Auggie wrote on Jul 6
th, 2020 at 6:01pm:
tickleandrose wrote on Jul 6
th, 2020 at 12:26pm:
Whilst it is admirable to call for support to India, however, realistically it probably cant happen just like that. Even though the two countries have comparable population, India simply does not have enough to compete in all aspects. For example, it does not generate enough power, have enough water, and grossly lacking in production and transportation infrastructure. Socially, although the country is democratic, but most of its population lives in poverty, its society entrenched in the conservative caste system, and women still lacked a voice.
Yes, it may happen one day, but infrastructure, water projects, and grass root education to change the society would take decades if not more to implement. Whilst at the same time China would not just stay idle. Its belt and road initiative had already connected 70 different countries - most of them not advanced, and have serious potential to develop.
Its all well and honorable to call for all democracies to stand against the CCP. But are they? Remember, most democracies in the world also have a capitalist system. To isolate China or Chinese associated mass production ability, means to abandon the ideology of free market, and economy of scale. Perhaps as individuals, we can do it, but will all the multinational corporation have the same allegiance when their number one priority is profit.
India is the only nation that has that potential - that is a fact. Sure, they've got problems. Rather than spending $200 billion on defence which is going to be useless, we should be strengthening our allies and pumping money into India to develop them. We should be selling uranium to India; I don't care if they make nukes with it - they ain't going to use it on us.
india was always the supposed rival for china.
both came off fairly extreme poverty 50 years ago.
everyone thought india would outshine china.
but the truth is, since 2000, china has invested $12 for every $1 india has invested in infrastructure.
and chinas per capita disposable income has risen 400 % faster then indias.
that is the advantage of a centralised , long term planning control as exercised by the CCP.
i think many nations will look at china and look at india and think that china has the better model.
maybe even india will look at china and think china has the better model.
one thing is for sure.
china is dynamic and patriotic.
this is NOT the soviet union where people queued for bread and drove rediculous 2 stroke clankers around.
i cant see what the fuss is about in terms of the CCP "oppressing" its people. they seem to be doing quite well for all the oppression.
year on year increase in standard of living of around 7 %.
contrast that with the USA where people are absolutley crippled by student debt, health care debt and where 7 trillion dollars was printed , off the back of the american taxpayer so goldman sachs and bank of america could stay solvent.
if you want to see indentured servitude, look no further then how the ever shrinking middle classes in western democracies are treated.
president Xi would be a much more benevolent leader
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