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Old 08-11-2009, 01:37 PM
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Hey lets not forget what happen when the USA actually lost a war... the victors became capitalist just because of all the excession consumer goods left behind. (Vietnam for all the youngsters out there).
Assuming civilization lasts long enough (about 50 more years or so), that's what I suspect will happen to China -- it will become a fully capitalist nation. And very often (though not always, I'll grant you), capitalism and democracy go hand in hand...
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