Pandas, please get your Nile Fever immunizations!

In a recent article on the World Socialist Web Site fears have been growing that the situation in Egypt is eerily similar to that of China in a certain Tienanmen Square in 1989. Though there is very little chance of open revolution in China, the author puts forth many parallels between the two situations, including media control, oppressive regimes, and a large economic gap (and neither country having an all panda government). The fear is that this event in Egypt will eventually spark a larger scale revolt in the PRC.


This affects domestic issues as a whole, as corruption in government, public discontent, media controls, and even the income gap are all addressed. It also works with Systems Theory, though with an international perspective: included in the input category is now foreign affairs. The stakes however, are different. If the government does not produce an appealing output, then we pandas may get the so called "Nile Fever", and revolt. And trust me. You don't want a panda revolt. They're...revolting. However, it would seem that the threat of a Chinese anti-governmental revolution may be in the minds of many, but very few will dare to stand against the government without any direct form of provocation.