The Chinese Communist Party is Like an Old-Fashioned Bicycle

There was a brand of bicycle produced by China, the brand name is "Forever". It is a very heavy, very sturdy, but very ugly and very clumsy looking. It does not have much stylish decorations and looks very rusty.

When I was young I used to buy bicycles in the city and sell them in rural areas outside of Shanghai for about 3 months. And one thing that surprised me greatly is that the people of the rural areas don't like the newest model and the newest brand of bicycles, they'd rather prefer the old "Forever" brand. I remember one time I had a Japanese brand bicycle, with a big "basket" in front, and some very good looking lights at the back. But none of the village folks wanted it, because they are a lot more comfortable with the "Forever" brand, they know it lasts long, and is very sturdy, are is much cheaper than the Japanese brand.

The Chinese Communist Party is just like that brand of bicycle. First, it is very "unstylish" and "old fashioned". It has vicious nicknames like "commies" and "chicoms". Its gear and axis all look very ugly and are not even shiny under the sunlight, so you would not like to take your girlfriend out on such an embarrassing looking bicycle. But even though the Chinese Communist Party does not have such gagdets like elections, TV debates, free protests, political ads, etc, etc., it knows how to get things done. It drove away the Japanese, drove away the Nationalists, took back Tibet, and even fought back the bullish USA in Korea.

You may look down on that rusty bicycle. But it's that rusty bicycle that created the industrial foundation of China in 28 years time. In 1952, China's industries are only 30% of the national GDP, agriculture is 64%. By 1975, industries became 72%, and agriculture was 28%. It built China's first nuclear bomb, first automobile, first fighter jet, first nuclear submarine, first personal computer, etc. The Chinese Communist party is really a "treasure-trove" in the hearts of the average Chinese family. Now I ask, what has the Nationalists done for China in their rule before 1949?

Some people like to have style and look good. But if they visit China's villages, they will realize consumers there have a different set of values. They'll never believe that there are people out there who actually prefer an old-fashioned, rusty, "Forever" brand of bicycle.

In conclusion, I want to praise the Chinese Communist Party some more. I think the Chinese people need not listen to those democracy lovers, and should totally ignore the flashy elections of America. The Chinese people have chosen the Chinese Communist Party, and we will continue to use that bicycle because we like it and there's nothing you can do about it. Maybe we'll renovate that bicycle once every few years, like putting on some new paint, or change an axis. But the bicycle is still the same old rusty bicycle. There's not a best bicycle in the world, there's only the most useful and practical bicycle.

And even the biggest China-hater in the US government is accepting the fact that the good old bicycle will be here for a long time, and is not likely to go away soon.