9.4.6 Reflect: Dang Xiaoping responded to critics of his economic reforms with this traditional saying; "It doesn't matter if the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice." What did he mean by this?
Deng Xiaoping responded to criticism in this way to prove a point. What he meant was that the results were more important than how he did something. The color of a rat-catching cat is unimportant, but it's ability to chase and kill rodents. If the government worked and did its job properly, than how it did the necessary jobs were irrelevant. Deng was saying, to quote another proverb, "The ends justify the means." -Rachel White
Deng meant that it does not matter the way in which someone does something, so long as it has the desired effect, which most people still disagree with.
I think that Deng Xaioping ment that it doesn't matter who or how someone gets a job done, but that they completed what they were supposed to. -Alyssa Weakley
Dang Xiaoping meant that it does not matter what his choices were or who does or doesnt agree with them, as long as they make the economy successful and as long as the method works. It does not matter the color of the cat(what it appears to be) as long as it does its job to catch mice. -Jasmine Salamat-amoli
Dang Xiaoping means that the beautie of the cat has nothing to do with the ability. baiscly he is saying that a black cat can do the same thing as a white maybe even more and if it gets the job done why do judge.
Deng Xiaoping responded to criticism in this way to prove a point. What he meant was that the results were more important than how he did something. The color of a rat-catching cat is unimportant, but it's ability to chase and kill rodents. If the government worked and did its job properly, than how it did the necessary jobs were irrelevant. Deng was saying, to quote another proverb, "The ends justify the means."
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Deng Xaiping meant that it doesnt matter how somebody does something, as long as they get the job done.
ReplyDeleteDeng meant that it does not matter the way in which someone does something, so long as it has the desired effect, which most people still disagree with.
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ReplyDeletedeng meant that as long as someone is working they will make a profit
ReplyDeleteI think that Deng Xaioping ment that it doesn't matter who or how someone gets a job done, but that they completed what they were supposed to.
ReplyDelete-Alyssa Weakley
Dang Xiaoping meant that he doesn't care who or how someone is working, as long as they complete the given job.
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Dang Xiaoping meant that it doesn't matter who someone is,how they act,or their culture,just as long as they get the job done.\
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Dang Xiaoping meant that it does not matter what his choices were or who does or doesnt agree with them, as long as they make the economy successful and as long as the method works. It does not matter the color of the cat(what it appears to be) as long as it does its job to catch mice.
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Dang Xiaoping means that the beautie of the cat has nothing to do with the ability. baiscly he is saying that a black cat can do the same thing as a white maybe even more and if it gets the job done why do judge.
ReplyDeleteDang Xiaoping means that it does not matter who or how the job gets done as long as it is done correctly.
ReplyDeleteDang Xiaoping meant that it doesn't matter who someone is,how they act,or their culture,just as long as they get the job done.-Lauren Teebor
ReplyDeleteDeng Xiaoping means that it doesn't matter what his reforms were, just so long as it proves useful and serves a good purpose.
ReplyDeleteDeng Xiaoping is trying to say that it doesn't matter who or how someone completes the task, as long as the desired purpose is reached.
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Deng Xiaoping is saying that as long as the job is getting done, it doesnt matter what the person acts or looks like.
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Deng meant that it doesn't matter how something is done it only matters if they get job done correctly.
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deng xiaoping is saying as long the job is getting done it doesnt matter how they do it
ReplyDeleteDeng Xaiping meant that as long as someone did the job it didnt matter how it got done
ReplyDeleteDeng Xiaoping meant that he does not care for such things like how it was done, he just cared about whether it was done or not.
ReplyDeleteDeng meant that all that matters is that the job got done.
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ReplyDeleteDeng Xiaoping meant that it does not matter how the job is done, as long as it gets done.
ReplyDeleteDeng Xiaoping meant that as long as the job got done it did not matter.
ReplyDeleteDang Xiaoping meant that as long as the job was done, it didn't matter how it was done.
ReplyDeleteDeg meant that it didnt matter who what or how the job was done, as long as it was done.
ReplyDeleteDeng Xiaoping meant that as long as a job got done, he didnt care how it got done.
ReplyDeleteDeng was saying that as long as the job was completed, it didn't matter how or who got it done.
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