Comments on: Are we taking things too far in this pursuit of excellence? http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/are-we-taking-things-too-far-in-this-pursuit-of-excellence/ Giant on the move Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: dw http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/are-we-taking-things-too-far-in-this-pursuit-of-excellence/comment-page-1/#comment-1855 dw Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:48:08 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/are-we-taking-things-too-far-in-this-pursuit-of-excellence/#comment-1855 Winners celebrate, losers whine, they took anything, true or untrue, saw or imagined, to be their excuses. We forgive you. Winners celebrate, losers whine, they took anything, true or untrue, saw or imagined, to be their excuses. We forgive you.

]]> By: Simon Evans http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/are-we-taking-things-too-far-in-this-pursuit-of-excellence/comment-page-1/#comment-1820 Simon Evans Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:24:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/china/2008/08/15/are-we-taking-things-too-far-in-this-pursuit-of-excellence/#comment-1820 Actually I think China is an exception to the rest of the world here - it really is a communist thing. I am sure North Korea (sorry DPRK) do the same. The same certainly happened in the Soviet Union, East Germany, Romania etc in the past - with some horrific results for many people and gold for some. Of course in free societies the state can't go into a classroom and pick out a kid, take them away at five years old to begin training for a gold medal 10, 14 years down the road. If China ever becomes a fully free society then this sort of practice will probably dissolve - as it has done in Eastern Europe. Actually I think China is an exception to the rest of the world here – it really is a communist thing. I am sure North Korea (sorry DPRK) do the same.

The same certainly happened in the Soviet Union, East Germany, Romania etc in the past – with some horrific results for many people and gold for some.

Of course in free societies the state can’t go into a classroom and pick out a kid, take them away at five years old to begin training for a gold medal 10, 14 years down the road.

If China ever becomes a fully free society then this sort of practice will probably dissolve – as it has done in Eastern Europe.

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