Could you imagine if Putin or Xi had a drug addled, sex worker-addicted son who they kept consulting for policy? There'd be a trillion Atlantic and NYT think pieces lining up to attribute that shit to Oriental Despotism or the Asiatic Brainpan or some shit.

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 48 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This whole thing really is like court intrigues of a feudal court of a declining empire.

[–] 2Password2Remember@hexbear.net 27 points 11 months ago

many such cases

Death to America

[–] Hexamerous@hexbear.net 35 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

We'll get long articles written from a first person perspective as the reporter imagines themselves walking into the sex and opium den inside Xi's "forbidden city" where only a handful of the most loyal and fanatic few ever are allowed in.. All from an unverifiable anonymous source of course.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago

The source is the same one that personally witnessed Kim Jong Un executing his uncle with an artillery round. They also saw Putin push a guy out of a window. They also also saw the Trump pee tape.

[–] TemutheeChallahmet@hexbear.net 20 points 11 months ago

They would be writing about such a son like he's Uday or Qusay

[–] Procapra@hexbear.net 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I'd respect Putin or Xi even more if they did this.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 28 points 11 months ago

"My fellow Russians. My son, shining star of our nation, has been dumped by his deceitful Ukrainian girlfriend. Therefore, I am declaring a special military operation..."