That’s an interesting observation Ron. One of my last significant (and lucrative) freelance projects was for the “Chinese Welfare Lottery”. My local client who was the project manager for this had to travel often to Beijing. He told me how the streets of Beijing closely resembled Reservoir Avenue in Cranston with McDonalds, Starbucks, Kentucky Fried Chicken places etc. being constructed at high speed everywhere. What he found extremely surprising was how FAT the Chinese people had become. No longer the slim people he had expected. All thanks to American influence!
What a mess American capitalism has made of that culture!
So I’m sure your point about Ayn Rand being an influence, is right on.
On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 8:40 AM Ron Ruggieri <radicalron72647@gmail.com> wrote:
My opinion on China was sharpened when I viewed young bright Chinese college students interviewed by an an American reporter. They spoke perfect English,were obviously CLASS privileged, and impressed me as the Chinese equivalent of obnoxious New Atheist, WOKE WARRIOR Democratic Party affiliated, Jewish Harvard students more concerned with their future " brilliant career" than any nonsense in the Marxist classics.Could there be an Ayn Rand popularity wave in " communist" China?
On Sat, May 16, 2026, 4:11 AM Steve Ruggieri <s.ruggieri54@gmail.com> wrote:
It IS very ironic Ron. China, once the ancient rich culture of Confucius, Lao-tzu, and more recently Lin Yutang, has now been seduced by western materialism. These “Interesting times” have grave consequences for them also.
—Steve
On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 4:54 AM Ron Ruggieri <radicalron72647@gmail.com> wrote:
Another irony of history,Steve.
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Date: Sat, May 16, 2026, 1:47 AM
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Trump's China trip reveals that the " communist" Chinese are just rival bourgeoisie to our capitalist ruling class.
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