re: #398 Talking Point Detective

I think that comparison is a pretty big stretch. Chinese attitudes towards their government are dramatically different from citizens in ME dictatorships:

A 2010 Pew survey shows that close to 90% of Chinese are satisfied with how things are going.

[Link: pewglobal.org…]

From 2008:

[Link: pewglobal.org…]

Millions of Chinese starved to death or were slaughtered by the Japanese in my lifetime. The older generation reminds their kids that there are worse things than working yourself to death making Harbor Freight flashlights.