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"There are two ways to progress : by letting everyone say everything they want, which has so far led to huge wars and a LOT of failed states" I don't agree wit
by rmanocha 17y ago
"There are two ways to progress : by letting everyone say everything they want, which has so far led to huge wars and a LOT of failed states"
I don't agree with almost anything you said here, but the above statement can easily be contradicted by taking India's experiences since Independence into account.
- maxklein 17y agoSee my comment below on the state of India. The lower classes of india have it much much worse than the lower classes of China.
- rmanocha 17y agoI think Robin_message does a good job refuting your comments there. Let me just add, that whatever else the lower classes in India might lack compared to the lower classes in China, the one thing they don't lack, is the voice (and opportunity) to descent. I experienced this first hand during my recent trip to India where a highway I was traveling on was blocked by about 50 subsistence farmers protesting the lack of water in their fields. Whether these kinds of protests are constructive or not, I do not imagine any subsistence farmers in China have the opportunity to block a heavily used highway for a whole day without facing severe punishments.