tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post8558780152682908507..comments2024-03-28T18:56:40.762-04:00Comments on Waddy Is Right: California Dreaming?Nicholas Waddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650770835328089297noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post-3383365935095859992018-04-16T20:22:18.870-04:002018-04-16T20:22:18.870-04:00Dr. Waddy and Linda: I do not at all resent disag...Dr. Waddy and Linda: I do not at all resent disagreement or criticism of my views. That was just my experience in SD. I spent four years on the Kitty Hawk's sister ship, Constellation.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685137896038330527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post-52620908697362704342018-04-12T19:47:20.264-04:002018-04-12T19:47:20.264-04:00Hi Linda! San Diego is still a great town, but ev...Hi Linda! San Diego is still a great town, but every year it gets a little bluer (politically and psychologically)... Ah, to return to the good old days.Nicholas Waddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14650770835328089297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post-39358142826664526812018-04-12T19:25:49.760-04:002018-04-12T19:25:49.760-04:00My husband was stationed in San Diego some 30 year...My husband was stationed in San Diego some 30 years ago, sadly, it has changed since then. Loved visiting Escondido. I can remember vividly seeing the USS Kitty Hawk sailing under that bridge in 1987, amazing.<br /><br />Since I agree with you and Jack, I'll keep my comment at a minimum. smilesLinda M. Conleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post-91433465164855582152018-04-11T21:22:44.629-04:002018-04-11T21:22:44.629-04:00Unfortunately, I think in some ways intellectual p...Unfortunately, I think in some ways intellectual property rights are doomed, in a world where books, movies, video, music, etc. can be shared at the click of a button. My guess is China will increasingly play by the rules, though, because respectability will suit them as they grow more prosperous and developed. Now, whether China will hit an economic wall someday -- I'm not sure. If it does, the world could become a scary place.Nicholas Waddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14650770835328089297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post-72737131049426034512018-04-11T16:59:21.399-04:002018-04-11T16:59:21.399-04:00Dr. Waddy: I would too; there are many potential ...Dr. Waddy: I would too; there are many potential areas of possible conflict with China and I'd like to see as many as possible eliminated as long as in doing so we do not shame ourselves. I want very much to see us get along with that great civilization. Good point about other "developing" nations taking over China's role in supplying the products of unskilled labor. As their prosperity grows (and I know some observers think they are headed for a crash but I'd guess the days of utter destitution are gone; Japan had one and they are still first world) they will have a much smaller unskilled workforce.It may even be for them that, with so much material well being,the presence of such a force may be a source of social unrest. With increasing wealth may come an ever broadening segment of educated people for whom regard for intellectual integrity places copyright in a much respected light. Perhaps they will object to piracy of, at least, learned works. Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685137896038330527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post-37169640810247757142018-04-10T22:10:38.388-04:002018-04-10T22:10:38.388-04:00I don't necessarily disagree, Jack -- the elim...I don't necessarily disagree, Jack -- the elimination of our trade deficit may be a pipe dream. And yet I do believe that it ought to be drastically reduced. For one thing, the best thing we have going for us is our intellectual/cultural products. Hollywood and other forms of American mass culture dominate the world. Surely if our copyrights were respected we would make a killing... Can China supply its own wants? Sure, but so can we. Plus, I suspect increasingly other "developing" countries will overtake China when it comes to exporting goods manufactured with unskilled labor. Chinese wages are by no means the world's lowest anymore. In time, some semblance of balance will be restored -- I would just like to see it happen sooner rather than later.Nicholas Waddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14650770835328089297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post-79321417957960713412018-04-10T20:47:09.028-04:002018-04-10T20:47:09.028-04:00Dr. Waddy: There is an implied comic historical as...Dr. Waddy: There is an implied comic historical aspect to the China-America economic relationship: In the later 18th century George III offered the Chien Lung Emperor economic intercourse. Chien Lung thanked him but noted that Britain had little that China needed or wanted. I have to wonder if there is much we can offer which China itself cannot supply to the satisfaction of its, yes, ever more prosperous and discriminating populace. Food, perhaps. But even if we had unfettered access to their market I would guess the "balance of trade" would still redound to their advantage. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. I do back President Trump in his effort to seek a fair trade relationship with China; it may well alleviate many factors set against us. In the end though, we must outproduce China (both in quantity and ultimately in quality - remember how Japanese goods were once excoriated?)in order to establish a statistical.advantage. I seriously doubt that we can. I believe I agree with you on CA; federal criminal charges against culpable CA officials must be pursued before military action can be enacted.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685137896038330527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post-37174241441201020302018-04-09T19:47:47.682-04:002018-04-09T19:47:47.682-04:00Jack -- I agree that healthy competition between t...Jack -- I agree that healthy competition between the US and China could be beneficial. I certainly enjoy many of the Chinese-made products that I buy. It would be nice if we tried "free trade" for real, i.e. if they gave us genuine and unfettered access to their market, as we do for them. I hope that's the final outcome. A complex "deal" dividing the spoils would be less to my liking.<br /><br />California has changed enormously since I was born there. Demographically, economically, and especially politically, it's more or less a different place. San Diego used to be very conservative, but it's gone blue in the last three elections and I would guess will never go red again. Very sad.<br /><br />I continue to believe that the best response to the sanctuary city movement is charges against the worst offending politicians. Even a court victory against California's law wouldn't really matter -- California would just pass a new law. We need to take the gloves off, if real progress is to be made.Nicholas Waddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14650770835328089297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8511148187940933062.post-27193934453275001752018-04-08T16:57:08.999-04:002018-04-08T16:57:08.999-04:00Dr. Waddy: I was homeported in San Diego from 68-...Dr. Waddy: I was homeported in San Diego from 68-72 and I didn't like it. I know its a town where many retired military live and for good reasons but active duty guys were treated pretty disdainfully at least downtown. It had an effect on my overall opinion of California. But my brother moved to San Diego in the '70's and has taught me much about the area. He calls it "Iowa on the Pacific". I understand the central agricultural region of the state to be quite conservative and in my experience there, I believe much of northern CA to be so too. Obviously though, there must a very heavily populated lala leftist region(s) which can outvote the real Americans in that tortured state. I thought that California was lost for good but if as perceptive an observer as Gingrich thinks otherwise (my computer would not "allow" me to access his article)maybe there is hope for the common sense people there. I think the President is very serious about sealing the border with the military and if CA continues to radicalize and to act like an independent nation, I could see our forces actually being placed on the California border - for two reasons: to stop illegals from passing into the law abiding majority of states and to isolate CA and warn it that it risks the use of federal force against it. That US citizens should be liable for state criminal charges for obeying federal law is insupportable. But for the myriad real Americans there I would be glad to see that state go off on its own to guaranteed Marxist dysfunction and eventual repatriation. We'd be better off without it. China: Having some knowledge of Chinese history and some scanty experience of daily Chinese life during my semester in Singapore and Malaysia I continue to be elated by China's ever increasing prosperity. They are the hardest workers and the best entrepreneurs in the world I think. I continue to believe that their fundamental national goal is the certain security of China but if, in this new world, that in their view necessitates economic confrontation with the U.S., then we can and must meet them. It could be a competition which benefits both nations. Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685137896038330527noreply@blogger.com