I'm not sure calling Gorbechev an idiot is right though.
Just because he was a victim of external interests, as you describe. Feels a bit victim-blamey.
"Look what you made the US do to you".
Yeltsin, maybe though.
adam_y
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Which bit of history does this represent?
At first I thought it might be the break up of the USSR, but that doesn't really work here. So that leaves me at a loss.
I just can't see how Gorbachev and Trump, or their actions, are similar.
Classic bully behaviour.
Stupid and self defeating.
Real Art of The Deal shit.
Absolute fucking masterclass in statesman-like diplomacy.
Genuinely a moment for all Americans to be proud of. Truly, exceptional.
There are some lovely places in that area, and like anywhere in the UK, I bet it has bits that are posh.
As a Northerner, there's something nice knowing that you left with such a positive memory of the place.
The last 20 years though, they've been pretty brutal up here.
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No homeless folks "have it good".
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I suspect you work for the Blackburn and Darwen tourist board.
Seriously though, some areas of B&D are in the top 10% for deprivation in the UK. A far call from one of the "poshest places in the UK".
This is somehow more racist than the maga replies.
Meanwhile reporting on the BBC... A short segment that said "thousands" of people were protesting. Technically not a lie, but still.