This recent article about someone who threw a shoe at the Chinese Premier while he was visiting Cambridge, probably to copy the shoe thrown at George Bush while he was visiting Iraq, maddens me.
Wen Jiabao a dictator?
Wen Jiabao, nicknamed “treasure of the country”, like George Bush?
Wen Jiabao, known as “the people’s Premier”, one of the nicest politicians in power and someone I am actually proud of — God knows how rare that is — invade the UK at any point in recent history?
Oh no, no, I think not.
Protest as much as you like, but please keep your actions within measure: as coloured as my vision may be, I don’t believe this was worth an insult of such degree. Unless the guy’s family and friends were killed by the Chinese government, of course — then I’d sympathise.
For crying out loud, did anyone ever give George Bush pet names like “precious one”?!
Didn’t think so either.
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