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This might be a stretch, but it seemed like some of the attitudes expressed in the article could be true of the US as well: > “I don’t know anyone who believes

This might be a stretch, but it seemed like some of the attitudes expressed in the article could be true of the US as well: > “I don’t know anyone who believes in the party anymore,” Tons of people don't believe that the US Gov't can do anything correctly or efficiently anymore, I believe it's a sentiment found among many people. > This regime will not last long. Who knows you won’t be our next leader? Mirrors an attitude that their leaders, like presidents, will change periodically and it's best not to bet on a single one point of view. Now that I wrote this out it seems like a bit too much of a stretch.

ww520 17y ago
US-China are linked like the feuding twins. When US went down, how can China stay standing up? Its massive stimulus package only gives it a last ditch effort remaining up before dragging down by US.
- roboneal 17y ago
  To stretch the metaphor further, we are more "Siamese" twins - sharing vital organs. China floods American markets with cheap goods - creating a deflationary effect which creates an illusionary perception of a "rise in our standard of living". In return, the Chinese get an "illusion" of wealth via U.S. Treasury Notes that we will probably have to "inflate" our way out of (or just plain default on). A nice "lose, lose" scenario disguised as a "win, win".
swombat 17y ago
Well, yeah, the US govt has many of the same problems - but the US government is democratic (at least apparently). People can at least hold on to the hope that in 4 years, "Change" will be coming. They get to demonstrate politically, organise themselves, vote, etc. No such safety valves in a totalitarian regime.
- FluidDjango 17y ago
  >>but the US government is democratic (at least apparently) Well (apologies for the political rant), the Supreme Court is trying its best to get us out of that situation, proclaiming corporation have the right to buy "the best politicians that money can buy."
- jojopotato 17y ago
  I agree that the overall situation situation for a person in the United States is totally different, I just thought it was a bit interesting that the same types of sentiments can be found in very different countries.

ww520 17y ago

US-China are linked like the feuding twins. When US went down, how can China stay standing up? Its massive stimulus package only gives it a last ditch effort remaining up before dragging down by US.

roboneal 17y ago
To stretch the metaphor further, we are more "Siamese" twins - sharing vital organs. China floods American markets with cheap goods - creating a deflationary effect which creates an illusionary perception of a "rise in our standard of living". In return, the Chinese get an "illusion" of wealth via U.S. Treasury Notes that we will probably have to "inflate" our way out of (or just plain default on). A nice "lose, lose" scenario disguised as a "win, win".

swombat 17y ago

Well, yeah, the US govt has many of the same problems - but the US government is democratic (at least apparently). People can at least hold on to the hope that in 4 years, "Change" will be coming. They get to demonstrate politically, organise themselves, vote, etc. No such safety valves in a totalitarian regime.

FluidDjango 17y ago
>>but the US government is democratic (at least apparently) Well (apologies for the political rant), the Supreme Court is trying its best to get us out of that situation, proclaiming corporation have the right to buy "the best politicians that money can buy."
jojopotato 17y ago
I agree that the overall situation situation for a person in the United States is totally different, I just thought it was a bit interesting that the same types of sentiments can be found in very different countries.