"He's a snake in the grass, I tell ya guys; he may look dumb but that's just a disguise; he's a mastermind in the ways of espionage." Charlie Daniels, "Uneasy Rider" Kuznets, property rights - TT's Lost in Tokyo

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Avatar's theme of self-determination proves too subversive and successful in China and is abruptly yanked by censors by TokyoTom

I noted in my previous post - Avatar resonates in China - where standing up for property rights (and against "progress") can be downright subversive - that Avatar had hit a surprising chord in China. Perhaps not so surprisingly. China's...

Avatar resonates in China - where standing up for property rights (and against "progress") can be downright subversive by TokyoTom

It looks as if James Cameron` s Avatar movie - which is seen by many in the West as predictibly shallow, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, pro-enviro and racially politically correct - has struck a home-owners` rights chord that is resonating in China...

More stupid from Tierney; this time on "Kuznets curve" and the dynamics of "wealthier and greener" by TokyoTom

 

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"Environmental Kuznets curve" and Onion's spoof of China's Status as World’s Number One Air Polluter by TokyoTom

Sorry; this was too good not to share: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/china_celebrates_its_status_as . China has now outstripped the rest of the world in GHG emissions, as well. Government ownership of (and favoritism to) much of industry, a lack...