Chinese State Bans Public Use of the World 'Egypt'

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  1. BRC98 Well-Known Member

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    Yes, it's offical, the Chinese government has banned the word 'Egypt' from commen media and public locations in fear of an Egyptian-like reovlution happening in their nation. The common replacement is now Pyrimad.
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    very poor reason of why to ban that word
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    The Chinese have had the problem of the Capitalist control since Mao's death when they took over and destoryed the achivements Mao has put in. Now they are affraid that the MASSIVE, and I mean massive, populations of the popular cities will march on Talhiman Sqaure in Beijing and other cities. It's happened before.
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    Im not surprised the chinese have always been afriad of revolution. I laugh at thier ignorance.
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    Really only before and after Mao were they affraid.
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    But no really I truly think that china needs a sign to tell thier goverments not working out.
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    China is litterly a hair away from utter social unrest and the overthrow of capitalism once again.
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    They need another Mao.
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    Agreed, their population is getting way too big and could go for massive famine and starvation and the undoing of any economic gains they have made in the past 30 years, whilst simultaneously killing off and banishing all of the intellectual and creative community that has helped the country thrive....

    Have any of you actually studied the effects of his five year plans or the cultural revolution?
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    What will the Chinese not ban?
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    Because droughts are caused by man. Yes, it was partially the state planning fault, but did you know that was the LAST famine to EVER occur? China used to get a famine every 10 years.
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    Not neccessarily before Mao, but certainly after, as the Communist government had 'settled' down.
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    Wouldn't banning the word actually accomplish the opposite of what they meant it to do?

    Not that news of Egypt's revolution wouldn't spread anyway, banned from media or not.
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    Arguing that the Cultural Revolution or Great Leap Forward were somehow beneficial to the nation of China is just absurd. Not only were millions killed, but priceless artifacts from across Chinese and world history were destroyed for no reason at all. The culture of one of the oldest and respected nations on the planet was sabotaged by a radical fueled by nothing more than his own twisted ideology.
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    Millions died from a FAMINE.

    The artifacts were destroyed to create a new culture, a revolutionary culture. I dont agree with this idea of Cultural Revolution, but I understand it.
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    A famine exacerbated by a failed policy that tried to make farmers into workers...

    More so then the artifacts, I'm concerned about the hundreds of years of collective knowledge lost when he tried to create his new culture. Executing what Lenin would probably have called the vanguard, I mean hell there were cases of students getting bad grades and turning in their teachers as "experts" and their teachers getting executed..
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    I completely agree with the posters that have highlighted what terrible damage and suffering was caused by Mao. Authoritarianism simply doesn't work and it's only a matter of time before a revolution for human rights and democracy springs forth in China.
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    Millions died from a FAMINE.

    The artifacts were destroyed to create a new culture, a revolutionary culture. I dont agree with this idea of Cultural Revolution, but I understand it.[/quote:h7y84icr]

    First, many people were also killed by the "revolutionaries" because they represented older traditions. Many more were killed by intentional government internment (and continue to be). Gross mismanagement of industry (which is to be expected by ANY central planner, but Mao failed spectacularly here) and agriculture severely increased the effects of a natural drought. Poor agricultural planning also caused massive desertification, which has only recently started to be turned back.

    The whole idea behind the Cultural Revolution was to annihilate the old world and make room for Mao's twisted version of reality. Not only was the intent deplorable, but the actions of people claiming to work towards the cause were far worse. As stated above, people were killed simply due to their connection to the traditions of the old world, even if they openly embraced new policies.
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    It's true that the Chinese are not doing so great at keeping their populace how they would like to and keeping corruption and Capitalism out of China, but think of all they have achieved since Mao. They have become the second most powerful economy in the world. They have managed to maintain and possibly increase their historically good levels of production of valuable export goods. More recently, the have begun investing heavily in many African nations; supplying workers, building materials, money, etc. All of this sets China up for the long haul - as long as they can keep a reasonable level of control over the population and their ideologies, then they may very well reach or even surpass the USA's status as a superpower in a few decades.
  20. pedro3131 Running the Show While the Big Guy's Gone

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    Try not to confuse 2nd largest, with 2nd most powerful. The numbers in the other thread refer to the aggregate. That is to say the accumulated wealth of of 1.4ish billion people. That doesn't mean they are particularily powerful economically. A more potent measure of economic prowess is how much an individual contributes to the economy or how much he can purchase (commonly understood as GDP per capita, or purchasing power parity)

    GDP per capita Us- $45989
    China - $3744

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    So we see China, despite a growth rate of over 10%, and despite a high aggregate score, is pretty lacking in terms of the overall quality of life for the average citizen.

    China Historically had been an agrarian society until they more or less abandoned Marxist policies and engaged in state capitalism. China is also fairly corrupt, ranking 78th out of 179 countries according to Transparency International's corruption rankings... By comparison Us ranks 22nd, with lower numbers meaning less corruption.

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