Quote: "People seem to imply in this thread that it's more fubar, but you want evidence to suggest if it's really so, because based on your limited knowledge, it would seem less fubar, despite still being fubar, correct?"
Yes, what you just said.
For example, we all know Iraq is PROPER FUBAR. But is it worse than before, or is their a glimmer of hope for it's future? Again, who really knows? Everyone will speculate and claim to be experts, but how many people can genuinely have an accurate picture from what they read in the news?
Afghanistan is FUBAR. It has been for many many years. But will our attempted ass kicking of the Taliban fail, or is there a chance we will have some form of limited success in the long term?
Ok, those are war zones, but a similar point stands for China. From my limited knowledge, I was under the impression the government was having to relax it's aggressive tactics, in order to progress more quickly in the world economy.
But anyway, point made. Let's now talk about Chinese food. MMmmmmm sweet and sour ribs.
Radical hamsters skipping furiously into the blue ether, questioning their very existence while breathing out the bitter fog of smoked haddock.