Dignity vs. Benefit
A man can keep his dignity as long as he can live a not bad life. It should be like this. In China being a Communist Party member is not a requirement, but a plus. On admission to univerisities, your scores rule. If (in small odds) you and another guy have same scores and there is only opportunity for one, then the one with the membership of CP MAY be admitted. For instance, if both of you have a score of 580. But only if you are 1 point better than the other guy, with mark of 581, you will make it!
For housing it\'s the same thing. Being a member of CP doesn\'t guarantee your privilege. You may still need to be a member of management to have that. Well, absolutely CP members are easier to get a management post. But again, it\'s just a plus.
Then, for this plus, some of Chinese people, claiming "you don\'t have to be a Communist to join the Party", flattering the Party officials like a dog, ignoring what the Communist Party did to starve, torture and even kill people in public, have sold their souls and lost their dignity as a man!
Tell me, is that worth to lose your dignity and expose yourself to disgrace, being a shameful communist dog, just for this?
Guys, let me tell you how to become a Communist Party member in China, very simple: follow the Communist Party like a dog. When most of young people study and work hard to get a better life in modern China in marketization stage, there are still some wicked guys who dream to be promoted over their peers by being a CP member. No, time is different, China won\'t go back to cultrual revolution era! So, a lot of them, if not most, got screwed up by the Party which they praise everyday and try to immigrate to US or Canada saying "no, I\'m not a Communist Party member!" I agree that people change from time to time, but if I did, I accept that. I don\'t lie. I won\'t today lie to Communist Party and tomorrow lie to the US government. I respect honest people.
In China people say, "the virtue of Communist Party members is questionable." "They are guity until proven innocent."