Richest village in China a capitalist commune


	Richest village in China a capitalist commune

clip-on-tie

9-27-2009 3:35 PM

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huaxi, boo hoo capitalism, waaaaahhhhhh!, cry me a river, "evil" corporations waaaaahhhhhh!!!!

clip-on-tie says:

Care to explain THAT, Michael Moore?

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9-27-2009 4:16 PM

4ensic

I think his explanation would go something like
"It's great because it's a collective and everyone is equal. But there is someone somewhere who has less, so they're a bunch of greedy capitalists. But <head exploding>".

9-28-2009 10:55 AM

jay8h

Good one, Clip-on-tie!

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