tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post2703043742185742797..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: The dying of the light, Earth Hour, And Why Google Has Gone BlackThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-40158661443414663292008-04-01T22:34:00.000-05:002008-04-01T22:34:00.000-05:00Steve,I am 100% in agreement with you that the Chi...Steve,<BR/>I am 100% in agreement with you that the Chinese government is not out of the way. Not even close. They're still one of the most oppresive regimes around. But when they opened the four "Enterprise Zones" in the early 80's, in one tiny little humane gesture, people flocked into them from all over. Almost instantly, those regions became mini-Taiwans and mini-Hong Kongs. (I regularlyThe Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-80159679120217940932008-03-31T23:16:00.000-05:002008-03-31T23:16:00.000-05:00I believe, sir, that you cherry-picked China, whic...I believe, sir, that you cherry-picked China, which was my fault for including it in the list. My focus was on the potentially pitchfork wielding agrarian interior of China which is being forced off farms and into city slums. After the Tibetan riots, and more sure to come in the runup to the Olympics, I don't know that the government is truly "out of the way." <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022956841251987737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-2492893840637040482008-03-30T11:05:00.000-05:002008-03-30T11:05:00.000-05:00Zbeth,You don't get your Sepulchre painted Safety ...Zbeth,<BR/>You don't get your Sepulchre painted Safety Warning White by staying in the center. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and by the way Zbeth, you are filthy rich ! Like Steve says, you have to look at the standard for comparison. <BR/><BR/>-TWSThe Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-73608081704642721132008-03-30T09:49:00.000-05:002008-03-30T09:49:00.000-05:00Folks,Sometimes I think the Whited Sepulchre goes ...Folks,<BR/>Sometimes I think the Whited Sepulchre goes over the edge. I agree with so much on the blog. And I do agree with the use of terrorism for political advantage. Perhaps affluent people have just too much time on their hands. The devil finds work for idle minds.<BR/>ZbethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-21831526491594855562008-03-30T07:20:00.000-05:002008-03-30T07:20:00.000-05:00Steve,Thanks for the comment, sir....Everyone else...Steve,<BR/>Thanks for the comment, sir....<BR/>Everyone else, Steve has the excellent Fort Worth Blogorrhea site to your right. <BR/><BR/>Regarding the "near universal prosperity and progress", I think we have to hold the world's prosperity to the same standard that you hold the weather....all the data's not in yet. But if you look at, say, one of the nations that you mentioned, China, which asThe Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-31898897890113083752008-03-30T01:08:00.000-05:002008-03-30T01:08:00.000-05:00I recognized the "Whited Sepulchre" name in a comm...I recognized the "Whited Sepulchre" name in a comment on another blog and realize that you've commented on my blog, but I hadn't visited yours.<BR/><BR/>Upon seeing this post, I linked over to the post that your referred to and saw the map. That's the same map that I keep as my desktop. A NASA map showing the illumination fo the world. <BR/><BR/>However, one thing the author said caused me Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10022956841251987737noreply@blogger.com