With it being Thursday in AKIC land, one would think I have a the-week-is-winding-down-feeling. Instead, it really feels like a Monday. I have an accumulation of things to do because all the plans I had made last week were scuttled in a blink of an eye.
What is my opinion of the John Derbyshire piece I just previously published to this blog? I want to say he is wrong but I really don't have enough knowledge of China to vigorously disagree with him. I am also in a situation where I have to hope he is wrong and that the man he quoted who had an optimistic opinion about China's future is correct. From my knowledge of Chinese history, I know one can be plausibly optimistic and pessimistic about its future. Look for instance at Shanghai in 1936, Shanghai in 1966 and Shanghai in 1996: all very different. So I can only say this for sure: Derbyshire is right when he says that whatever China does, there is probably not much we can do about it.
I gave Jenny a massage last night. Her thumb is sore but she is recovering.
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