Quote from: CIYAM on January 23, 2016, 07:23:32 AM

Quote from: DecentralizeEconomics on January 23, 2016, 07:21:14 AM

Quote from: CIYAM on January 23, 2016, 06:54:59 AM

Quote from: DecentralizeEconomics on January 23, 2016, 06:52:27 AM

My point is that it is naive to believe that the Chinese communist government doesn't control all aspects of mining within its political domain because the entire point of communism, by its very definition, is to establish a "state monopoly".

So as they control all aspects of computer manufacturing then the same thing applies to that and to clothing manufacturing, etc.

OMG - the world is controlled by a "state monopoly". Roll Eyes

Imo, all industry located in the PRC is a state monopoly controlled by the government. You may not have an issue with this, but anyone concerned about the state of free enterprise in the world should. Monopoly is the antithesis to free enterprise.

That doesn't appear to be the view of the US or any other western government (and they are democracies then I assume it isn't the opinion of the majority of their citizens either).

So it appears to be yourself against the majority of western citizens in the world.

It wouldn't be the first time that the majority is uninformed.