Amy Chua realizes that she is where she is because she was born Chinese

Alex Mousouloplous

  I am really surprised by Amy Chua. I always thought she was some sociology writer who wrote about education, schooling, or children. I happened to notice a book at a local library entitled"World on Fire" where she writes about how exporting free market democracy has installed minority controlled markets in other countries. This ultimately leads ethnic hatred and causes instability in regions all around the world. This book was printed way back in 2003 and I am surprised I didn't come across this book sooner. mrs chuagets it on the domination of a small elite group in countries all over the world. 

   Amy Chua opens he book about the death of her Aunt who was part of the Chinese elite running everything in business in the philliines. Amy's aunt openly downed Filipinos and her servants in front of them and eventually she was murdered by one of her servants. Many wealthy Chinese have been killed by the poverty stricken population in America's former overseas possession. Amy explains how Chinese ethnic dominance in Asia occurred . Whether it is Burma, Indonesia, Thailand, or Vietnam the rich in these Asian countries usually has a Chinese face and the indegionous population has a monopoly on poverty. The Chinese have prospered under both colonialism and globalization which is basically almost the same thing. Some countries such as Malaysia have tried hard to battle this economic inequality with affirmative action programs but clearly expulsion is going to be the only way for these non-Chinese Asians to acquire their own country back.

   The rise of racial consciousness in Latin America is researched by Mrs Chua as light skinned descendants of Europeans and Spaniards dominate countries with an overwhelming Indian and mestizo majority. White rule has endured "independence" over the years but as Amy writes new leaders are opening up their ethnic Amerindian pride in such places as Bolivia,Venezuela, and Peru. Democracy has failed thanks to  legendary US backed coups in the region and America has always feared rule of the people in this region. The areas Amerindian people have basically been serfs and our excluded from the growing prosperity of the region thanks to foreign investors that prefer people taller and more white like them. Mexico is another country where rulers share pigmentation with the conquistadors while those stuck in uttermost poverty resemble the Aztecs. Things have not changed much in the hundreds of years in Latin American history. The political awakening of pordos in Latin America as to why the rulers of commerce and business look like their conquers is a long waited justice finally coming to light.

   Africa's continuing inequality is briefly examined and conditions in Southern Africa have only lightly improved. The backlash against markets and democracy are the most interesting chapters in the book and many  countries and regions are brought up. The basic fact that every ethnic conflicts basically the direct result of one group having more and preventing a rival access for economic improvements. A chapter of Israel's conquest and rule in a small area is observed and can be compared to the earlier conquistador and English land grabs in the Americas. jews are the classic regional market-dominate minority everywhere they have been and the reason why they have traditionally been so disdained more than their actual religious behaviors or rituals.

  Chua ends the book about the largest market dominate force on the world stage . The United States has been the most arrogant and driving force for these narrowing of market rule by the few. The chapter why they hate us is pretty much an explanation how we use our technology and revenues o dictate more power and influence everywhere. This policy is how america became internationally strong at the expense of the worlds people. he destruction of laissez-faire american economic model is what is really needed to prevent ethnic conflict and inequality around the world. Its time is coming. It was only a hundred years ago on the eve of the Great War Britian was an empire.  More anti-market anti elite people will be elected in these countries backing away from American influence and demands that will climactically see a weakenig of our position. The world will be a better place then.This is a good book and it is good to see that Amy Chua realize she is where she is because she was born Chinese and not mala or filipino aqnd was able to marry a rich jew.