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...were initiated to rekindle enthusiasm for Communist ideology. Both episodes turned into disasters. Now China's leaders have seen the light. In its pure form Communism cannot exist; it must adopt some capitalist traits. Otherwise, the "polarization between rich and poor" that Deng speaks of will occur in a drastic way. As China's leader says, "You should give them [the peasants] the power to make money." What is a more important characteristic of capitalism than that? Gerry Heyen Bedford Park, Australia...
...essential way the system of centralized state control of every aspect of economic life fashioned by Joseph Stalin; he has been trying only to make it work better. While promising to "restructure" the economy, Gorbachev pointedly avoids using the word reform, apparently because it implies a more drastic change than any he is ready to contemplate...
...Crimson did not foresee, however, just how drastic that reversal would...
Dallaire devoted a portion of his speech to discussing the environment, and the drastic shift from his parents’ views on the environment to his generation’s views...
...many professors remain skeptical that the changes are here for the long run, and are calling for more immediate, drastic action...