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[quote=GRIZ326,241826]Thank you, Paul....this is the sort of response I was hoping to see even though I do not see your points in the same light as you. My impressions are indeed superficial.

>>>You may dicuss political issues up to a point but may not openly cjhallenge the government view or act on them.

As a former newspaper publisher I can say the same is true in the States. The form of retribution may be less direct, but step on important toes and there will be retribution.

>>>You must pass a politics exam to go to continue university esucation. ... And most of my students couldnt (discuss politics) even if they wanted to because they have only been taught one view.

Hmmmm....  US schools fill student's heads with very bad information, but never test to see if the bad information stuck. The proof that it stuck is most evident in the terrible men elected as president since 1960...with the exception of Richard Nixon.

>>>You are not allowed to own a motorbike or even an environmentally friendly electric bike in some Guangdong cities.

When I first heard that, it did not make sense to me. Later a woman told me that the outlawing of electric bikes was an effort to prevent drive-by "purse snatchings."  It still didn't make sense to me.............??? I can see the need to control the proliferation of fuel power vehicles of all kinds, but that still doesn't make sense.

>>>In the USA you have the freedom to own guns...China sensibly does allow this freedom to its people.

I have lions, bear and moose in my yard several times a year, so a firearm provides protection from those potentially dangerous animals.  ...but more importantly, I need guns to protect myself from the heinous criminals the government does not prosecute because it is too busy harassing productive citizens like myself. I am not speaking figuratively; I am speaking literally about my neighbors.

>>>The point is we must give up some individual freedom for the benefit of the whole society.

I could not disagree more, Paul. Proper training should instill correct behavior eliminating the need for laws denying liberties. It seems that is reflected in your comment:

>>>people have been taught what is acceptable and abide by it

That comment sounds like my definition of freedom, Paul. Requiring armed people to enforce trite laws sounds like the antithesis of freedom.

It will be interesting to see how my opinion changes after a year or two of teaching in China.[/quote]

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