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White Rose - the third leaflet

*Salus publica suprema lex*

All ideal forms of government are utopias. A state cannot be constructed on a purely theoretical basis; rather, it must grow and ripen in the way an individual human being matures. But we must not forget that at the starting point of every civilization the state was already there in rudimentary form. The family is as old as man himself, and out of this initial bond man, endowed with reason, created for himself a state founded on justice, whose highest law was the common good. The state should exist as a parallel to the divine order, and the highest of all utopias, *the civitas dei*, is the model which in the end it should approximate.

Here we will not pass judgment on the many possible forms of the state - democracy, constitutional monarchy, and so on. But one matter needs to be brought out clearly and unambiguously. Every individual human being has a claim to a useful and just state, a state which secures the freedom of the individual as well as the good of the whole. For, according to God's will, man is intended to pursue his natural goal, his earthly happiness, in self-reliance and self-chosen activity, freely and independently within the community of life and work of the nation.

But our present "state" is the dictatorship of evil. "Oh, we've known that for a long time," I hear you object, "and it isn't necessary to bring that to our attention again." But, I ask you, if you know that, why do you not bestir yourselves, why do you allow these men who are in power to rob you step by step, openly and in secret, of one domain of your rights after another, until one day nothing, nothing at all will be left but a mechanized state system presided over by criminals and drunks? Is your spirit already so crushed by abuse that you forget it is your right - or rather, your *moral duty* - to eliminate this system?

But if a man no longer can summon the strength to demand his right, then it is absolutely certain that he will perish. We would deserve to be dispersed through the earth like dust before the wind if we do not muster our powers at this late hour and finally find the courage which up to now we have lacked. Do not hide your cowardice behind a cloak of expediency, for with every new day that you hesitate, failing to
oppose this offspring of Hell, your guilt, as in a parabolic curve, grows higher and higher.

Many, perhaps most, of the readers of these leaflets do not see clearly how they can practice an effective opposition. They do not see any avenues open to them. We want to try to show them that everyone is in a position to contribute to the overthrow of this system. It is not possible through solitary withdrawal, in the manner of embittered hermits, to prepare the ground for the overturn of this "government" or bring about the revolution at the earliest possible moment. No, it can be done only by the cooperation of many convinced, energetic people - people who are agreed as to the means they must use to attain their goal.

We have no great number of choices as to these means. The only one available is *passive resistance*. The meaning and the goal of passive resistance is to topple National Socialism, and in this struggle we must not recoil from any course, any action, whatever its nature. At *all* points we must oppose National Socialism, wherever it is open to attack. We must soon bring this monster of a state to an end. A victory of fascist Germany in this war would have immeasurable, frightful consequences. The military victory over Bolshevism dare not become the primary concern of the Germans. The defeat of the Nazis must *unconditionally* be the first order of business. The greater necessity of this latter requirement will be discussed in one of our forthcoming leaflets.

And now every convinced opponent of National Socialism must ask himself how he can fight against the present "state" in the most effective way, how he can strike it the most telling blows. Through passive resistance, without a doubt. We cannot provide each man with the blueprint for his acts, we can only suggest them in general terms, and he alone will find the way of achieving this end:

*Sabotage* in armament plants and war industries, sabotage at all gatherings, rallies, public ceremonies, and organizations of the National Socialist Party. Obstruction of the smooth functioning of the war machine (a machine for war that goes on solely to shore up and perpetuate the National Socialist Party and its dictatorship). *Sabotage* in all the areas of science and scholarship which further the continuation of the war - whether in universities, technical schools, laboratories, research institutions, or technical bureaus. *Sabotage* in all cultural institutions which could potentially enhance the "prestige" of the fascists among the people. *Sabotage* in all branches of the arts which have even the slightest dependence on National Socialism or render it service. *Sabotage* in all publications, all newspapers, that are in the pay of the "government" and that defend its ideology and aid in disseminating the brown lie.

Do not give a penny to the public drives (even when they are conducted under the pretense of charity). For this is only a disguise. In reality the proceeds aid neither the Red Cross nor the needy. The government does not need this money; it is not financially interested in these money drives. After all, the presses run continuously to manufacture any desired amount of paper currency. But the populace must be kept constantly under tension, the pressure of the bit must not be allowed to slacken! Do not contribute to the collections of metal, textiles and the like. Try to convince all your acquaintances, including those in the lower social classes, of the senselessness of continuing, of the hopelessness of this war; of our spiritual and economic enslavement at the hands of the National Socialists; of the destruction of all moral and religious values; and urge them to *passive resistance*!

Aristotle: *Politics*: "... and further, it is part [of the nature of tyranny] to strive to see to it that nothing is kept hidden of that which any subject says or does, but that everywhere he will be spied upon,... and further, to set man against man and friend against friend, and the common people against the privileged and the wealthy. Also it is part of these tyrannical measures, to keep the subjects poor, in order to pay the guards and the soldiers, and so that they will be occupied with earning their livelihood and will have neither leisure nor opportunity to engage in conspiratorial acts... Further, [to levy] such taxes on income as were imposed in Syracuse, for under Dionysius the citizens gladly paid out their whole fortunes in taxes within five years. Also, the tyrant is inclined constantly to foment wars"

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White Rose - the second leaflet

It is impossible to engage in intellectual discourse with National Socialism because it is not an intellectually defensible program. It is false to speak of a National Socialist philosophy, for if there were such an entity, one would have to try by means of analysis and discussion either to prove its validity or to combat it. In actuality, however, we face a totally different situation.

At its very inception this movement depended on the deception and betrayal of one's fellow man; even at that time it was inwardly corrupt and could support itself only by constant lies. After all, Hitler states in an early edition of "his" book (a book written in the worst German I have ever read, in spite of the fact that it has been elevated to the position of the Bible in this nation of poets and thinkers): "It is unbelievable, to what extent one must betray a people in order to rule it."

If at the start this cancerous growth in the nation was not particularly noticeable, it was only because there were still enough forces at work that operated for the good, so that it was kept under control. As it grew larger, however, and finally in an ultimate spurt of growth attained ruling power, the tumor broke open, as it
were, and infected the whole body. The greater part of its former opponents went into hiding. The German intellectuals fled to their cellars, there, like plants struggling in the dark, away from light and sun, gradually to choke to death.

Now the end is at hand. Now it is our task to find one another again, to spread information from person to person, to keep a steady purpose, and to allow ourselves no rest until the last man in persuaded of the urgent need of his struggle against this system. When thus a wave of unrest goes through the land, when "it is in the air", when many join the cause, then in a great final effort this system can be shaken off. After all, and end in terror is preferable to terror without end.

We are not in a position to draw up a final judgment about the meaning of our history. But if this catastrophe can be used to further the public welfare, it will be only by virtue of the fact that we are cleansed by suffering; that we yearn for the light in the midst of deepest night, summon our strength, and finally help in shaking off the yoke which weighs on our world.

We do not want to discuss here the question of the Jews, nor do we want in this leaflet to compose a defense or apology. No, only by way of example do we want to cite the fact that since the conquest of Poland three hundred thousand Jews have been murdered in this country in the most bestial way. Here we see the most frightful crime against human dignity, a crime that is unparalleled in the whole of history. For Jews, too, are human beings - no matter what position we take with respect to the Jewish question - and a crime of this dimension has been perpetrated against human beings.

Someone may say that the Jews deserved their fate. This assertion would be a monstrous impertinence; but let us assume that someone said this - what position has he then taken toward the fact that the entire Polish aristocratic youth is being annihilated? (May God grant that this program has not fully achieved its
aim as yet!) All male offspring of the houses of the nobility between the ages of fifteen and twenty were transported to concentration camps in Germany and sentenced to forced labor, and the girls of this age group were sent to Norway, into the bordellos of the SS!

Why tell you these things, since you are fully aware of them - or if not of these, then of other equally grave crimes committed by this frightful sub-humanity? Because here we touch on a problem which involves us deeply and forces us all to take thought. Why do the German people behave so apathetically in the face of all these abominable crimes, crimes so unworthy of the human race? Hardly anyone thinks about that. It is accepted as fact and put out of mind. The German people slumber on in their dull, stupid sleep and encourage these fascist criminals; they give them the opportunity to carry on their depredations; and of course they do so. Is this a sign that the Germans are brutalized in their simplest human feelings, that no chord within them cried out at the sight of such deeds, that they have sunk into a fatal consciencelessness from which they will never, never awake?

It seems to be so, and will certainly be so, if the German does not at least start up out of his stupor, if he does not protest wherever and whenever he can against this clique of criminals, if he shows no sympathy for these hundreds of thousands of victims. He must evidence not only sympathy; no, much more: a sense of complicity in guilt. For through his apathetic behavior he gives these evil men the opportunity to act as they do; he tolerates this "government" which has taken upon itself such an infinitely great burden of guilt; indeed, he himself is to blame for the fact that it came about at all! Each man wants to be exonerated of a guilt of this kind, each one continues on his way with the most placid, the calmest conscience. But he
cannot be exonerated; he is guilty, guilty, guilty!

It is not too late, however, to do away with this most reprehensible of all miscarriages of government, so as to avoid being burdened with even greater guilt. Now, when in recent years our eyes have been opened, when we know exactly who our adversary is, it is high time to root out this brown horde. Up until the outbreak of the war the larger part of the German people were blinded; the Nazis did not show themselves in their true aspect. But now, now that we have recognized them for what they are, it must be the sole and first duty, the holiest duty of every German to destroy these beasts.


"If the people are barely aware that the government exists, they are happy. When the government is felt to be oppressive, they are broken. " "Good fortune, alas! builds itself upon misery. Good fortune, alas! is the mask of misery. What will come of this? We cannot foresee the end. Order is upset and turns to disorder, good becomes evil. The people are confused. Is it not so, day in, day out, from the beginning? " "The wise man is therefore angular, though he does not injure others: he has sharp corners, though he does not harm; he is upright but not gruff. He is clear-minded, but he does not try to be brilliant." - Lao Tzu

"Whoever undertakes to rule the kingdom and to shape it according to his whim - I foresee that he will fail to reach his goal. That is all. " "The kingdom is a living being. It cannot be constructed, in truth! He who tries to manipulate it will spoil it, he who tries to put it under his power will lose it. " "Therefore: Some creatures go out in front, others follow, some have warm breath, others cold, some are strong, some weak, some attain abundance, other succumb. " "The wise man will
accordingly forswear excess, he will avoid arrogance and not overreach." - Lao Tzu

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White Rose - The First Leaflet

Nothing is so unworthy of a civilized nation as allowing itself to be "governed" without opposition by an irresponsible clique that has yielded to base instinct. It is certain that today every honest German is ashamed of his government. Who among us has any conception of the dimensions of shame that will befall us and our children when one day the veil has fallen from our eyes and the most horrible of crimes -
crimes that infinitely outdistance every human measure - reach the light of day?

If the German people are already so corrupted and spiritually crushed that they do not raise a hand, frivolously trusting in a questionable faith in lawful order in history; if they surrender man's highest principle, that which raises him above all other God's creatures, his free will; if they abandon the will to take decisive action and turn the wheel of history and thus subject it to their own rational decision; if they are so devoid of all individuality, have already gone so far along the road toward turning into a spiritless and cowardly mass - then, yes, they deserve their downfall.

Goethe speaks of the Germans as a tragic people, like the Jews and the Greeks, but today it would appear rather that they are a spineless, will-less herd of hangers-on, who now - the marrow sucked out of their bones, robbed of their center of stability - are waiting to be hounded to their destruction. So it seems - but it is not so. Rather, by means of a gradual, treacherous, systematic abuse, the system has put every man into a spiritual prison. Only now, finding himself lying in fetters, has he become aware of his fate.

Only a few recognized the threat of ruin, and the reward for their heroic warning was death. We will have more to say about the fate of these persons. If everyone waits until the other man makes a start, the messengers of avenging Nemesis will come steadily closer; then even the last victim will have been cast senselessly into the maw of the insatiable demon.

Therefore every individual, conscious of his responsibility as a member of Christian and Western civilization, must defend himself against the scourges of mankind, against fascism and any similar system of totalitarianism. Offer passive resistance - resistance - wherever you may be, forestall the spread of this atheistic war machine before it is too late, before the last cities, like Cologne, have been reduced to rubble, and before the nation's last young man has given his blood on some battlefield for the hubris of a sub-human. Do not forget that every people deserves the regime it is willing to endure.

From Friedrich Schiller's "The Lawgiving of Lycurgus and Solon":


Viewed in relation to its purposes, the law code of Lycurgus is a masterpiece of political science and knowledge of human nature. He desired a powerful, unassailable state, firmly established on its own principles. Political effectiveness and permanence were the goal towards which he strove, and he attained this goal to the full extent possible under the circumstances. But if one compares the purpose Lycurgus had in view with the purposes of mankind, then a deep abhorrence takes the place of the approbation which we felt at first glance. Anything may be sacrificed to the good of the state except that end for which the State serves as a means. The state is never an end in itself; it is important only as a condition under which the purpose of mankind can be attained, and this purpose is none other than the development of all of man's powers, his progress and improvement. If a state prevents the development of the capacities which reside in man, if it interferes with the progress of the human spirit, then it is reprehensible and injurious, no matter how excellently devised, how perfect in its own way. Its very permanence in that case amounts more to a reproach than to a basis for fame; it becomes a prolonged evil, and the longer it endures, the more harmful it is...

At the price of all moral feeling a political system was set up, and the resources of the state were mobilized to that end. In Sparta there was no conjugal love, no mother love, no filial devotion, no friendship; all men were citizens only, and all virtue was civic virtue.

A law of the state made it the duty of Spartans to be inhumane to their slaves; in these unhappy victims of war humanity itself was insulted and mistreated. In the Spartan code of law the dangerous principle was promulgated that men are to be looked upon as means and not as ends - and the foundations of natural law and of morality were destroyed by that law...

What an admirable sight is afforded, by contrast, by the rough soldier Gaius Marcius in his camp before Rome, when he renounced vengeance and victory because he could not endure to see a mother's tears!...

The state [of Lycurgus] could endure only under the one condition: that the spirit of the people remained quiescent. Hence it could be maintained only if it failed to achieve the highest, the sole purpose of a state.

From Goethe's "The Awakening of Epimenides, Act II, Scene 4:

SPIRITS: Though he who has boldly risen from the abyss Through an iron will and cunning May conquer half the world, Yet to the abyss he must return. Already a terrible fear has seized him; In vain he will resist! And all who still stand with him Must perish in his fall

HOPE: Now I find my good men Are gathered in the night, To wait in silence, not to sleep. And the glorious word of liberty They whisper and murmur, Till in unaccustomed strangeness, On the steps of our temple Once again in delight they cry: Freedom! Freedom!

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ülkü*

“Yetişecek çocuklarımıza ve gençlerimize, görecekleri öğrenimin sınırları ne olursa olsun, ilk önce ve herşeyden önce Türkiye'nin bağımsızlığına, kendi benliğine, milli geleneklerine düşman olan bütün unsurlarla mücadele etmek gereği öğretilmelidir. Dünyada uluslararası duruma göre böyle bir mücadelenin gerektirdiği manevi unsurlara sahip olmayan kişiler ve bu nitelikte kişilerden oluşan toplumlara hayat ve bağımsızlık yoktur. Çocuklarımızı aynı eğitim derecesinden geçirerek yetiştireceğiz. Kesinlikle bilmeliyiz ki iki parça halinde yaşayan milletler zayıftır, hastadır. Çocuklarımıza vereceğimiz öğrenim sınırı ne olursa olsun onlara esas olarak şunları öğreteceğiz: Milletine, Türkiye Devleti'ne, TBMM'ne düşman olanlarlarla mücadele; bu mücadelenin sebep ve vasıtaları ile donatılmayan millet için yaşama hakkı yoktur.”

*Atatürk'ün Söylev ve Demeçleri, cilt 2, 1952, Türk İnkılap Tarihi Enstitü Yayınları

manevi mirasçılar*

"Benim, Türk milleti için yapmak istediklerim ve başarmaya çalıştıklarım ortadadır. Benden sonra, beni benimsemek isteyenler, bu temel mihver üzerinde akıl ve ilmin rehberliğini kabul ederlerse, manevî mirasçılarım olurlar."

*Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

GDP of SuperPowers - a comperative study between 1992-2015

So, everybody wants to know how the world is changing. Afterall, all this curse-forecasts for US, the extension of G7 to G20, and invasion of news about China in all newspapers and channels, etc. are not enough to see the big picture clearly.

If not for anything else, we have macroeconomics for this reason. Have a look at the timeline of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) GPDs.

Why PPP GDP? This is a very important question. I have given the answer of this question previously in my blog.

A second and a relatively -seemingly- less important question would be why between 1992? Afterall, forecasts are about the future and the starting point should not be that much important.

Well! I have realised the importance of 1992 during this study. The end of CCCP and the foundation of Russian Federation in December 1991, the end of Deng Xiaoping's leaderchip in PRC in October 1992 and the end of Republican George Bush's area succeeded by Democrat Bill Clinton in January 1993 has yielded quite a change in economic policies.

ATAM sen rahat uyu

Izmir kurtulmus, çok tatli bir yorgunluk, Ankara'ya hareket edecekler...
Trene binerler ve kompartimana çekilirler. Ertesi gün, yaveri, Atatürk'ün kompartimaninin kapisini çalar. Atatürk, yorgun, bitkin bir halde kravatini yikamaktadir.
Yaveri: 'Pasam bu ne hal, hiç uyumadiniz herhalde; niye böylesiniz', der. 'Çocuk, kompartimanima yastikla battaniye koymayi unutmussunuz, kolumu yastik yaptim agridi, setremi yastik yaptim üsüdüm, uyumadim kalktim', der.
Yaveri: 'Aman Pasam! Birimize haber vereydiniz; hemen size bir yastikla battaniye getirirdik', der.
Ve bir ülke kurtarmaktan dönen komutan tarihi bir cevap verir:'Geç fark ettim, hepiniz en az benim kadar yorgundunuz, hiç birinize kiyamadim. Önemli olan benim uyumam degil; milletimin rahat uyumasi'.

Başkomutan*

“Afyonkarahisar - Dumlupınar Meydan Muharebesi ve ondan sonra düşman ordusunu tamamen imha veya esir eden ve kılıçtan kurtulanları Akdeniz’e, Marmara’ya döken harekâtımızı izah ve niteleme için söz söylemeyi gereksiz sayarım. Her safhasıyla düşünülmüş, hazırlanmış, idare edilmiş ve zaferle neticelendirilmiş olan bu harekât, Türk ordusunun, Türk subay ve kumanda heyetinin yüksek kudret ve kahramanlığını tarihte bir daha tespit eden muazzam bir eserdir. Bu eser, Türk milletinin hürriyet ve bağımsızlık fikrinin ölmez abidesidir. Bu eseri meydana getiren bir milletin evlâdı, bir ordunun Başkomutanı olduğumdan, daima mesut ve bahtiyarım.”

*Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1927, Nutuk II. s667.

aşk hiç biter mi..

söz konusu aşk olunca nasıl da hepimiz hemen çocuklaşıyoruz. bir çocugun bitirmekten korktuğu şekeri gibi ne kadar kendimizi sakınırsak nasıl da o kadar büyük bir şiddetle atılıyoruz sonunda dayanamayıp. saklanacağımız kaleler, ördüğümüz duvarları ne kadar acı çekmek pahasına olursa olsun nasıl da yıkıp, hayal bile edemeyeceğimiz riskler alıyoruz. düzen kurup denge içinde yaşamak için harcadığımız bir ömrü ne kadar da çabuk feda ediyoruz.

Nükleer'in faydaları

Keşke nükleer enerjinin yarattığı pislikten ot bitmemesi, çift kafalı bebekler doğması için reaktörde yaşamak gerekseydi de biz alkanımızı içtirmemek için bugün burda bu kadar uğraş vermeseydik.

Nükleer reaktörler nükleer yakıtla çalışır ve bu yakıt reaktörde kullanılmadan önce de sonra da ışıma yapar (alpha, beta, gamma). yaptığı ışımalar insan, hayvan, bitki tüm canlıların DNAsını değiştirir.

Her reaktör tonlarca atık üretir. aslında popüler dilde atık deriz ama aslında atık falan değildir, nükleer reaktörde kullanılmayacak nükleer maddedir. tıpkı tepkime öncesi gibi ışık hızında atom çekirdeğine ait parçacıkları ışık hızında saçar. koşmak, duvarın arkasına saklanmak yetmez, bu maddeden korunmak için onlarca metrelik beton ya da metrelerce kalınlığında kurşun duvarlar gerekir.

Bu maddeler, diğer tüm zehirli atıklardan farklı olarak, insanlar veya doğa tarafından yok edilemezler. sadece yarılanma süreleri vardır. Her yarılanma süresinin sonunda maddenin kütlesi ışıya ışıya yarıya iner. Işıyarak atılan kütle sende bende kalır. Her yarılanma süresi takriben yüzlerce yıldır. yani herbir reaktörden çıkan tonlarca atığın sadece yarılanabilmesi için yüzlerce yıl gerekir. tekrar yarılanabilmesi için bir o kadar yıl daha. sonuç olarak şu an üretim dursa mevcut zehirin etkisiz hale gelebilmesi binlerce yıldan fazla süre alacak.

Günlük dilde atık denilen, kullanılamaz hale gelen nükleer maddeler, benzerleini bu sayfada görebileceğiniz insan sağlığını hiçe sayan çıkar düşkünü lobiciler tarafından fakir ülkelerdeki depolama tesislerine götürülür. bu depolardan sızar, derelere, toprağa, denizlere, okyanuslara karışır. ilk önce yerli halkı ve ardından yağmurlarla tüm dünyanın içme suyuna, besin sulamasına, yediği yemeğe kadar karışır. temizlenmesi imkansızdır. çok düşük miktarda, mikro gramlarla alındığında kanser yapar. miligramı bile en acılı ölümü beraberinde getirir. canlılara ait hücreleri eritir. genelde uzuvlardan başlayarak gün gün vucudun eridiğini görürsünüz. daha yüksek dozlarda su olup yere akarsınız.

Black Friday in Egypt

I was planing to write on the political conflict and poverty in Egypt for a long time. Today, it became undelayable.

Lets go to back a little bit. Actually, Egypt is a very old state. The unification of the north and south was completed around 3200 BC! However, it has not a long history as a sovereign state. The country was invaded by Ottoman Turks in 1517. The Napoleon's invasion in 1798 interrupted this process. The Turks took the control back shortly but under an Ottoman General called Kavalali Mehmed Ali Paşa, it became a half dependent state of Ottoman Turks in 1805. Kavalali Mehmed Ali Paşa's regime has turned into a dynasty which passed from father to son, has been slowly colonized by Britain.

In 28 February 1922, Egypt has decleared full independence from Britain, followed by the decleration of Republic in 18 June 1953 as a result of 1952 Revolution. The architect of the 1952 revolution, Nasser became the president after the decleration of republic. However, the political instability in the region did not bring the country the peace. In 1967, the country, along with other Arab nations, has lost significant amount of its territory to Israel. Nasser died.

Nasser was succeeded by Enver Sedat. Together with Syria, Egypt has launched a surprise attack to Israel in 1973, called October War. Although militarily defeated, Egypt has regained the invaded territory as a result of the UN-pushed peace process. This brought high popularity to Sedat within Egypt and many protest from the Arabs who was defeated by Israel. The public hero Sedat Enver has been assassinated by a fundementalist in 1981. He was succeeded by Husnu Mubarek who was a war hero during 1973 War, served as the chief officer of Air forces.

Husnu Mubarek is the ruler of Egypt since then. His 30 years of presidency made him the longest serving ruler of his country since Kavalali Mehmed Ali Pasa.

Sözümü yerine getirmezsem milletimin huzuruna çıkamam*

Ben toprak büyütme meraklısı değilim. Barış bozma alışkanlığım yoktur. Ancak sözleşmeye dayanan hakkimizin isteyicisiyim. Onu almazsam edemem. Büyük meclisin kürsüsünden milletime söz verdim. Hatay'ı alacağım. Milletim benim dediğime inanır. Sözümü yerine getirmezsem milletimin huzuruna çıkamam. Yerimde kalamam. Ben şimdiye kadar yenilmedim, Yenilmem. Yenilirsem bir dakika yaşayamam.

* Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

Özgürlük ve bağımsızlık benim karakterimdir*

Özgürlük ve bağımsızlık benim karakterimdir. Ben milletimin en büyük ve ecdadımın en değerli mirası olan bağımsızlık aşkı ile dolu bir adamım. Çocukluğumdan bugüne kadar ailevî, hususî ve resmî hayatımın her safhasını yakından bilenler bu aşkım malumdur. Bence bir millete şerefin, haysiyetin , namusun ve insanlığın vücut ve beka bulabilmesi mutlaka o milletin özgürlük ve bağımsızlığına sahip olmasıyla kaimdir. Ben şahsen bu saydığım vasıflara, çok ehemmiyet veririm. Ve bu vasıfların kendimde mevcut olduğunu iddia edebilmek için milletimin de aynı vasıfları taşımasını esas şart bilirim. Ben yaşabilmek için mutlaka bağımsız bir milletin evladı kalmalıyım. Bu sebeple milli bağımsızlık bence bir hayat meselesidir. Millet ve memleketin menfaatleri icap ettirirse, insanlığı teşkil eden milletlerden her biriyle medeniyet icabı olan dostluk ve siyaset münasebetlerini büyük bir hassasiyetle takdir ederim. Ancak, benim milletimi esir etmek isteyen herhangi bir milletin, bu arzusundan vazgeçinceye kadar, amansız düşmanıyım.

* Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

Doğudan şimdi doğacak olan güneşe bakınız*

"Doğudan şimdi doğacak olan güneşe bakınız.
Bugün günün ağardığını nasıl görüyorsan,
uzaktan bütün doğu milletlerinin de uyanışlarını öyle göruyorum.
Bağımsızlık ve egemenliklerine kavuşacak olan çok kardeş millet vardır.
Sömürgecilik ve emperyalizm yer yüzünden yok olacak
ve yerlerini milletler arasında hiç bir renk, din ve ırk farkı gözetmeyen
yeni bir ahenk ve işbirliği çağı hakim olacaktır."

* Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

(Why and How) China is (macro-economically) the unbeatable leader of the world.

The GDP growth of China is well above of an average of 10% since they switched to open economy by their legendary leader Deng in 1992. There is also no sign of a slow down.
http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=ny_gdp_mktp_kd_zg&idi...m=country%3ACHN&dl=en&hl=en&q=gdp+growth+china

GDP of China has exceed 8.5 trillion usd if not 9, as of 2010 end.
GDP of US is around 14.5 trillion USD.
http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&idim=country:USA&dl=en&hl=en&q=us+gdp#met=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&idim=country:USA

This is (purchasing power) adjusted figures, not nominal. Nominal GDP, like nominal growth worths nothing and not usable. Because, especially in fixed exchange rate policies (like China) where government can decide the value of the currency but not the market, nominal value is not a measure. A small island economy could be the biggest economy of the world by simply announcing local currency trades at 1000s of USD. Suddenly, every transaction with local currency multiplied by 1000s of USD would magnify an enormous economic size or namely GDP. However, in reality the value of the total products bought and sold in that country (the definition of GDP) would not have been changed. Therefore, nominal figures are just for official purposes and do not have an economical meaning. By the way, altough the magtitude is exaggerated, this economic model is frequently seen in the world, resulting the collapse of the economy.

China has a fixed exchange rate as well but consciously undervalues YUAN against USD and Euro to increase current account (trade) and budget surplus at the expense of US and Europe. An undervalued YUAN means cheaper Chinese imports for US and European consumers. Therefore, higher demand for Chinese products. Even more production and GDP growth for China. However, bigger current account (export-imports) deficit for the importer countries to finance.

As a result of these policy, China has ended up with 2 trillion USD reserves accumulated from trade surpluss and US has 13.5 trillion usd debt to finance its trade deficit. which is really frightening! and worsens the initial situation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt

Lets forget about the debts and surplusses. Only focus on the size of the economy. There is the rule of 72. It gives the number of the years to double of an economy when you divide 72 into the percentage of growth which is 10 for china. So every 72/10=7 years Chinese economy doubles itself. Really! If you calculate the coumpounded growth rate of 10% for 7 years or simply multiply 10% with itself for 7 times, you can find that it doubles. Chinese economic size is already much more than half of US, and this shows China will exceed US not more than 7 years even if US goes on to grow and does not declare bankruptcy.

When we come to GDP per capita question, Chinese population is around 1.5 billion adn US is around 300 millions. http://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=kf7tgg1uo9ude_&ctype=l&strail=false&nselm=h&met_y=population&hl=tr&dl=tr

So when if China would have been at the same economic size with US, an average US citizen would have been 5 times richer than that of China. However, with this growth rate China will double US in mid 2020s and quadrable by early 2030s. By late 2030s an average Sam will consume eqaul to that of a Chinese guy.