@MarkSimonHK@jonkessler20 Or in Khmer Rouge case just destroying for its own sake. Iβm amazed how in 1975 private bank accounts in Laos were just nationalized/confiscated (bad enough) whereas in Cambodia they were literally blown up.
@MarkSimonHK Once met her at a Bon Mot book club event in Calgary. I was quite drunk. The teenage volunteers and I were complimenting Niall Ferguson, and he said we should be in awe of Anne. Felt ashamed of being sloshed, until years later turns out she was a TDS goof.
Goodbye Taichido. You waited so patiently, but never got to see your mom, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, one last time. The last 5 years of your life must have been brutal. π
#ProofOfLife#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
@hartsea82 Throwing stones from a glass house, and the glass house shares all of the bad things about Hong Kong but with none of the redeeming qualities.
@Nrg8000 and the murder was of the embassy RSO (manages counter-espionage and security). Adam Castillo (businessman) met RSOs for security briefings multiple times per amcham.
@shihonochi21149@Sharroh45 That's exactly right. I know about Zheng Yi's book 'Scarlet Memorial' and how Guangxi students ate their teachers. To be honest, I've seen the same pure evil by police in the so-called 'western' city of Hong Kong. Do you think Cantonese culture is also like the Guangxi?