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2011-01-27 China-Japan-Koreas

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Posted by Fred 2011-01-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 urging citizens to voice their criticisms of the government and speak out about injustice

A shortage of replacement organs?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-01-27 05:28|| 2011-01-27 05:28|| Front Page Top

#2 If Hu is serious about this, or even creating the impression that he is serious about this, it will be very popular.

An oddity of China is that the people as a whole like the central government, and hate the regional and local governments. So if Hu would clamp down on them, he would be wildly popular.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-01-27 11:33|| 2011-01-27 11:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Mao did the same thing. But don't worry, I'm sure that THIS time, the government won't brand those who complain as "counter-revolutionary wreckers" or anything...

Posted by mojo 2011-01-27 15:25|| 2011-01-27 15:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Toward the end, the Gestapo/SS offered 2 kilos of jam to each Jew who voluntarily reported to the Umshkagplatz...

Posted by borgboy 2011-01-27 16:09|| 2011-01-27 16:09|| Front Page Top

#5 An oddity of China is that the people as a whole like the central government, and hate the regional and local governments

Not so hard to understand. Sort of a corollary to "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away". The central gov is off annoying the Japanese and Americans for the greater glory of the Middle Kingdom, while the local and regional guys are involved in the corruption and thuggishness that affects everyday life.

Posted by SteveS 2011-01-27 23:52|| 2011-01-27 23:52|| Front Page Top

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