Comments on: China taught me to laugh, SA taught me to weep http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: madam http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/comment-page-1/#comment-88466 madam Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:05:55 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/#comment-88466 Drones, like protesters are an important part of the fabric of society.We need each other. Drones, like protesters are an important part of the fabric of society.We need each other.

]]> By: letstasti http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/comment-page-1/#comment-88436 letstasti Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:01:14 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/#comment-88436 Hear hear.! No culture is better than the other. We are all still learners. Ridiculing cultures is a reflection of ourselves Hear hear.!
No culture is better than the other.
We are all still learners.
Ridiculing cultures is a reflection of ourselves

]]> By: Brian Mpofu http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/comment-page-1/#comment-88389 Brian Mpofu Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:58:40 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/#comment-88389 Thank you for your insights. You are absolutely right. I live in Toronto and even here I see some Chinese who exhibit the same traits that you describe here. Its funny though because the Anglo-Dutch system or capitalism is no more smart than the Chinese. Look at the destruction of the environment, pointless wars , waste, obesity and so forth. The only problem is that very few Chinese or outsiders of the Western system are given the chance to critique as you now critique from you vantage position in China. There are no shortage of commentators though, many Africans here and other nationals deride and laugh at the seemingly inane practises of their adopted Western countries. I believe life is here to make a fool of us all. No one is above the other. Truly the best thing is to be humble and love one another....oh sorry Im moving into religious territory here. Didnt a sheperd from Nazareth say that centuries ago? We need to connect more and learn from each other. No culture is perfect. No one has done right but together in love and cooperation we can combine all the good parts and reach for a greater destiny. Thank you for your insights. You are absolutely right. I live in Toronto and even here I see some Chinese who exhibit the same traits that you describe here. Its funny though because the Anglo-Dutch system or capitalism is no more smart than the Chinese. Look at the destruction of the environment, pointless wars , waste, obesity and so forth. The only problem is that very few Chinese or outsiders of the Western system are given the chance to critique as you now critique from you vantage position in China. There are no shortage of commentators though, many Africans here and other nationals deride and laugh at the seemingly inane practises of their adopted Western countries. I believe life is here to make a fool of us all. No one is above the other. Truly the best thing is to be humble and love one another….oh sorry Im moving into religious territory here. Didnt a sheperd from Nazareth say that centuries ago? We need to connect more and learn from each other. No culture is perfect. No one has done right but together in love and cooperation we can combine all the good parts and reach for a greater destiny.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/comment-page-1/#comment-88385 Bruce Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:06:45 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/#comment-88385 Fascinating stuff Thank you for that nightcap . . I can now head for bed Fascinating stuff

Thank you for that nightcap . .

I can now head for bed

]]> By: Benzol http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/comment-page-1/#comment-88373 Benzol Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:56:28 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/#comment-88373 Don't cry. Societies develop like a pendulum, going up, down, up on the other side and down again. White apartheid went up and then down to make place for black apartheid. Police is interfering with protest marches as they did in the past. Admittedly for different reasons, but the action is very similar for the onlookers. You cry, we observe and have seen it coming. You are like the frog thrown into boiling water and jumping out. We are the frogs in cold water, slowly heated up to boiling point. We don't jump. The poor? In a Christian state, we believe the biblical text: "the poor will always be with you.....". So, nothing more has to be done about it than talk about meetings to talk about poverty. The venue? A first class venue in a game park with adjacent golf course and lavish dinners. As a previous blog said: "F*&^CK the poor! Don’t cry. Societies develop like a pendulum, going up, down, up on the other side and down again. White apartheid went up and then down to make place for black apartheid. Police is interfering with protest marches as they did in the past. Admittedly for different reasons, but the action is very similar for the onlookers.

You cry, we observe and have seen it coming. You are like the frog thrown into boiling water and jumping out. We are the frogs in cold water, slowly heated up to boiling point. We don’t jump.

The poor? In a Christian state, we believe the biblical text: “the poor will always be with you…..”. So, nothing more has to be done about it than talk about meetings to talk about poverty.
The venue? A first class venue in a game park with adjacent golf course and lavish dinners.
As a previous blog said: “F*&^CK the poor!

]]> By: 007Boer http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/comment-page-1/#comment-88354 007Boer Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:50:14 +0000 http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/rodmackenzie/2009/07/27/china-taught-me-to-laugh-sa-taught-me-to-weep/#comment-88354 I never cry about such things, I get so angry that I will one day probably either get a heart attack or go on a rampage. I never cry about such things, I get so angry that I will one day probably either get a heart attack or go on a rampage.

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