World: Report Says China Overtakes U.S. As World's Leading Consumer

[LinuxInsurgent]

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/2/0DD20AA9-D5BE-4B47-944D-C99C3AE5034F.html

More evidence of our demise as the world's pre-eminent power.

[purduejake]

1. It's because of their incredible population.

And their power will grow exponentially, unless all of them die from their horrible environmental standards.

[ClarkUSA]

3. At least they are taking part in the Kyoto Accord

and their panda population is growing due to their determined efforts at reforestation.

They've got a long way to go, but are now in what corresponds to the Industrial Revolution in England/U.S. during the late 19th-early 20th century.

They are not the enemy. Bush's policies are the problem. Putin steals Russia's #1 oil company for government use, is giving nuclear material to Iran and selling arms to Syria but no one cares.

[DemocracyInaction]

2. All over financial news networks today is adivising people to put

40% of their portfolio in overseas investments because THEY SAY, "it's the long term future". YO AMERICA: read between the lines--you is fucked. And, you know what?? You deserve it. These corporate beasts who are investing elsewhere could have been reigned in but you were told by people like Rush that they were your god. When the time comes...and the gullatine blade glistens...I want to see Rush in the cart heading for the gallows. NO WAIT. You fuckheads, he won't be there. He will be long gone with the millions he made off of you suckers............

[LinuxInsurgent]

4. let me guess...Democracy Inaction...

you're white...right? :)

[DemocracyInaction]

5. Linux--yep and old............why???

I've watched these people for like 6 months keep telling people to invest overseas. They especially target China. Now to me that says that these bastards that we are giving the tax breaks to just are not investing in the American worker.....and that is EXACTLY what happened during Papa Bush's administration. If the American people don't start reigning in these corporations, it's going to be way too late. They still want a big share of the American market (where the fat consumer is). Time we tell them they can't have it without cutting the American worker into the deal.

[LinuxInsurgent]

8. um...

YO AMERICA: read between the lines--you is fucked.

you is fucked.

Sounds pretty black to me...unless you're a Wigger (White adopting black vernacular styles...eubonics, Jive, etc.)

I'm a Spic...if we're gonna get down to identifying ourselves at the epithet level :) A Caribbean spic.

[B0S0X87]

6. They discovered capitalism

and, given their gigantic population, it's no surprise that once they opened up their markets and embraced entrepreneurship they were on the way to becoming the world's biggest consumer.

[kineneb]

7. Not surprising

Given their population, it was only a matter of time. Since they have borrowed elements of "capitalism" they have also become "consumers." Talk about a mass market. And let us not forget, the Chinese also hold a lot of our debts; they also make most of our consumer goods. Gee, wonder where they figure in the NeoCon view of the world? Is that why we are trying (and failing) to control a major oil supplier?

Hi, fellow Linux fan! Viva Pengiunistas!