From: "John Beamish" 

Yeah, but it ain't the guns that are driving the growth and power of China.
They've always been able to make guns (early discoverers of gunpower,
donchaknow).  So ... why is their political philosophy changing?


"William F. Zachmann"  wrote in
message news:3e7145b5{at}w3.nls.net...
> That's how the guns get made, John.
>
>
> "John Beamish"  wrote in message
> news:3e70cc89$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > The entire political philosophy of Communism has clearly failed.
> > The sub-tenet of that philosophy (Political power grows out of the
barrel
> of
> > a gun), by its inclusion, has therefore also failed.
> >
> > That explains the growing "capitization" of China,
Russia, Viet Nam and
> > others.
> >
> > Political power grows out of the assembly lines of capitalism.
> >
> >
> > "William F. Zachmann" 
wrote in message
> > news:3e70c9b4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Depends on the relative retaliatory capacities of the participants.
As
> an
> > > old Chinese philosopher once said [reaching for my 1966 first edition
> copy
> > > of his 'little red book']:
> > >
> > > Every Communist must grasp the truth, "Political power
grows out of
the
> > > barrel of a gun."
> > >
> > >
> > >   "Problems of War and Strategy" (November 6,
1938), Selected Works,
> Vol.
> > > II, p. 224.
> > > Mao understood that quite well.  So (luckily) does President Bush.
And
> > Tony
> > > Blair does, too.  Can't say as much for the French.
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > will
> > >
> > > "Adam Flinton" 
wrote in message
> > > news:3e703a34$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > & then others get even back & you get even back
again & then others
> get
> > > even
> > > > back again &  the circle repeats.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Adam
> > > >
> > > > "William F. Zachmann"
 wrote in message
> > > > news:3e6fc782$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > > We don't get mad, Phil.  We get even.  Get used to it.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Phil Payne"
 wrote in message
> > > > > news:3E6E4DF8.F849C266{at}isham-research.com...
> > > > > >
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/10/congress.france.ap/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Despite plenty of criticism of France's
resistance to U.S.
> military
> > > > > action
> > > > > > in Iraq, Congress so far has done little to
move legislation
> > punishing
> > > > the
> > > > > > country for its anti-war stance."
> > > > > >
> > > > > > PUNISHING?!?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >   Phil Payne
> > > > > >   http://www.isham-research.com
> > > > > >   +44 7785 302 803
> > > > > >   +49 173 6242039
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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