"Communism was a reaction to this totalitarian rule and while far from perfect (what government is?) it works for China now. We can only hope that China continues to progress. Mao's ultimate goal for PRC was democracy."
Communism IS a totalitarian dictatorship. It only "works" at the point of a gun, nobody in China has any choice about it. You will see what really "works" when the statues of Mao are in the warehouses like Stalin's are in Russia.
Mao's ultimate goal was su[preme power for himself. He achieved this. He was a stalinist. Please point out where in the CCP it is written that they want democcracry. Of course in the languague of newspeak, they have democracy, they have multiple parties. Of course they are all controlled by the CCP.If he had wanted democracy he would have allowed the existence of other political parties. That is total anathema to communism.
Originally pepole thought that communism maent freedom, htey had no idea it meant totalitarian slavery. Nothing of orignial communist ideals remain. Because power is absolute the ideals can be constantly spouted and proclaimed but never lived up to because propaganda and mind control is complete, there is no competiton in the information market. Now the only purpose of Communism is to maintain totalitarian control, that is fotr the boss to remain the boss no matter what the price is to others.
Let me be clear, not only would i say people should not look for truth in what you say they should look for your falsity because you are an admitted propagandist with a personal interest at stake.
Saying that people deserve to be enslaved because their ancestors were enslaved is hardly positive and it is racist.
You have paid for a fantasy, that of being a follower of a "shaolin monk", essentially the comic book fantasy of a child. Maintaining the propaganda and myths of communism is damaging to kungfu and the lives of real human beings.

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[This message was edited by stumblefist on 08-19-01 at 03:49 AM.]