On Feb 15, 2006, at 12:06 AM, Gonz wrote:
I actually believe that isolationism in the form of boycotts has the opposite effect intended. I.e. buying Chinese goods actually helps them move toward more freedom because of the injection of capitalistic ideas into their cultural fabric. This helps break down some of the extreme forms of repression we have seen in the past. The chinese government of today, while still totalitarian, is a long way from the days of old under the control of Mao and his cronies. They were quite isolated back then, much like North Korea is today.
So let's all go out and buy North Korean goods? Bob
