"Rise" of the East?
I was in the bookstore today and was browsing the "World News" magazine section. I was intrigued by the multiple headlines that read "The Rise of East", or "Managing the New China", or "A New Cold War with China". My first action was to take a deep breath and try not to take any offense, that this was just all yellow journalism written by some idiot columnist who would write just about anything to sell his or her story. Then of course I immediately picked up the magazine and started reading the article.
In short, the people of America feel threatened now that China is REgaining financial success. That's it; that's the bottom line. I did have a big problem with those headlines and articles, though.
What's all this crap about "rise" of the east? First of all, China has been established long before Yankee Doodle came to town; China has been an established and unified nation for hundreds of years. It's one of the oldest and largest civilizations on Earth that dates back thousands of years. The U.S. has only been in existence for a mere 200+ years. And some American columnist is arrogant enough to describe the "rise" of the east? Second, ressurection would be a more accurate term.
And what's this nonsense about "managing" the new China? Again, how typically arrogant for a nation to think that it's up to them to control and manage a re-emerging economic superpower. The rise of economic power of any nation isn't up to Americans to "manage". (The hypocrisy of the American philosophy astounds me. As Americans, we pride ourselves as the land of the free. And yet, we take on the responsibility of controlling what goes on in other countries).
Basically, now that China is flexing its economic muscle, Americans are scared and saying, "oh crap, what do we do?" The answer is: you don't do anything! You go out and buy some cocktail buns and on the way home, stop off at Wal-mart to pick up some toys for the kids that were "Made in China". Then you go home, give the food and toys to your kids, and they respond by saying, "Shieh-shieh."
Don't get me wrong, now. For those diabolical maniacs who seize power and take over a nation and wreak havoc, strict intervention is necessary and I totally applaud that. This world doesn't need any more Adolf Hitlers or George Bushes (oh, wait....). But just because China's economy is exploding doesn't mean Americans need to manage it. Why don't we take care of the hundred-plus billion (or is it trillion) dollar national debt, unemployment, social security, education, crime, and drugs in this country FIRST before we start worrying about how well others are doing?
In short, the people of America feel threatened now that China is REgaining financial success. That's it; that's the bottom line. I did have a big problem with those headlines and articles, though.
What's all this crap about "rise" of the east? First of all, China has been established long before Yankee Doodle came to town; China has been an established and unified nation for hundreds of years. It's one of the oldest and largest civilizations on Earth that dates back thousands of years. The U.S. has only been in existence for a mere 200+ years. And some American columnist is arrogant enough to describe the "rise" of the east? Second, ressurection would be a more accurate term.
And what's this nonsense about "managing" the new China? Again, how typically arrogant for a nation to think that it's up to them to control and manage a re-emerging economic superpower. The rise of economic power of any nation isn't up to Americans to "manage". (The hypocrisy of the American philosophy astounds me. As Americans, we pride ourselves as the land of the free. And yet, we take on the responsibility of controlling what goes on in other countries).
Basically, now that China is flexing its economic muscle, Americans are scared and saying, "oh crap, what do we do?" The answer is: you don't do anything! You go out and buy some cocktail buns and on the way home, stop off at Wal-mart to pick up some toys for the kids that were "Made in China". Then you go home, give the food and toys to your kids, and they respond by saying, "Shieh-shieh."
Don't get me wrong, now. For those diabolical maniacs who seize power and take over a nation and wreak havoc, strict intervention is necessary and I totally applaud that. This world doesn't need any more Adolf Hitlers or George Bushes (oh, wait....). But just because China's economy is exploding doesn't mean Americans need to manage it. Why don't we take care of the hundred-plus billion (or is it trillion) dollar national debt, unemployment, social security, education, crime, and drugs in this country FIRST before we start worrying about how well others are doing?
posted by V-Hume at 9:25 PM
1 Comments:
I don't know what to say to this. You sound so angry. You need to chill. ;)
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