Posted on 07/05/2007 4:39:06 PM PDT by Pikamax
Marxism is a bore in China, but tie-dyed American socialists are trying to revive it. Apparently it's easier to believe in socialism if you haven't actually tried to live under it.
The Los Angeles Times reports:
It isn't easy teaching Marxism in China these days.
"It's a big challenge," acknowledged Tao, a likable man who demonstrates remarkable patience in the face of students more interested in capitalism than "Das Kapital." The students say he isn't the problem.
"It's not the teacher," said sophomore Liu Di, a finance major whose shaggy auburn hair hangs, John Lennon-style, along either side of his wire-rim glasses. "No matter who teaches this class, it's always boring. Philosophy is useful and interesting, but I think that in philosophy education in China, they just teach the boring parts."
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>”No matter who teaches this class, it’s always boring. Philosophy is useful and interesting, but I think that in philosophy education in China, they just teach the boring parts.”
Yeah, but honestly, the fact that Chinese don’t have the word “or” in their language makes Western Philosophy a bit difficult.
Hope these two losers stay in Red China. Eventually they will get swallowed up in a reverse Cultural Revolution, one wherein the students get rid of the Commmunist “Four Olds” supporters, such as these Friedmans
From one anti-communist Friedman about other Friedmans - They ain’t my relatives, and if they were, they’d be dogmeat.
My dad was an Old China Hand from the 30’s. He didn’t think China would remain Communist for more than one or two generations.
Coal to Newcastle?
Apparently?
Well, maybe I simply haven’t got that far. But the Chinese I’ve seen is if not A than B hau bu hau stuff. I’m only fluent in Japanese.
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