Friday, April 09, 2004
Two Systems is OK - As Long As They're Both Mine
Trusting dictators? Always a bad idea. For instance, China promised to preserve Hong Kong's freedoms when the Brits handed the place over. In a development that surprised everyone living under a rock, in a cave, with their fingers in their ears, China has declined to respect Hong Kong's freedoms.
But of course, such steps are taken only in the interests of stability. Recall of course, the autocratic definition of "stability."
Stability (n): the condition of everyone doing what we tell them and shutting up about it, thus avoiding the need for us to crush them beneath tank treads. Stability is to be prized above all else, and any whining about lesser virtues such as "freedom" or "democracy" or "not getting crushed under tank treads just for suggesting methods of better government" are simply Western attempts to force their way of life on us and should be rejected as imperialistic.
Of course, the people most familiar with China respect of democracy is the good folks in Taiwan, where people are watching to see if there is any chance of China actually meaning this whole "One Country, Two Systems" nonsense.
Thank God we have the United States to take a stand whenever an autocratic government tries to throw its weight around.
What's that? You're telling me the U.S. caved? That can't be true.
Damn it. Somebody refresh the White House's copy of "Crap The Good Guys Don't Do."
If there's anything that would suggest the Democratic Waffle with the Trent Lott Hair would be any better on this, I'd love to hear it.
Source material stolen from Oxblog.
But of course, such steps are taken only in the interests of stability. Recall of course, the autocratic definition of "stability."
Stability (n): the condition of everyone doing what we tell them and shutting up about it, thus avoiding the need for us to crush them beneath tank treads. Stability is to be prized above all else, and any whining about lesser virtues such as "freedom" or "democracy" or "not getting crushed under tank treads just for suggesting methods of better government" are simply Western attempts to force their way of life on us and should be rejected as imperialistic.
Of course, the people most familiar with China respect of democracy is the good folks in Taiwan, where people are watching to see if there is any chance of China actually meaning this whole "One Country, Two Systems" nonsense.
Thank God we have the United States to take a stand whenever an autocratic government tries to throw its weight around.
What's that? You're telling me the U.S. caved? That can't be true.
Damn it. Somebody refresh the White House's copy of "Crap The Good Guys Don't Do."
If there's anything that would suggest the Democratic Waffle with the Trent Lott Hair would be any better on this, I'd love to hear it.
Source material stolen from Oxblog.
