state has that people feel distinguish it from what was classically considered fascist states?
Nathan Newman nathan at newman.org http://www.nathannewman.org
----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Brown" <CharlesB at CNCL.ci.detroit.mi.us> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 11:09 AM Subject: Re: China Fascism weeds out the "unfit" from higher education
CB: Since we are playing fast an loose with the definition of "fascism" , I denounce the U.S. as fascist for the bombings of Yugoslavia and Iraq, and also the supporters of these fascist actions.
>>> nathan at newman.org 06/24/01 08:38AM >>>
If this article's info on China's eugenics is accurate, China is moving from
merely authoritarian capitalistism towards full-out fascism. Folks can
dismiss this as enemy propaganda - which it may be - but given well
documented reports of union leaders being sent to mental hospitals, the
crushing of heterodox religionists, and the authoritian promotion of
capitalists allied to the party hierarchy, it starts to look like any word
other than "fascism" would be hard to apply to China
-- Nathan Newman
Only the 'medically fit' can go to college, China decrees Source: The Sunday Telegraph (U.K.) Published: 06/24/2001 Author: Damien McElroy
STUDENTS wanting to attend university in China next term will have to pass stringent new examinations first: not to test their ability for the courses that they want to sit but to judge their medical suitability and physical fitness.
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