TacoMedic t1_iyz3ym3 wrote on December 5, 2022 at 6:37 AM

Reply to comment by paulsmt in No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights by linguist96

Yeah, only time I’ve ever heard of them actually being used was the 9/11 passengers saying goodbye to their family.

TacoMedic t1_isyts3v wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:19 PM

Reply to comment by CJBill in Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up by AlxIp

>A leader can should be criticised in a stable democracy.

I know this is 2 days late, but you're exactly right. I don't care if your national leader is literally Jesus, I still want there to be people to oppose Him. It's the only way you can ensure you're getting varied, although often flawed, opinions.

Democracies need dissent, it's the only way to ensure they remain democracies.

TacoMedic t1_isyt9mm wrote on October 19, 2022 at 6:16 PM

Reply to comment by M3SS3NG3R in Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up by AlxIp

Yeah the RoC was fucking awful until the '90s and didn't really develop itself into a decent nation until the early '00s. It's now a great nation (from an outside perspective, I've never been), but there's a valid reason as to why the CCP and KMT were at war. If the KMT had been a decent (read: non-corrupt) government, the CCP would have never gained the support that it did and China/South-East Asia may be republics today.