Some More Equal Than Others

Saw an interesting program about China on the TV this morning. Apparently, there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor there now. Hang on a minute, I thought. Isn't this still supposed to be a communist country? As ever, human nature gets in the way of such lofty ideals as sharing everything out among the proletariat.

So, while hundreds of millions of peasants are living in abject poverty in the Chinese heartland, the sophisticated urbanites in the coastal cities are spending thousands of dollars on glitzy handbags, watches, fancy cars and the like. Call me a real commie, but there's something wrong there somewhere!

That's my rant for the day over!