The interesting thing is that the reason for this is a *lack* of collectivism in China. Communism tried to establish by top-down fiat a collectivism that actually isn't natural to the culture. What's natural there is a me-first avariciousness.
Tina Turner, in "Nutbush", described Nutbush as a town where "the people keep the city clean". That's code for "white people live there". It's not racial - it's cultural.
The interesting thing is that the reason for this is a *lack* of collectivism in China. Communism tried to establish by top-down fiat a collectivism that actually isn't natural to the culture. What's natural there is a me-first avariciousness.
ReplyDeleteTina Turner, in "Nutbush", described Nutbush as a town where "the people keep the city clean". That's code for "white people live there". It's not racial - it's cultural.