Vol 4 Chapter 27: ? Wang Ai and his friends (eight)

"Why is the United States prosperous?" Wang Ai asked: "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 inherently have this resource. You ca n’t always say that the tribal alliance plus feudal central Is the dynasty's system the most advanced? After all, the UAE has the highest per capita income in the world. Can you look at it this way? The rich and the poor in the Americas and the United States are different because the United States has been squeezing the Americas. It does not directly occupy the territory, except Outside the Panama Canal, it is mainly through economic means. It is very fragile to entice or buy Central American countries to be part of its economic chain, such as the Republic of Bananas. Countries that export tropical fruits such as bananas and cocoa are very vulnerable. In addition to selling fruits to the United States, other countries are separated by the ocean. The cost can only be sold to the United States. Does the United States have the pricing right? The United States has been fighting for so many years, and a large part of it America's fight, why? It's a lesson from a government that disobeys US economic control and tames these neighbors. It transfusion can be said that the resources of the entire American continent are concentrated in the United States, this has been the basis of American prosperity. "
Old Liu frowned: "Every time Americans fight, there seem to be various good reasons, democracy and freedom."
Wang Ai grinned: "So, we have to look at the essence through phenomena, and don't be fooled by these reasons. Otherwise, can we stand up to the years we have studied? In 1949, North Korea and South Korea said that we are a nation that cannot be divided. Or, let ’s run for universal suffrage. Whoever gets more votes will come to power. Is this democratic enough? What happened? South Korea does not agree, and the United States does not agree. "
"Is this still happening?" The young reporters were a little confused, and finally the middle-aged reporter from Xinhua News Agency nodded, which 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, and thus launched the Peninsula Liberation War aimed at implementing democracy.
Enough or not? Sometimes the truth is so unexpected!
"Speaking back to the issue of the nationwide system. As we just talked about, sports are also very good for the United States. Otherwise, US government officials would not have come forward to give courtesy to meritorious athletes. The Cold War reached its peak, the United States resisted 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 sipped a tea ceremony:" Since sports has been regarded as an important tool for shaping the national spirit internally and establishing a national image externally, So who has more gold medals and who has a good performance is very important for the country, right? This actually shows that the US government will never let the Olympics develop by itself without any intervention. The only difference is that the sports industry in the United States is sufficiently prosperous It is strong, and the government has good results without intervening. The Soviet Union and China cannot do this, the economy is not so developed, and the unpopular Olympic projects cannot develop without government support. "
"Again, the old saying is that the economic foundation determines the superstructure. The productivity foundation of the United States is here. The people have a lot of money and time to invest in sports. There are many talents, and just a handful is a strong team, such as the NBA. And the US men ’s basketball team. However, the former Soviet Union and China are not able to reach the level of US productivity, the people are poor, and a lot of time is spent on the development of production. As a result, there is a shortage of sports talents. In this case, we must also play sports. What about the role of the cause? We can only rely on the strength of the government to conduct extensive talent selection. To put it bluntly, Americans have money, so they rely on money to pile up an Olympic athlete. We have no money, so we can only choose those talented people. Players come out to fight. Or, the United States depends on science and technology, and China depends on mutation. For those of us whose economic strength is not as good as the United States, apart from the national system, you simply cannot compete with Americans in the arena. "
"China relies on mutation? Hehe." Zhang Erwen pushed his glasses, picked up a joke, and everyone smiled.
Wang Ai also laughed: "The truth is such a truth. In fact, the nationwide system is very good. We Chinese have been talking about people's talents and making the best use of it since ancient times. With such a large population, many talents are always wasted. Selecting and selecting is a responsible attitude towards the people. The American system is actually a 'national system', but it is only through the sports market to achieve the purpose of selecting talents, but it cannot do without the premise of economic prosperity. In the future, as China ’s national strength increases, the commodity economy prospers, and people become more and more wealthy, this will gradually be achieved at the basic level, but at the high level, the nationwide system cannot be abandoned. Commercialization has its own disadvantages, such as football What does professionalization reform bring us? The Chinese men's football performance is good, is it related to professionalization? "
The reporters looked at each other and then looked at Wang Ai together.
"There are some relationships. For example, the restrictions on players from playing in foreign countries have been lifted, but that's not all. You look at the national team this time. The results depend on domestic league players or overseas players? The football audience is wide-ranging, Is it the type that is most conducive to learning from the United States and imitating it? How many bad things are the result? If there is no football association watching and no national support system, Chinese players will dare to be like NBA players and will refuse the national team. Believe it or not? And I assure you that once our athletes have approached the level of American athletes in certain events, especially the strong American events such as track and field, basketball, and swimming, there are also very economically relevant projects in their country. The US government will immediately Intervention will be increased. In addition to buying referees, anti-doping organizations, and attacking our athletes, it will also provide government subsidies and play with the national system. In the final analysis, this method is not used by others, but No need. "Speaking of this, Wang Ai asserted:" The national system or the market system is a talent selection process. The national system government spends money, the market system government does not spend money. The American sports are strong enough, and the government of course tends not to spend money. The difference between China and the United States is nothing more than a more national system or marketization based on productivity. Both parties are Mixed system. So this argument of the national system is essentially a pseudo-proposition. To be most realistic, once the national system listens to their complete abandonment, we will not even get an Olympic gold medal after ten or eight years. Do you believe it? "
Seeing the reporters hesitated, Wang Ai simply gave an example: "For example, women's volleyball, the women's volleyball league is losing money, you know? 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 No. If the country does n’t take any more money, who will train? Where to train? Table tennis, snow and ice events, and shooting events are all the same. Abandoning the nationwide system is actually giving up the Olympic gold medal list. "