Only the chinese...

… only the chinese could create a society where (a) you are not allowed to name your child anything you want, thus creating a lack-of-names problem, and (b) solve the problem by arbitrary legislative decree.

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The best example in the US of such a thing is Prohibition, and its current incarnation of the War on People Who Take Drugs. (Build more jails! Brilliant!)

Hum.. maybe we're not so different....