Criticize? Or say they're dissatisfied. They are not the same thing. The polling indicated the latter, not the former. It strikes me that you're taking satisfaction with double-digit annual growth rates for ages, and equating it with satisfaction totalitarian policy.

Again, dodging. Why are they unable to say the central government is unsatisfactory, but able to say their municipal and provincial government is unsatisfactory?

You know, there are easier ways to resolve the cognitive dissonance you're experiencing than to spend all this time trying to find ways to dismiss these uncomfortable facts about what Chinese people think and believe.

I'm saying they aren't allowed to criticize their government and its policies. Being "unhappy" is vague. Saying you oppose something like the Hong Kong security law is specific, and highly likely to land you in trouble with the CCP.

lol, well at least you're backtracking from saying that the poll was wrong, that's progress even if dishonest.

Anyways, you're still wrong but I'm tired of this. You don't know what you're talking about, and getting you even just to retcon yourself is exhausting.

This post was edited by kusotarre1 on Sep 19 2022 04:17pm

At least you admit it



ROFL

I barely care enough to read the forum on one account lol

I've never made a multi and you can join the discord to chat if you want a better place than here to talk

I have been talking about policy since post 12287, and accurately pointed out that you've misrepresented general "satisfaction" as comparable to leveling criticism.

So anyways, to get this thread back on topic.

It seems the frontline has largely stabilized. There are some areas where Ukraine is still making slow progress, some areas where Russia is making progress. Bakhmut is under threat but it seems unlikely to fall to Russia, surely Ukraine is going to heavily reinforce this. The flooding of the Ingulets continues to pose problems for Ukrainian massing in prep for attacks.

Russia is attacking more power plants, specifically targeting the ancillary parts and not yet punching holes into the actual cores of these facilities. Many people are now saying that Russia is preparing to 'upgrade' this conflict to a less restrictive "counterterrorism" designation, in order to commit more of their forces to Ukraine. Who knows, Russian incompetency and box-checking knows no bounds IMO.

On the Home Front, things are deteriorating. In addition to the catastrophe of non-ferrous metals production I've linked to before, we now know that at least 14 steel mills throughout Europe have shut down at least some of their blast furnaces due to high energy prices. European authorities have been steadfast in saying that they can make it through winter with modest 10% reductions in energy use, but are simultaneously seeking to subsidize gas bills for home use, which will ensure that the cuts to energy use comes from industry. We're already seeing Germany attain net-importer status, so that's pretty troubling.

Fun times ahead!

This post was edited by kusotarre1 on Sep 20 2022 12:43am

Thanks for that steer back on topic btw.