Former PM’s promotion of Beijing-backed development in Sri Lanka has increased concern he could be a pawn for China’s Xi Jinping.

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        In this regard they are both symptoms of the same problem. Instead of creating a new generation of leaders and moving on with the world, it is looked in the past, to find people that manage stagnation or reactionary politics moving backwards.

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          Biden was chosen on order to avoid the mistakes of Clinton.

          a safe pair of hands that could not be accused of being a communist and could attract swing voters and allow republicans to hold their nose and vote for him.

          At least republican’s would not have a visceral reaction and might happily stay away from the booths.

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        Yes they are

        https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dementia/symptoms-and-diagnosis/symptoms/

        • memory loss
        • difficulty concentrating
        • finding it hard to carry out familiar daily tasks, such as getting confused over the correct change when shopping
        • struggling to follow a conversation or find the right word
        • being confused about time and place
        • mood changes

        The fourth and sixth point definetely apply to Biden.

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          They also apply to a huge number of people. I mean mood changes could not be more generic. He also seems to follow conversations fine.

          You’re also ignoring the fact he doesn’t show 4 out of 6 lol

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            i wrote

            The fourth and sixth point definetely apply to Biden.

            which means something else than “4 out of 6”

            i expect a president not to starting talking during a press conference, that he thinks one of the reporters is an idiot. That is definetely more than the appropriate mood swing for a president