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Absolutely, but remember that they aren’t prevented from making money or conducting legitimate business just because they answer to the party officials. It’s n

by parsimo2010 7y ago

Absolutely, but remember that they aren’t prevented from making money or conducting legitimate business just because they answer to the party officials. It’s not worthwhile to spy on teenagers wholesale, but they might pull the logs of a senator’s kid and we would never be the wiser. Also, owning some of Western popular culture is a decent geopolitical chip. Maybe it’s not as great as a nuke, but China can use popular video games to raise the next generation of kids to be more friendly to China. Just having the idea “I like the things that come out of China” in billions of brains can increase China’s share of global GDP and power.

wallace_f 7y ago
Yea if you want to change the world, reach out to the next generation? Remember all those other generations of people living in crazy societies with crazy ideas? People's values, behaviors and loyalties are basically imprinted on them during childhood. There is an Einstein quote where he talks about how 'most people can't even form their own opinions' and he is right.
- FPGAhacker 7y ago
  >There is an Einstein quote where he talks about how 'most people can't even form their own opinions' and he is right. QED
  - wallace_f 7y ago
    Haha, I know what you mean.
- friendlybus 7y ago
  >There is an Einstein quote where he talks about how 'most people can't even form their own opinions' and he is right. Pretty much Nietzsche was the only guy who said you could make your own values.
throw0101a 7y ago
> Also, owning some of Western popular culture is a decent geopolitical chip. Tencent is co-producing the Top Gun sequel, and Maverick's jacket no longer has either the Japanese or Taiwanese flags on the back: * https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a28479683/ https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a28479683/ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun:_Maverick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun:_Maverick > Maybe it’s not as great as a nuke, but China can use popular video games to raise the next generation of kids to be more friendly to China. K-pop seems to be helping Korea: * https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/2/16/16915672/what-is-kpop-history-explained https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/2/16/16915672/what-is-kpop-... Though they're not a totalitarian state. I think if people get too friendly or sympathetic a couple of articles will bring reality back: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_harvesting_from_Falun_Gong_practitioners_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_harvesting_from_Falun_Go... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_re-education_camps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_re-education_camps * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests
- luckydata 7y ago
  Which part of China is not a totalitarian state?
  - parsimo2010 7y ago
    I think that it should have read something like: K-pop is increasing South Korea's power worldwide, although it might not be a fair comparison since SK is not a totalitarian state like China. If people get too friendly with China we will eventually be reminded of China's bad track record with human rights.
  - ghda 7y ago
    Taiwan.
  - philwelch 7y ago
    Hong Kong, so far.
GuiA 7y ago
> Just having the idea “I like the things that come out of China” in billions of brains can increase China’s share of global GDP and power. Also known as the Japan strategy. Many have tried to emulate it, it’s very hard.

wallace_f 7y ago

Yea if you want to change the world, reach out to the next generation? Remember all those other generations of people living in crazy societies with crazy ideas? People's values, behaviors and loyalties are basically imprinted on them during childhood. There is an Einstein quote where he talks about how 'most people can't even form their own opinions' and he is right.

FPGAhacker 7y ago
>There is an Einstein quote where he talks about how 'most people can't even form their own opinions' and he is right. QED
- wallace_f 7y ago
  Haha, I know what you mean.
friendlybus 7y ago
>There is an Einstein quote where he talks about how 'most people can't even form their own opinions' and he is right. Pretty much Nietzsche was the only guy who said you could make your own values.

throw0101a 7y ago

> Also, owning some of Western popular culture is a decent geopolitical chip. Tencent is co-producing the Top Gun sequel, and Maverick's jacket no longer has either the Japanese or Taiwanese flags on the back: * https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a28479683/ https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a28479683/ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun:_Maverick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun:_Maverick > Maybe it’s not as great as a nuke, but China can use popular video games to raise the next generation of kids to be more friendly to China. K-pop seems to be helping Korea: * https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/2/16/16915672/what-is-kpop-history-explained https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/2/16/16915672/what-is-kpop-... Though they're not a totalitarian state. I think if people get too friendly or sympathetic a couple of articles will bring reality back: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_harvesting_from_Falun_Gong_practitioners_in_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_harvesting_from_Falun_Go... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_re-education_camps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_re-education_camps * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests

luckydata 7y ago
Which part of China is not a totalitarian state?
- parsimo2010 7y ago
  I think that it should have read something like: K-pop is increasing South Korea's power worldwide, although it might not be a fair comparison since SK is not a totalitarian state like China. If people get too friendly with China we will eventually be reminded of China's bad track record with human rights.
- ghda 7y ago
  Taiwan.
- philwelch 7y ago
  Hong Kong, so far.

GuiA 7y ago

> Just having the idea “I like the things that come out of China” in billions of brains can increase China’s share of global GDP and power. Also known as the Japan strategy. Many have tried to emulate it, it’s very hard.