Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Communist Capitalism til Death do us


Communist Capitalism…China’s version of a capitalist society is demonstrated in the above video. I could talk about America spreading democracy in China the way it has in Iraq, but I’m going to talk about killing someone for not performing their job. Can you imagine how much more productive people would be if their life was on the line?

Their equivalent of the FDA has them in hot water with American consumers. Since the end of summer giant toymaker, Matel, has been having recalls on toys for dangerous levels of led in the toy’s paint. Matel’s CEO committed suicide when the media frenzy started. After talking to several people that grew up there(China) or do business there, they both tell me that people just disappear. Based on sources it probably wasn’t a suicide. The head of their FDA is being put to death for accepting bribes.

Imagine if American politicians were put to death for taking bribes and fucking up? Well I guess we wouldn’t have politicians. Many cultures it is custom to exchanges before doing business. In America bribes are illegal, but we can have lobbyist that speak on behalf of special interest groups. We also tend to play golf, eat and drink together before doing business. Are these things not considered the same?

The American consumer lives in a bubble of no danger. Most Lawsuits could be solved by a common sense. China should have to pay for harming children, and they are taking steps to rectify the mistake, but killing someone for taking bribes and fucking just seems over the top.

Should bribes and other forms of gifts be illegal?

Should anyone fear their life for not performing ethically and at a high proficiency?

9 comments:

nikki said...

fyi, wasn't the ceo of mattel who committed suicide, it was the owner of one of the toy factories in china who was responsible for producing the mattel (fisher price) toys with the lead in 'em.

that said, i think if dude was killed it was cuz he made china look bad. if they could have had the lead in the stuff and gotten away with it, nobody would have cared. it ain't about bribes, it's about getting caught. china wants it's communist system to look better than the u.s.'s capitalist system and a guy who messed up makes it look bad. this in turn (and it's a stretch but some folk make it) makes it appear as though capitalism is superior to communism. china ain't having that.

making that stuff illegal won't change shit because folk don't think it's wrong.

All-Mi-T [Thought Crime] Rawdawgbuffalo said...

they taking over - thenext super hero , i mean power

Ticia said...

Good post!!

Thanks for the comment....had some feelings in me abt folks--- ya know!!

Jim said...

I LOVE CHINA
China moves fast

we need CHINESE administration in INDIA

India is one of the most corrupt places on the planet
Indian politicians sell cheap
they wud even sell their mothers for the love of lucre


GOD BLESS CHINA

Jim said...

CHINA will do all to protect the MADE IN CHINA brand

Anonymous said...

Thought provoking as usual Andrew. It's interesting how low the rate of theft is in countries that simply cut off your hand if they catch you. In the US, we don't want to put up with that type of violation of our civil liberties and for that, we endure thieves...of all sort.

There is no perfect system.

CapCity said...

i agree - no perfect leadership ANYwhere... gotta make the best of the hand you're dealt.

Jim said...

my question for u Andrew

given the choice of living in GOA
and earning peanuts in dollar terms

wud u rather opt for US
and earn ten times as much
but where the quality of life is SHIT compared to GOA

GOA is a paradise on earth
and the living is cheap

Anonymous said...

What's GOA ?