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Friedman Envies China's Reaganism, Not Maoism

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Thomas Friedman explains that despite accusations, he does not support China's one-party autocracy -- though he does respect its embrace of Reaganism and capitalism. "What we envy is not their forced labor, the hard labor of their political prisoners," says Friedman, "but the harder labor of people just trying to build a different future."
Thomas Friedman Says Rise of China a New Sputnik for US

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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman compares the economic rise of China on the world stage to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik, a key moment that escalated the Cold War and sent the United States into crisis mode.
Friedman Praises Cooper for Debunking False News Claim

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Author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman praises Anderson Cooper for deconstructing Michele Bachmann's claim on his CNN show that President Obama's trip to India was costing tax payers $200 million a day. "She peddled a lie that she made no effort whatsoever to check, and yet she's on Fox every week," says Friedman on the state of journalism.
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nassa1 +

Posted: 02.17.11, 09:29 PM

Is there anything in China that we can learn? Well, dah! Like keep jobs and industries in your country! "Rediscovering America"? How about taxing corporations for products produced abroad? What is this an exercise in making people even more stupid after an "enlightened" conversation? His language is poor, his ideas are non-existence and his demeanor is all about wool, wool and more wool into your head!

nassa1 +

Posted: 02.17.11, 09:25 PM

Friedman is totally off his rocker. He talks about time when we used to build things that were "big, hard and heavy". Really???? We don't even remember what they were called? Like railroads, power stations, chemical plants, steel plants, industrial machinery. Arghhhhhhh! What nonsense!

mahonli888

Posted: 02.13.11, 01:22 AM

Are you writing in English. I have been working in Asia and meet Anglos that are taken by the place. Women appear to be the answer when I delve into why. Westerners get treated like special people in Asia. We have a saying about Western men in Asia are punching above their weight.

Plato.179

Posted: 02.11.11, 10:44 PM

The USA has dug this hole for itself through being so arrogant. As the above. theknopfknows says: the Chinese are a very different culture. We have spent to little time trying to understand them, just, how to embed our corporations. The only reason this was done peacefully is because they have so many people. The paradigm for sharing the earth has to be changed not just by the USA but everyone. We can continue this jealousy oriented competition or we can co-operate to make the earth a great place for everyone. This includes stopping the screaming of nationalistic slogans. We are very far away from resolving these issues because we do not know how to use the assets we have which is people. Anyone can win "On Any Given Sunday". What this means is that someone will lose...and the competition continues for resources that not be renewed - NAME ONE.

constantineda

Posted: 02.10.11, 11:39 PM

in china , i just feel very sad, very very sad...

MIHAITA

Posted: 02.02.11, 06:33 AM

Chinese are very smart people, they have in Buddhism a smart religion and philosophy: China is now an economic power house but they need America and together we will have a much better planet. Poverty is the real enemy of our beautiful planet, take out poverty , all dictatorships and extremist will fold and disseminate into dust. Thanks ForaTv love you folks this conversation seems weak, the year of the Dragon will let you know who is the boss! Thanks again. to borrow from above viewer : CONFUCIUS said "If man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand". "What the superior man seeks, is in himself, What the mean man seeks is in others"

sandorski

Posted: 01.25.11, 03:21 AM

I get the feeling I watched a different video than y'all did. Just doesn't seem possible.

Patricia San Jose-Lacerna

Posted: 01.24.11, 11:55 AM

What is he really talking about?

hshiu

Posted: 01.24.11, 09:53 AM

Friedman can't even bear to see US in its true self. Yes, we should all go back to in time and learn from history. A nation as recent as in the 60's was still trying to systemically segregate a group of its own minority citizen did not and could not have built its wealth and leadership position in the world based on excellency or promoting human assets. If someone like Friedman can't wake up and smell the coffee to recognize that US has created a false self-image that has been perpetuated from the inception of its nationhood. It is this false self-image that is hurting yourself. Most US citizens believe that they are exceptionally gifted, should be important, deserve the best, and lead the world, all that not earned through hard works or being excellent but bestowed upon for the good fortune of being born in good old USA. Most of the advantages that US enjoyed to gain its leadership position and build its corporate leaders are gone: cheap labour and free land and resources. US is still doing it but it is costing a lot more through military actions. Unfortunately, now mostly only the corporations are reaping the benefits not the nation itself.

theknopfknows

Posted: 01.21.11, 07:24 PM

Thanks ForaTv love you folks this conversation seems weak, the year of the Dragon will let you know who is the boss! Thanks again. CONFUCIUS said "If man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand". "What the superior man seeks, is in himself, What the mean man seeks is in others"

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