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Salon's readers take up "the Needham question" and come up with some provocative explanations as to why China had no Industrial Revolution.
  • Capitalism? Capitalism?

    What is this thing you speak of? Free Markets? Where are these things you mention?

    China is a one trick pony, no culture, no freedom, just lots of money for the leaders in Bejing. A more interesting question is how did China go from Communist dictatorship, to Capitalist dictatorship, (really inquiring minds want to know, REALLY, inquiring Wall Street Republican minds want to know how you lock the door on terrorism, dissent, and human rights, and, make the stock market go up indefinitely)

    and the worker bees never complain.

    sweet....