Hulu’s 2020 Documentary
In my last post I talked about what it looks like when someone doesn’t give in to Climate Cope using Greta Thunberg as an example. I recently watched the “I Am Greta” documentary on Hulu and had a lot to say about it which I’ll try to summarize here.
It…
Six Major Archetypes Reviewed
I am endlessly fascinated by how we rationalize away our impending societal disruption. I want to see if I could categorize the different ways to compartmentalize climate change effectively enough to maintain sanity. It is my belief that I can fit 99% of people into these 6 categories. …
Two Reinforcing Feedback Loops
The obvious reason is that the more a virus spreads, the more it… spreads. A virus is harder to contain when there are more people in more places who have it. On the other hand, countries that were able to contain the virus early on, are more likely to keep…
Pradeep Taneja
Rural Economic Reform
Deng was branded as a ‘capitalist roader’ as he supported some level of market forces in China’s economy.
Hua Guofeng wanted to import technology on an unprecedented scale with emphasis on heavy industry over light industry & agriculture in an ambitious (unrealistic) modernization plan. …
Graham Young
This summary is split up by author. This section includes the chapters written by Graham Young.
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics
“In contrast to the collapse of regimes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, China under Deng has remained one of the few state-socialist political systems.”
The two main goals…
By Colin Mackerras
1949–1978 Historical Background
The CPC came about after “a century or so of turbulence, civil war, and foreign occupation.” The CPC succeeded in redistributing hoarded wealth, improving the status of women and minorities, but not without violence especially surrounding land reform. …
I’ve been interested in learning about China’s government and economic policy for a while. Its development over the past 40 years has been historic, but there doesn’t seem to be a consensus as to why. China can be a somewhat difficult subject to learn about. Online discourse is a healthy…
“All my conclusions are tentative and fragile by their very nature.”
Diagnosis:
“The significant reduction of inequality that took place in the mid-twentieth century was made possible by the construction of a social state based on relative educational equality and a number of radical innovations, such as co-management in the Germanic…
Rethinking the Dimensions of Political Conflict
Chapter 14 Borders & Property: The Construction of Equality
Voting Patterns over time
Education used to be associated with the right, and over time it has reversed. The young generally have always voted left.
“It is striking to note that turnout rates are linked to inequality. Turnout remains high among socially advantaged voters but declines among less advantaged voters… We find a similar…
The Great Transformation of the Twentieth Century
Chapter 10: The Crisis of Ownership Societies
Collapse of inequality from 1914–1945 was a consequence of 3 elements:
- Emergence of Socialism
- Twilight of Colonialism
- Exacerbation of Nationalism/Racialism.
American inequality is comparable in scale to European inequality from 1880–1914, but its structure is different. …
