tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post6201507803473733521..comments2023-12-04T10:02:29.445-06:00Comments on Mark's China Blog: Visualizing the Chinese and US EconomiesMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-23154786563139548392011-03-28T13:02:13.137-05:002011-03-28T13:02:13.137-05:00Wow! Really great map! Thanks for sharing! 2011 is...Wow! Really great map! Thanks for sharing! 2011 is definitely a interesting year for the world.Stage Chinahttp://www.misterchina.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-31530708754767546732011-03-07T16:12:27.940-06:002011-03-07T16:12:27.940-06:00thanks for sharing, very interesting and I also th...thanks for sharing, very interesting and I also think that 2011 is going to be a very interesting year specially when it comes to the middle eastmariamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550631102728039423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-57302274974832217782011-03-04T01:25:18.986-06:002011-03-04T01:25:18.986-06:00To bad that map of the us wasnt for real, we would...To bad that map of the us wasnt for real, we would border mexico, pakistan, malaysia and venezuela, there are a couple more small borders but the big ones would make missouri a badazz place to live. Of course that would mean we would be poland and that kinda sucks but no doubt we would have our pick for dope getaways.Donnienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-52399463885347756582011-03-03T18:46:16.559-06:002011-03-03T18:46:16.559-06:00These are certainly interesting times!!
I'm c...These are certainly interesting times!!<br /><br />I'm cautiously optimistic about everything in the Middle East. There's tons of uncertainty about the future, but seeing autocrats ousted from power sure is inspiring. I'm hoping so badly that this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Egypt, Tunisia, and other places is a success.<br /><br />Qadaffi's <a href="http://shanghaiist.com/2011/02/23/muammar-gaddafi-tiananmen.php" rel="nofollow">praise of Tiananmen</a> was wildly disturbing.<br /><br />The handling of the "Jasmine" stuff the past couple weeks by the gov been completely unhinged. I've been following it closely on Twitter. Talk about paranoia and overreaction.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-60352732607940428772011-02-28T08:10:43.057-06:002011-02-28T08:10:43.057-06:00Man I hear ya on all the uprisings. What is happe...Man I hear ya on all the uprisings. What is happening in Libya is crucial. Looks like it could go either way right now. The world really needs to see the uprising work in Libya. If it doesn't, then dictators around the world will probably see it as a mandate that in order to retain power they must resort to violence against protestors in their own country at the first signs of a protest.<br /><br />In some of his insane ramblings Gadhafi has made references to Tiananmen square. What an appropriate legacy. I personally can't see another uprising like Tiananmen happening in China again for a variety of reasons. However, if an identical one were to happen today, I think the CCP would handle it entirely differently now. China is too intertwined with the West and while China is progressing at a frustratingly slow crawl towards Western ideals concerning human rights and individual freedoms, it seems to me that it is heading in that direction. Albeit, two steps forward, one step back seems to be the tack. <br /><br />I think imagining how China would handle another Tiananmen says a lot about where one thinks China "is" right now with regards to its evolution as a civilized country. Personally, if another Tiananmen happened, I could foresee mass arrests, but I don't think there is a chance in hell they would open fire on protestors again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com