richardg
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byeSorry, Rick, looks like its bye bye time. Hate to be brutal, but you really are a ......head. I'll leave others to fill in the blanks.
byeSorry, Rick, looks like its bye bye time. Hate to be brutal, but you really are a ......head. I'll leave others to fill in the blanks.
Am I the only one finding this backhanded support for a brutal authoritarian regime with a truly horrific human rights record absolutely nauseating?
If he stopped rigging elections, we might find out how popular he is.Is Russian support for Putin not just because he likes trolling the rest of the world and their leaders? A bit like Boris supporters and their "yeah we know he's a twat but I like his hair and silly comments".
Sorry, Rick, looks like its bye bye time. Hate to be brutal, but you really are a ......head. I'll leave others to fill in the blanks.
I'd happily live in China, by the way. Yes, some of the values are very different from ours, but there is a reason why there's been no anti-communist révolution there.
It is that old conundrum: does the end justify the means ?
Or does improving the lot of the masses justify enforcing stability ?
And on a specific point: is pollution in China worse than India ? I doubt it.
I am not an apologist for the CCP. I just think the 'average Chinese' appreciates stability and economic progress.
In the same way that westerners don't understand Russian support for Putin.
russel, you have to look at Chinese history and its society before you make rash statements like that.
Thanks. Where is it?Richard, apologies for that. Maybe you, I and zygote could meet up in Thailand next time we're all there, I'm sure we'd have a ball. I'm trying to get there at the moment, but AF and KLM aren't doing flights, and guess who my ticket s with ?.. My apartment is basic (read cheap, but the pool is great and the local street food phenomenal) but you're welcome any time.