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Courtesy Flush

(4,558 posts) Wed Jul 3, 2013, 09:30 AM Jul 2013

TED talk on the merits of China's one-party system. Worth watching.

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TED talk on the merits of China's one-party system. Worth watching. (Original Post) Courtesy Flush Jul 2013 OP

This has really got me thinking. Courtesy Flush Jul 2013 #1

but there's another issue, which is that a major problem in this country is an unaccountable elite NoMoreWarNow Jul 2013 #3

+1 yes, the opposite of what we should expect nm Courtesy Flush Jul 2013 #4

Wow-- incredibly interesting NoMoreWarNow Jul 2013 #2

Courtesy Flush

(4,558 posts)

1. This has really got me thinking.

Reply to Courtesy Flush (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 10:32 AM

Jul 2013

America is more resistant to change than China is. We keep re-reading the words of our founding fathers, and claiming that we need to be guided by their ideals, as though they will always apply in a changing world. Even those of us who call out for reform, want to base those reforms on NOT changing our system of governing.

When you think about it, a one-party system is really a no party system. Many of our problems today arise from the divisiveness of multiple parties. We stick rigidly to this ideal, even though it may well be our biggest shortcoming.