Re: Nice dodge
"Channel. Utilize. Focus. Energize." You can practically see the strong-backed worker on the poster, his fist upraised.
As with many of these discussions, it all depends on how you view the verbs. I have no argument with the premise that a government can control things in society, in many cases down to the atomic level. As in China, this is often done with little regard for what the people want at all. My point is that this is rarely an improvement on what people would have chosen for themselves.
I'm also aware that what I approve of or not is irrelevant to those who think my life is the property of the State, to "channel" as they see fit. Which I think was the point of the original post.