Originally Posted by
johnnysnow
I wonder how many Chinese peasants were executed to send those kids to flight school in the U.S. It's funny how communism is communal for everyone but those in power, and I'm sure these kids belong to that ruling class. Feel bad for the poor Chinese kid who wanted to be a pilot, but was told he had to make toys for Wal-Mart for the rest of his soon to be miserable life. Yeah communism!!
Most of those kids are from small towns or villages in China. I don't agree with communism but assuming where these kids came from is not the right attitude. I was in the international group at DCA, I talked to them everyday. As a matter of fact, I was the only Asian CFI at DCA (at the time). Born and raised in the United States and served in the Marine Corps. These kids got to a U.S. flight school by performing top scores on tests and college. It was a long road for them to get this far, they almost lost everything they worked for. Understand the program before you attack the students.