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Dr. Tom - seems at some point though we need a Testament to the Chinese pillage and plunder of precious ecosystems and natural resource environments - especially since you are an environmental expert par excellance.

Maybe delegate it to Steve since he is on edge lately.

Posted by Brad at January 11, 2005 11:44 AM

Wow Brad, 1 1/2 billion may just be the biggest generalization ever!

And no, it's not that I don't understand the synecdocical sense in which you use "the Chinese" to refer to the Chinese economic/political establishment. Instead, I challenge your entire concept of a Chinese establishment as though it even vaguely resembled a unified monolithic entity the way so many western nations do.

I also challenge the missionary mindset that someone named Brad or Steve should be preaching the harmony and balance of nature to "the Chinese."

Let's see, should we compare philosophic histories first or how about the ratio of pedestrians and cyclists to auto-drivers?

Posted by Jason Kerr at January 16, 2005 3:36 AM

Jason - obviously the Chinese politicians and "the people" are the Chinese - in other words they are stuck in a semi-Communist system because it is their destiny for now - it is what they've "voted" for.

The USA is its citizens - we get the pols we deserve - China is pillaging its resources at a rapid clip and the air/water pollution is dreadful for its neighbors.

Plus the Chinese have killed 65 million of their own in the last 100 years.

Posted by John at January 18, 2005 3:35 PM