Look at me, I'm a dictator!

The lengths an oppressive, dictatorial regime will go to for world respect is nothing short of astounding. We have a rabid mullocracy in Iran developing nuclear weapons so they'll get noticed, like a murderous infant. And China has now built a moon rover to accomplish perhaps 10% of what we accomplished 40 years ago. BBC:

Chinese scientists have shown off a prototype Moon rover that could lead to the country's first unmanned mission to the lunar surface in 2012.

The 1.5m (5ft) high, 200kg (440lbs) rover should transmit video in real time, dig into and analyse soil, and produce 3D images of the lunar surface.

I wonder how many Chinese will disappear into the commie gulag system while the little rover putters around on the moon?



Scientific discovery is not part of the Chinese moon program. It's in the theme of their F1 race, the plastic surgery beauty pageant, and the upcoming Olympics. They're trying to portray themselves as modern -- Western. And they're failing miserably because when a Chinese citizen walks into a town square and criticizes the government, he disappears. Or he gets run over by a tank and then disappears.

The world, except for fellow socialists at CNN, would be laughing if it weren't for the tragic consequences for billions of people.

All the desperate ploys to gain acceptance are unnecessary. All they need to do is give their people freedom. That's instant respect. Think Gandhi, Cincinnatus, or Washington, not despicable tyrants like Mao.

Don't tell liberals any of this, because they feel all cultures and systems of government are equal, even the ones that kill millions of people and employ secret police to terrorize ordinary citizens. We shouldn't try to ram our values down other people's throats because it just may be those people enjoy being oppressed and killed. It's not our place to say.