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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    You are both right. In western democracies mass protests rarely lead to resignations, the impact is more usually felt at elections.
    You mean voting between Iraq-war supporting Clinton and Trump. Or Iraq-war supporting Cameron who even refused to say it was a mistake. Yeah, heads surely roled over that blunder. Warmongers, all of them. Carrie Lam's crime? Amending a bill.

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    Quote Originally Posted by civil_servant:
    You mean voting between Iraq-war supporting Clinton and Trump. Or Iraq-war supporting Cameron who even refused to say it was a mistake. Yeah, heads surely roled over that blunder. Warmongers, all of them. Carrie Lam's crime? Amending a bill.
    It destroyed Blair's reputation.

  3. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    It destroyed Blair's reputation.
    You mean he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Dan David Prize for, drum drum drum, leadership.

    He also acquired $90 million and a property portfolio worth $37.5 million in the eight years since he had left office.

    In other words, he did well for toeing the party line.

    Your narrative is nothing but a smokescreen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by civil_servant:
    You mean he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Dan David Prize for, drum drum drum, leadership.

    He also acquired $90 million and a property portfolio worth $37.5 million in the eight years since he had left office.

    In other words, he did well for toeing the party line.

    Your narrative is nothing but a smokescreen.
    I am sure he did very well and got honoured by the old boys' club abroad. Still destroyed his reputation. Same as Carrie Lam will be well looked after on her retirement, same as all senior politicians tend to get looked after the world over.
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  5. #15
    Quote Originally Posted by East_coast:
    For the Iraq war the huge anti-war rallies ensured the policy was toxic for years to come and there was obviously voter backlash at the polls.
    Bush got reelected.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hullexile:
    I am sure he did very well and got honoured by the old boys' club abroad. Still destroyed his reputation. Same as Carrie Lam will be well looked after on her retirement, same as all senior politicians tend to get looked after the world over.
    He's the 11th most popular Labour politician. Slightly behind Ed Miliband. That's hardly destruction.

    https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/politic...oliticians/all

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    Quote Originally Posted by civil_servant:
    He's the 11th most popular Labour politician. Slightly behind Ed Miliband. That's hardly destruction.

    https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/politic...oliticians/all
    Prime Minister for what was it 13 years and he comes in 11th behind people like Dennis Skinner. I would call that seriously damaged.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dynamco:
    Cheung says the government is functioning normally.
    the CE is in defiant hiding
    the Injustice UBW UGL Secretary apologised for her fcukup as did two EXCO members
    2 million people about to hit the streets
    this is normal functioning?
    withdraw the damn bill
    say sorry and bow with sincerity
    and she might keep her job
    WTF so puerile toys out of the cott behaviour

    EXCO needs a massive spring clean since the DAB and Liberals and Bixz Profs and Broomhead will suffer at the polls and Pandems will hold the majority so might as well get ready to go with the flow and pocket the 500k a month for decisive thnking as Mayor of HKG

    the Sec for Injustice and the Insecurity Sec ex police Dep Commissioner heads need to roll to appease the crowds In any normal western world they would have already resigned
    "Defiant Hiding", that's quite an apt political oxymoron for the HK government right now.

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    Am still shocked by the quality of our civil servants, especially the one on here.

    Anyway the pan democrats should negotiate with the localists and the more fringe groups to not field candidates. Winning a majority then losing it because of disqualifications would be a shame. Only moderate democrats will win the support of most of the population at the moment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by civil_servant:
    A sea of resignations for trying to push an unpopular bill through the legislative chamber...not. Having Robert Mugabe on that list takes the cake. He sure was good at resigning. Wouldn't you agree?
    shame you did not check the full list or applied civil service work ethic and attention to detail


    2017 Robert Mugabe, resigned as President of Zimbabwe during a military coup designed by Emerson Mnangagwa and being led by Constantino Chiwenga (November 21)
    Last edited by dynamco; 29-06-2019 at 02:52 PM.

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