complication

I've been thinking a lot about complication recently. Specifically, I've been thinking about the often poorly-taken-advantage-of subtlety of the senses and mind and how that relates to uncanny synchronous moments of seemingly more-than-perfect communication with others. Also, how does complexity arise in artificial situations? What is seen as complicated? How does this explain how our minds process sensory input? Complexity in aesthetics; it is used as both a positive and negative attribute. What does it mean to have complexity in art? When does it work? When does it not work? Is the universe inherently a complicated or uncomplicated place; are the physicists who are upset to see the seemingly endless multiplicity of potential solutions to string theory actually on the right path? There is no reason to assume that the universe's laws are simple and easily expressed.

Finally, here is a quote from an article in the NYTimes about the recent government crackdown on the protesters in Burma; a rebuff from the Chinese who most shamefully blocked the Security Council's resolution to take action to avert this situation:

"As Myanmar’s chief international patron, China blocked an effort on Wednesday by the United States and European countries to have the Security Council condemn the violent crackdown. On Thursday, while not going as far as Mr. Bush might have wished, China added its voice to criticism from abroad when it publicly called for restraint.
“As a neighbor, China is extremely concerned about the situation in Myanmar,” the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu, said at a news briefing in Beijing. “China hopes that all parties in Myanmar exercise restraint and properly handle the current issue so as to ensure the situation there does not escalate and get complicated.” "

Complicated; what is it about totalitarian governments that oppose complication? What about recent events in our own government? Is complication a humanist value?