Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Unequal equality

In Orwells book Animal Farm he said that in a socialist country all people are equal but some are more equal. In China today there are 88 million people in the Communist Party which represents 7% of the population. These people are awarded special privileges from small things like local administrators to business advantages. For example 90% of the 1,000 richest people in China are members of the Communist Party. The daughters of former Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez are worth billions and live the life of luxury around the world. Forbes estimates the wealth of Fidel Castro at 900 million dollars. In Vietnam with a population of 100 million only 1.5 million are members of the Communist Party and they represent the rich.

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