"Why is the United States prosperous?" Wang Ai asked rhetorically: "To put it bluntly, it has nothing to do with the system. Just like Saudi Arabia, why is it prosperous? What does it have to do with the system? People are born with this resource. You can't say that they are tribal alliances plus feudalism.
The system of the central dynasty is the most advanced, right? After all, the per capita income of the United Arab Emirates is the first in the world. Can we look at the problem this way? The difference between the rich and the poor in America and the United States is because the United States has been squeezing other countries in the Americas. It does not directly occupy territory.
Except for the Panama Canal, it mainly uses economic means to lure or bribe Central American countries to become part of its economic chain. For example, the Banana Republic, a country whose main economic system is the export of tropical fruits such as bananas and cocoa, is very vulnerable.
In addition to selling this fruit to the United States, other countries are separated by oceans. Due to cost issues, it can only be sold to the United States. So does the United States have pricing power? The United States has been independent for so many years and has fought so many wars. A large part of it is
In the Americas, why? It was to teach governments that were dissatisfied with the economic control of the United States and tame these neighbors to provide them with blood transfusions. It can be said that the resources of the entire American continent were concentrated in the United States, and this was the foundation of the United States' prosperity."
Old Liu frowned: "Every time Americans go to war, there seem to be various good reasons, such as democracy and freedom."
Wang Ai grinned: "So, we must see the essence through the phenomenon, and don't be deceived by these reasons. Otherwise, will we be worthy of the years of study we have received? In 1949, North Korea and South Korea said that we are one nation and cannot be divided.
, how about we engage in universal suffrage, and whoever gets more votes will come to power. Is this democratic enough? What is the result? South Korea does not agree, and neither does the United States."
"What else is there?" The young reporters were a little confused. Finally, the middle-aged reporter from Xinhua News Agency nodded. This was the reason for the outbreak of the Korean War. Because South Korea and the United States did not agree to universal suffrage, North Korea believed that South Korea was undemocratic.
, thus launching the Peninsula Liberation War aimed at implementing democracy.
Is it ironic enough? Sometimes the truth is so unexpected!
"Let's talk about the issue of the national system. As we just talked about, sports are also of great benefit to the United States, otherwise U.S. government officials would not come forward to give courtesy to meritorious athletes. The Cold War reached its peak, and the United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics.
When the Soviet Union boycotted the Los Angeles Olympics, can you say that the U.S. government does not take sports seriously?" Wang Ai took a sip of tea and said: "Since sports are regarded as an important tool for shaping the national spirit internally and establishing the national image externally,
So whoever has more gold medals and whose performance is good is very important to the country, right? This actually shows that the U.S. government will never let the Olympic projects develop on their own without any intervention. The only difference is that the sports industry in the United States is prosperous enough.
Strong, the government can achieve good results without interference. However, the Soviet Union and our country cannot reach this level, the economy is not that developed, and unpopular Olympic projects cannot develop at all without government support."
"As the old saying goes, the economic base determines the superstructure. The productivity base of the United States lies here. Citizens have a lot of money and time to invest in sports. There are many talents. If you just put them together, you can form a strong team, such as the NBA.
and the American men's basketball team. However, at this stage, the former Soviet Union and our country cannot reach the level of productivity of the United States. The people are relatively poor, and a lot of time is spent on developing production, resulting in a lack of sports talents. In this case, we must give full play to sports
What about the role of career? We can only rely on the power of the government to conduct extensive talent selection. To put it bluntly, Americans have money, so they rely on money to build an Olympic athlete. We have no money, so we can only select those with extraordinary talents.
Players come out to compete. In other words, the United States relies on technology, and China relies on mutation. For big countries like us whose economic strength is not as good as that of the United States, except for the national system, you simply cannot compete with the Americans in the arena."
"China relies on mutation? Haha." Zhang Erwen pushed up his glasses and picked up a joke, which made everyone laugh.
Wang Ai also laughed: "That's the truth. In fact, the nationwide system is very good. We Chinese have been advocating making full use of people's talents and making full use of materials since ancient times. We have such a large population, and there are always a lot of talents being wasted. Through the nationwide system, we can fully implement
Selection and selection are a responsible attitude towards the people. The American system is actually a "nation-wide system". It only achieves the purpose of selecting talents through the sports market, but it cannot do without the premise of economic prosperity.
In the future, as our country's national strength increases, the commodity economy prospers, and the people become richer and richer, this will gradually be realized at the basic level, but the national system still cannot be abandoned at the high level. Because commercialization has its own drawbacks, such as football
What has the professional reform brought to us? Does the Chinese men’s football team’s good performance have anything to do with professionalism?”
The reporters looked at each other, and then looked at Wang Ai together.
"There is a relationship to some extent. For example, restrictions on players playing in foreign countries have been relaxed, but that's just it. If you look at this national team, do they rely on domestic league players or overseas players for their performance? Football has a wide audience.
It is the most conducive to learning and imitating the direction of the United States. How many bad things have happened as a result? If there is no Football Association to watch and no national system to support it, Chinese players would dare to be like NBA players and reject the national team at every turn. Do you believe it?
And I assure you, once our athletes approach the level of American athletes in certain sports, especially track and field, basketball, and swimming, which are strong sports in the United States and have great economic ties in their country, the U.S. government will immediately
We will increase our intervention efforts. In addition to bribing referees, bribing anti-doping organizations, and attacking our athletes, we will also provide government subsidies and play with the national system. In the end, it is not that people cannot use this method;
There is no need for it." Speaking of this, Wang Ai asserted: "Both the national system and the market system are a means of talent selection. The government in the national system spends money, but the government in the market system does not spend money. American sports are strong enough, and the government will of course be inclined to do so.
Because it doesn’t cost money. The difference between China and the United States is nothing more than whether there is more national system or more marketization based on productivity. Both sides are mixed systems. Therefore, the debate on the national system is essentially a false proposition. Let’s talk about the most realistic
, once the entire national system listens to them and completely gives up, ten or eight years later, we will not even be able to win an Olympic gold medal, do you believe it?"
Seeing that the reporters were hesitant, Wang Ai simply gave an example: "For example, the women's volleyball league loses money, you know, right? Just like the women's football league, they are trying to learn from the United States, but what is the result? The people are poor, and commercialization is basically impossible.
If the country doesn't get money anymore, who will train? Where to train? Table tennis, ice and snow sports, shooting sports, it's all the same. Giving up the national system is actually equivalent to giving up the Olympic gold medal list."
