Chinese state television dropped the broadcast at this point in Obama's inaugural speech:
"Recall that earlier generations faced down communism and fascism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions," Obama said in his 18-minute inauguration address on Tuesday.
And while I do think on the whole it was a very good speech, I think that was totally uncalled for and just plain wrong. Communism may not be our cup of tea, but it is (ideally practiced – which nothing ever is) an economic model for government, not a threat to our safety. It is the attacks of other countries one could argue that we “face down”, and he should have chosen more appropriate words to state that. Unless, of course, he intended to cast other economic models as evils we need to guard against with military might.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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