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Posted by kathy_kalor | 03/03/11 05:53 PM EST
Back in 1800s, Chinese had serious drog problem mostly because of British government's Armed Drug Trafficking. This article seems to suggest that Chinese people are specifically likely to become druggies. This is Racism S*** to me, I hope you won't get sued for it.
Posted by junjun25 | 03/01/11 12:30 AM EST
More data and less speculation. The author is making the mistake by extrapolating into the future from the past and from other country's experience, such as USA.
Posted by Lugo666 | 02/24/11 12:20 PM EST
"China has secret weaknesses. Its most serious: gambling and drug addiction."
Um, dude, America's gigantic gambling and drug problems, and the attendant problems of corruption and organized crime, *aren't even a secret*! Frankly I am a lot more confident that China can conquer these problems than the US.
If you think we have a competitive advantage in lack of drug and gambling problems, you're truly deluded.
Posted by dalty | 02/24/11 11:12 AM EST
Surprised to see this article - lived in China for three years now and drugs here are at an absolute minimal. The history is sound, but extrapolating to now is a bit of fantasia, actually. No, not comparable to the West and Chinese definitely dont spend "a significant proportion" of their disposable income on drugs. What is this author smoking???
Posted by TBoonTee | 02/23/11 11:06 PM EST
This could be absolutely disgusting, showing the Chinese opium smokers of the 19th century.
Paul's language is hurtful and insensitive, not befitting the stature of a respectable historian.
He seems to be behind time, continued to be clouded and blurred by past events, and forgetting that we are already in the 21st century. |
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