tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post6507312101971186458..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Is the Party Over For China?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-69159052508854261052011-06-26T16:31:56.565-07:002011-06-26T16:31:56.565-07:00LTG, there is an alternative theory of revolutions...LTG, there is an alternative theory of revolutions that may be more alarming for China's leaders... "relative depravation." It suggests that revolutions occur when a population has a long period of increasing living standards followed by a sudden decline.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-8896963973642620272011-06-26T07:42:45.147-07:002011-06-26T07:42:45.147-07:00These are excellent points. It is possible China ...These are excellent points. It is possible China could have a recession soon, or worse. But I actually doubt it will be soon. The world economy is recovering, albeit too slowly, and that alone will drive China's export-driven economy into higher gear, at least for a while, which will suppress some of the political unrest, for a while. I say "for a while" because the history of political revolutions suggests that democratic revolutions (see US, France, 1848, 1968) tend to come when the public's bellies are full, rather than empty.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.com