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

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

  • Lmaydev@programming.devEnglish
    9·
    10 months ago

    I’ve never seen any actual evidence that Biden is suffering from mental decline. Kind of feels like right wing propaganda and ageism.

    I know plenty of people whose mental faculties remained till the end of their lives.

        • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.deEnglish
          21·
          10 months ago

          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.

          • davepleasebehave@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            10 months ago

            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.

        • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.deEnglish
          13·
          10 months ago

          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.

          • Lmaydev@programming.devEnglish
            3·
            10 months ago

            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

            • tryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.deEnglish
              12·
              10 months ago

              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