Such anguish we have witnesssed these last days, among people ruled by two totalitarian regimes. Guy Sorman, WSJ:
Children crushed by the walls of their school are victims of the corruption of builders, businesses and government officials as much as they are victims of the earthquake. This the people know, and all the gesticulations of aid agencies and national leaders will not be able to eradicate this source of collective hatred of the people towards the party.And in China they told them they could only have one child.So it is with China and with tyrannical regimes: The party is convinced it controls everything. But it is often unexpected events that reveal fault lines in the system, the hypocrisy of public discourse, and the most unbearable injustices.
Posted by Anne Leary on May 17, 2008 9:37 AM
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