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Let's discuss naming the street with the Chinese embassy "Falun Gong street" and the one with the American embassy "Julian Assange street" instead focusing on k
by throwaway4good 5y ago
Let's discuss naming the street with the Chinese embassy "Falun Gong street" and the one with the American embassy "Julian Assange street" instead focusing on keeping our streets clean of rubbish and our schools well run.
It is idiotic because local politicians should not do foreign policy, and if they try they likely will show themselves as incompetent fools.
- smcl 5y agoI think you are overestimating the time and effort ... 1. involved in proposing changing a street name 2. spent by the mayor directly on the activities you mention
- throwaway4good 5y agoIt is not so much what they spend their time on, it is more how they misdirect and manipulate public opinion. Like: sure I am an incompetent and corrupt mayor but let’s talk about the Israel / Palestine - isn’t it just horrible how the Israelis are bombing children?
- smcl 5y agoI don’t know anything about this particular politician, but if someone incompetent or corrupt does something good like highlighting atrocities committed by Israel against Palestine that’s still a positive, even if it’s just an attempt to get good PR (if they’re so awful it might not even help them that much)