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Re:Dealing with China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost by burke_holland on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @11:00PM (#21210418)
It only took 3 paragraphs for capitalism to end up under the bus. Which - sure. There’s much to dislike in the inhumanity of extreme consumerism. But that same consumerism has transformed that nation. Even the NYT has extolled the virtues of China’s rise.

“The world thought it would change China, but China’s success has been so spectacular that it has changed the world.”

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/18/world/asia/ch...

Yes. We should stop giving them a pass. Who is going to be first to give up their iPhone?

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Re:Dealing with China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost by solarwind on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @11:12PM (#21210494)
The New York Times must have a policy that it will not publish an article if it doesn't have at least a couple snarky digs at "capitalism" and Trump, no matter how tangential to the subject matter.
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Re:Dealing with China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost by burke_holland on Friday October 18, 2019 @02:40PM (#21293972)
It does seem that way. Which, I get it. That’s an easy target. I just think that kind of thing undermines the legitimate point this guy is making.
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