[Quix]

I agree with you. And, they don't handle such contexts, contingencies well--even when of their own creation.

It is uttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttter

anathama

for a Chinese leader to even smell like he's walked within a thousand kilometers of "weak."

Even a lot of the masses of citizens would rather see a Tienanmen than see a leader as weak. It's a deeply held cultural gestalt.

I guess tallhappy has never been that exposed to such things long enough to notice them, much less feel them.

[tallhappy]

Even a lot of the masses of citizens would rather see a Tienanmen than see a leader as weak

Once again your argument is that Chinese people are bloodthirsty psychopaths.