Is China's communism bad?
Chinese government call themselves as communism, but in fact they are capitalism.US government call themselves as democracy, but in fact they are capitalism.China is busy feeding around 1.4 billion people.US is busy protecting around 7 billion people.Chinese government increases budget on education.US government increases budget on military.China has five-year plans.US has political campaigns.Chinese government has corruption, but it is illegal, therefore the central government could punish corruption by law.US government does not corrupt, but it has political contribution and donation, which is legal and protected by law.Chinese communism party does not allow the members of party to believe in religions.US government allows Christianity to become governors.LGBT in China worry about their images in other people’s view.LGBT in US worry about their rights in different states.In China, you cannot get a gun to shoot people.In America, you cannot execute crimes.In China, people do not really care what your race is.In US, people do really care what your race is.Chinese can drink alcohol without limitation, but it is illegal to take any kinds of drug.US citizens have strict limitation on alcohol, but they can smoke.Chinese think family matters.US citizens think freedom matters.Communism was popular in the last century.Capitalism maintains its dominating position.China is a civilization survived at least 4000 years.US is an immigration country which takes only hundreds of years to become a superpower.
Is China's communism better than India's democracy?
Let me give you a simple example.Imagine a class with a teacher who teaches at his own pace.His motive is to teach as much as he can and at an enormous pace. Doesn’t care if the class matches his proficiency and whether the slower ones are catching up. Doesn’t care if he is too fast as compared to the adjacent class.Likes to dominate the class and doesn’t encourage open questions,debate and discussions. Do you think he can be successful in taking the class in an integrated way in long run.This is what China has done to itself and the world.Slower ones are not catching up : There is a lot of regional imbalance.The line here is a divide between developed and developing China.Due to enormous rate of development all regions are not collectively developed.Doesn’t care what the class thinks: One child policy had its own implications. Population decreased but again an imbalance in population profile.Doesn’t care what is going on in adjacent classDisputes with India,China,Vietnam,Japan,Philippines,Indonesia,Laos or Singapore.Every country has border disputes with China.Tibet and Xinjiang -Trouble some children: Insurgencies and resentment in Tibet Autonomous region and Xinjiang for independence is creating instability.Let me Speak: Hongkong went out all against for free speech and democracy through the umbrella revolution.We will suffocate if you teach us more: The blind race of development has taken a heavy toll on environment.Great Days ahead for China..! :)
Why did so many socialists and communists turn to fascism?
The dynamics are complicated, but I think George Orwell (who was actually a socialist) goes through the process very convincingly in Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm. I could never finish Lord of the Flies. It was too dark. Animal Farm is a good read.I don’t think Trotsky turned to fascism. He was assassinated by Stalin. So, like in both Orwell books, the good guys try to make it work, but there is always a more devious and power thirsty thug who is willing to cross the line to get his way. Thus Fascism is forced upon those who put their faith in an untenable idea.Why is the idea untenable? Consider a corporation in capitalistic world. The corporation will have a CEO. If it ever gets a “bad” CEO, the company will ultimately fail because of his greed or competence. If he’s a clever CEO, he will put sycophants in the board of directors and pay them good money. No matter how he performs , he will have his job for life. It only takes one bad apple at the top of the tree, to bring down the whole organization into bankruptcy.In capitalism this is okay. The company fails, everyone loses their job, but a new company comes in to replace the old one and it will do a better job. Capitalism is a bit like nature. There are storms, avalanches, earthquakes, death, and rebirth, all necessary to clean out the deadwood, and continue with new life.But a nation is different. Once the bad apple takes over, that’s it. Once he’s done ruining the country, his son will come along in his place. For example, North Korea.So in a society where the people give up their rights of individualism for the common good, they really have given up all their rights. They are really biding time until the inevitable bad apple shows up. And then, instead of talking about the common good, we are talking about the common bad. And the common bad is always the same — Fascism, or some form of a Supreme Party or Leader.
Can the Chinese in Malaysia speak Malay?
That depends on a lot of factors such as geography, education, and motivation.I grew up in Kuching. There, my Malaysian Chinese classmates were actually happy that they couldn't speak BM; they wore their ignorance of the national language with pride, often saying "my parents sent me to this school because I was really bad at BM." or "Why should we learn BM? It is a useless language." We also have a bunch of really good Chinese-medium schools and Malaysian Chinese kids like to go there because of their academic rigour and discipline. For that reason, a lot of people come out of high school with little more than the ability to count to 10 and regurgitate model essays. Out of all of my Malaysian Chinese friends (there were loads) only one was able to speak decent Malay because she used to go to a government school ... although she soon forgot most of it, so I don't know if she can still be considered a speaker of Malay now. However, in West Malaysia things are really different. I have met countless of Chinese Malaysians who were fluent in Malay - these usually come from the KL metropolitan area or areas where Malay is the predominant language. In Penang, Johor, Kelantan and Selangor things are a bit of a hit or miss - a lot of Chinese Malaysians speak conversational 'street' Malay though with strong accents. I know a lot of Penangites who don't know a lick of Malay though, so it is hard to generalise. Lastly, motivation is a big factor. During the Berlin Polyglot Gathering last week, I was fortunate enough to meet an amazing polyglot who happened to be Malaysian Chinese. Though he was fluent in many languages, his knowledge of Malay particularly impressed me - I don't think I have met any Malaysian who spoke that well in Malay. When I asked him how he managed to speak the way he does, he shrugged and said that although he came from Penang where most Chinese Malaysians don't speak Malay very well, he actually wanted to perfect his Malay, and I found that remarkable.