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Originally posted by Evans, Marv
Was it Lenin who said the communist countries would sell the capitalist countries enough rope to hang themselves?
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Except it has tended to work the other way around. Just using Germany as an example. The priorities after the war were basic living needs, but after that was accomplished, the economies went back to work. While the DDR was one the more productive countries in the Soviet Bloc, it paled in comparison to the West.
The East had Trabants and 'athletic' women while the West had BMW's and Baywatch. Once the people were fed, housed and clothed, natural human desires took over. IMO that was one of the biggest reasons the wall fell and capitalism 'won'.
The initial Chinese cars are poor copies of our outdated designs. But they will be cheap and appeal to lots of buyers. China will be successful, the workers will benefit and buy HD TV's. They will see Baywatch and BMW's and demand these things, too. Or at least their kids will.
Like the Germans and Japanese, they will then open plants in the US to take advantage of the cheap labor. I think I'm gonna puke.
