tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post112991683642117880..comments2023-10-29T00:27:50.643-07:00Comments on 2012: Arundhati RoyRyan Lee Sharphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04483142871305228497noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-1130839361004064812005-11-01T02:02:00.000-08:002005-11-01T02:02:00.000-08:00funny tomorrow i have to give a 'talk' for one of ...funny tomorrow i have to give a 'talk' for one of my classes on the dominance of chinese as a huge part of the middle-upper class in neighboring asian countries.... and some insight from a laotian friend of mine... "the chinese stay so rich in our countries because they will do everything they can to hoard all they have." <BR/><BR/>i think it is more global than we think.<BR/><BR/>but I too, love the god of small things. funny i read it when we were in phuket :)Emma https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618383038994191738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-1130823304647779022005-10-31T21:35:00.000-08:002005-10-31T21:35:00.000-08:00i agree with what you're saying. this is a bit of...i agree with what you're saying. this is a bit of a side-note, but I wonder if it's really an "American" thing. It seems to have existed for centuries in the dominant culture. I wouldn't say that modern-day China is an innocent, loving nation from a broad perspective. <BR/><BR/>English imperialism, Roman empire, Genghis Khan, the French colonizers, Soviet Union, Hitler, WWII Japan, etc.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's more global than we think...Eric Wakelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409416768260345039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7593204.post-1130568073040064872005-10-28T23:41:00.000-07:002005-10-28T23:41:00.000-07:00hey Ryan, I hope your pilgrimage is going good. R...hey Ryan, I hope your pilgrimage is going good. Roy is a good writer. I haven't read her other than a few short essays, but she's on the list of people to read. I guess technically, it's a chinese flag.rawbbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734367435161689569noreply@blogger.com