New leftists salute Wall Street brethren

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http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/MJ13Ad01.html


As the Occupy Wall Street protests targeting corporate greed and political corruption spread from coast to coast in the United States, China's new leftists - socialist critics of the country's capitalist-style economic reforms - are beginning to lend support, declaring the demonstrations as a "great revolution" that sounds the death-knell for capitalism throughout the world.

Supporters of the new leftists have staged street protests in at least two cities of Henan province, Luoyang and Zhengzhou, in the past few days to show their "firm support" for the "Great Wall Street Revolution".

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On October 1 - China's National Day - blogger Sima Pingbang uploaded a lengthy article entitled "Support American People's Great Wall Street Revolution". It said events in the US herald a global revolution that will bury capitalism. <1>

Forty-two other new leftists including party elder Ma Bin, known scholars Zuo Dapei, Kong Qingdong and Han Deqiang, signed on to support Sima's article. But it immediately met harsh satirical criticism by netizens: "Sima - you must treat China and foreign countries equally, in your support of people's fights for their rights with peaceful means," said one. "Don't you see they can stage street demonstrations? They are much better than our country! So why are you making a fuss?"

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1. "But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao,

you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow"
John Lennon

Are we in the same club?