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Spiffor
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CPA - Evil Clone brigade
Nov 2001
time: 06:35
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Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
The monster was created by the CCP and isn't going to be rehabilitated while they're still around. |
I am not sure of that (this sentence is to be taken literally, it does not mean "you're completely wrong you idiot"  )
The CCP boys are only interested in keeping their power. and they know that their regime is too weak to survive a widespread revolution/uprising.
There was a time where the Chinese regime found loyalty by force-feeding an ideology, and ruthlessly massacre anybody who disagreed. This time forunately belongs to the past, as the CCP has considerably mellowed out, and you can't really prop up the communist ideology when you are a blatant capitalist regime.
As such, the CCP's new form of keeping the people content is threefold: 1) feed them with economic growth, so that they're content with the outputs of the regime.
2) Keep them as apthetic toward the regime as possible, by isolating/offing activists, and letting no communication channel free of giving new ideas. OTOH, let them be obsessed about buying the latest cell phone.
3) Channel their discontent toward an enemy that is not the regime. The Japanese make a fantastic target. Look like the one party that cares for the glorious Chinese nation.
I think the CCP boys love #3 because they know growth won't be eternal, and many Chinese people will begin to question the party when it happens. #2 won't be enough to prevent the spread of discontent, since the general population will be more prone to want a political change (such is the enemy of political apathy). #3 may well save their arse.
Such a reasoning would indicate that the CCP will continue to promote protests unabated. However, they may understand the dangers that come from it, and that they'd benefit from using another strategy.
Indeed, the CCP's greatest hope is continued apathy from the general population. If the population becomes too active (like during protests), the regime might be destroyed as soon as the protesters turn against it. And unless the CCP is completely incompetent, it knows it can and will happen.
I think a much smarter strategy, for the CCP, would be to force other countries/negociate them into doing something symbolic that pleases Chinese nationalism. Meanwhile, the Chinese people are merely spectators of this, instead of taking an active part to it. This way, the Chinese won't take the habit of opening their mouth (a very bad thing as far as dictatorship is concerned), and the CCP would still benefit from its nationalistic demagogery.
I think the CCP has propped up the protests to scare the Japanese into submission. It has paid off on the short run, but it's really bad news for them on the long run.
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Dr Strangelove
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quote:
Originally posted by Spiffor
As such, the CCP's new form of keeping the people content is threefold: 1) feed them with economic growth, so that they're content with the outputs of the regime.
2) Keep them as apthetic toward the regime as possible, by isolating/offing activists, and letting no communication channel free of giving new ideas. OTOH, let them be obsessed about buying the latest cell phone.
3) Channel their discontent toward an enemy that is not the regime. The Japanese make a fantastic target. Look like the one party that cares for the glorious Chinese nation.
I think the CCP boys love #3 because they know growth won't be eternal, and many Chinese people will begin to question the party when it happens. #2 won't be enough to prevent the spread of discontent, since the general population will be more prone to want a political change (such is the enemy of political apathy). #3 may well save their arse.
Such a reasoning would indicate that the CCP will continue to promote protests unabated. However, they may understand the dangers that come from it, and that they'd benefit from using another strategy.
Indeed, the CCP's greatest hope is continued apathy from the general population. If the population becomes too active (like during protests), the regime might be destroyed as soon as the protesters turn against it. And unless the CCP is completely incompetent, it knows it can and will happen.
I think a much smarter strategy, for the CCP, would be to force other countries/negociate them into doing something symbolic that pleases Chinese nationalism. Meanwhile, the Chinese people are merely spectators of this, instead of taking an active part to it. This way, the Chinese won't take the habit of opening their mouth (a very bad thing as far as dictatorship is concerned), and the CCP would still benefit from its nationalistic demagogery.
I think the CCP has propped up the protests to scare the Japanese into submission. It has paid off on the short run, but it's really bad news for them on the long run. |
I agree. If the Japanese were really smart and willing to be realistic they would issue the blanket, sweeping mea culpa for the asian part of WW2 that their asian neighbors have been demanding for a long time and they would be more sensitive to their fellow asian's needs about what they allow to be published about WW2 in Japan. The Japanese should initiate some joint ventures with the Chinese in order to strengthen the bonds between the two countries and make using "#3" a less palatable political strategy for the CCP.
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