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Originally Posted by Idyllic
Communism, lack of a voice, one child law, oppression, poverty, government exploitation of its people, lack of free press and free speech, etc…. children are the Chinese citizens most precious possessions......
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Some good points here, but it's worth mentioning that much is changing in terms of the economy. It hasn't been a communist state since economic reforms over the past few decades. Although the government maintains a lot of control, there is private enterprise and actual markets.
I'm not sure if this contributes to what has happened here with the hammers, but there could be a wider growing unrest among the people as they gradually get more independence through this economic shift. Just look at car sales in China. Can you imagine the sense of freedom of finally having access to a car for the first time?
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Socialism leads to communism leads to chaos, not utopia.
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You do realize this is like saying capitalism leads to fascism....
And you make it sound like a utopia is possible under other systems of government, and that chaos doesn't happen outside of communism. Not that this really matters, China is essentially a socialist state.
I personally think that the kind of incidents in the OP article can be at least indirectly tied to the social, economic, and cultural change happening in China. Here in the west we cannot even imagine this kind of change.