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Chinese more tolerant of inequality than Europeans, survey finds

The Chinese have always been fatalist. No surprise that they accept their fates - rich or poor. What's surprising is that someone paid to do a survey of something known since Marco Polo.

...to see more of the usual thinly disguised racism.

Or beaten into submission?

They are not going to complain about low wages because they will end up in jail or dead.

No, you wouldn't want to make your true feelings know to Harvard because everybody knows they're partners with the Chinese secret police

they are a communist country.you do as your told or they kill you.

I think the article is spot-on. It's all about how you view your future and your prospects of improving it.

Because of the recent recession and the mounting debt crisis, most Americans don't see themselves becoming rich. They see an even dimmer prospect for their kids. As a result, class warfare arguments have never been more successful in politics.

I've lived through several optimistic eras (early '80s, late '90s, early '00s) and several pessimistic ones ('70s, late '80s and early '90s, and now). They all track how well the overall economy is doing and the actual amount each person has improved his or her lot, as well their future perceived prospects.

It's the same for the Chinese. A generation ago, it was an agrarian society where everybody was stuck. Now they're making more money than they ever did before, and see more opportunities ahead.

Has their own consequences. Bottom line is how happy r they?