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China: Collectivism Revisited

Posted in Critical Thinking, History, Philosophy, Politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

 
Barely a day after my decidedly negative post about Collectivism, I came across a good counter-point. My last words on the subject:
The catch: to be truly collectivist and erase all individuality is to become totally removed from what we can consider “human society” and be closer to an insect hive. Very successful, very efficient, very [...]

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Gender Concentration Myths: Not Enough To Go Around

Posted in Entertainment, Psychology, Relationships, Sex, tagged , , , , , on January 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A lighter topic for a change. On relationships: I read recently about the anguish of a girl from Atlanta, a not so uncommon sentiment among women these days: “There aren’t enough men to go around.” But according to this blogger, this is becoming a serious problem in Atlanta:
Last time I checked there was 21 women [...]

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Jim Rogers and the Rise of China

Posted in Finance, tagged , on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

If the United States drops from its superpower status, will China replace it? Jim Rogers talks about China as if he is sure that China will succeed the U.S. He even goes to say that “they are among the best capitalists in the world”.

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U.S. Hopes that China Doesn’t Act Like a Capitalist?

Posted in Finance, tagged , , , , , , on September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This is really funny. It seems that capitalist United States is hoping that Communist China doesn’t act like a capitalist and unload U.S. government debt.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=anZHfo6tQi60
Asia Needs Deal to Prevent Panic Selling of U.S. Debt, Yu Says
By Kevin Hamlin
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — Japan, China and other holders of U.S. government debt must quickly reach an [...]

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U.S. to End its Financial Superpower Status?

Posted in Finance, tagged , , , , , on September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Look what Europe has to say about the financial crisis. Is China going to replace the U.S. as a major financial superpower?
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE48O2L020080925
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany blamed the United States on Thursday for spawning the global financial crisis with a blind drive for higher profits and said it would now have to accept greater market regulation [...]

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The Nazi Experience and Radical Islamic Fundamentalism

Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Religion, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on September 9, 2008 | 8 Comments »

We are often told that radical ideas about anything–whether it be religion, politics, or philosophies, can be tolerated as long as these ideas remain within the minority of individuals.
A US-based psychiatrist, Dr. Emanuel Tanay, offered some insight into the power of ideas that while emerging from a small minority, can take over whole populations and [...]

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