Anonymous  +  557679 Fri, 22 Aug 08 06:55 PM "For if strengthening China is the overriding purpose of politics, and then arguably democracy may be less effective then other political systems." Does it mean this: For if strengthening China is the overriding purpose of politics, then arguably democracy may be less effective then other political systems. Anonymous

	Clive  +  557682 Fri, 22 Aug 08 07:18 PM Hi, "For if strengthening China is the overriding purpose of politics, and then arguably democracy may be less effective then other political systems." Does it mean this: For if strengthening China is the overriding purpose of politics, then arguably democracy may be less effective then other political systems. The 'and' is certainly ungrammatical, and is perhaps a typo of some kind. The word 'then' should also be 'than'. Without a context, I have trouble understanding the meaning of this sentence. Under what circumstances might strengthening China be the overriding purpose of politics? Does 'politics' here refer to Chinese politics? Best wishes, Clive. Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,668 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo