While America was Fighting Wars, Chinese Tiger Moms were Drilling Their Millennials

Most retired people in China today grew up under the rule of Chairman Mao, who many still worship. Needless to say, while Mao unified the country after decades of civil war, this was a time of great despair and chaos in China. These people were dragged through the famine caused by the Great Leap Forward in the 1950s and the economic chaos (and lost educational opportunities) of the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s. Prior to this, China had spent the previous century being invaded, occupied, force-fed opium, and doing whatever necessary to try to be left alone. At one point in the early 20th century, China had 22 different sovereign court systems operating within its borders! These people have come from a history of invasion and very hard times. They are tough, gritty, and resilient. There is a saying about them: They learned to eat dirt!…