Because, Russia

[R011]

9 hours ago, urbanoid said:

That's because Ho Chi Minh studied in Moscow.

But first, Ho learned to be a pastry chef in Paris.

[X-Files]

On 3/5/2025 at 5:46 AM, seahawk said:

A person from the UK lecturing anybody about free speech, while the police arrests citizens of the UK for social media posts - British humour is just in a league of its own.

This bears reposting.

[Murph]

Yes, having anyone from the UK, or for that fact most western European countries lecture us on free speech when they are investigating and arresting those who speak freely is not only side splittingly funny, it is so un self aware it is hilarious.  Get ready for Orwell, it is coming to a European country near you real soon now.  

[Ivanhoe]

1 hour ago, Murph said:

Yes, having anyone from the UK, or for that fact most western European countries lecture us on free speech when they are investigating and arresting those who speak freely is not only side splittingly funny, it is so un self aware it is hilarious.  Get ready for Orwell, it is coming to a European country near you real soon now.  

There's a saying going around along the lines of "Optimists hope Orwell was right, pessimists fear Huxley was right."

[sunday]

It is curious that ethnic&religious (Christian, esp. Catholic excluded) diversity are considered as strengths, but diversity of political opinion it is not.