Word: socialistic
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...young Chinese as apolitical and materialistic rather naïve. He assumes that certain "Paris Hilton" types are representative of their generation, and that functional democracy and governments responsive to citizens cannot exist without a ballot-style voting system. Deng Xiao-Ping's pragmatism, as well as redefining socialist economics, has brought about new understandings of democracy and politics for China's youth. The "Me Generation" have certainly hit the right political buttons so far, prompting governmental commitments to keeping them "rich and happy." Mingyi Yao, Melbourne...
...grew up in Paris, but this summer I discovered many new ways of having fun of which the Bal des Pompiers is just one example. One of the skills the French have mastered, in part as a result of the country’s socialist tendencies, is the organization of public entertainment, free from red ropes and costly tabs and instead open to all. In the capital, City Hall and the current (socialist) mayor have also done their fair share to improve Parisian life like Vélib, a new initiative which offers very cheap rental bikes around the city...
...People are quick to criticize all the problems with the socialist values which persist throughout Europe, but when one is part of the masses enjoying some good old fashion fun on a Friday night without breaking the bank, socialism suddenly doesn’t seem half bad. In fact, some of it is very good and we, across the pond, could probably learn a lot from it. It is clear that the officials in France are making significant efforts to make life as enjoyable as it can be for their citizens. And, as I relearned this summer, in Paris, life...
...Narbona, herself the daughter of a bullfighting expert - her father used to write a regular newspaper column about the sport - does not hide her distaste for bullfights. "I am deeply ashamed of living in a country with such a tradition", she said last year at a meeting of her Socialist Party Barcelona. That has allowed more Spaniards to come out of the closet and say they are against bullfighting. CACMA expects 3,000 people to gather at their Malaga demonstration. "This is not a tradition to maintain, but to eradicate," says Moreno Abolafio. "We must cast away the cliche...
...bullfighting fans, But the end of bullfighting as we know may not be around the corner. If anything, its appeal may be growing beyond Spain's borders. Many South American and other European countries like Portugal and France maintain a vibrant bullfighting tradition - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former Socialist candidate Segolene Royal fancy the sport. Moreover, bullfighting has also been exported to places like China, as well as Armenia and South Korea. More than 13 million Chinese a week have been watching bullfights on TV since 2000 according to portaltaurino.com, a bullfighting website. And in 2004, Shanghai hosted...