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[–] hector@lemmy.today -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How about you get a fucking spine and defend your freedoms from the aristocracy that is playing you while they take away your freedoms and make you into a slave? You aren't special, you guys are even further along in getting fucked than we are.

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No thanks. I'll stick to the topic in hand, which was agreeing with the person before me that doing business with a calm and consistent dictator is preferable to doing business with an unhinged lunatic

[–] hector@lemmy.today 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Is it though, because that's what you have and you are losing more than we are. Which is my point. I rational sounding actor can do more damage than a blowhard. Your country is proof of that, mate.

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 1 points 2 days ago

Which is why I'd prefer we do business with neither.

But instead of having a rational conversation about it you've launched on some rant against me.

I'm bored of you now.