I don’t think we’re the target market for the golfing or unicorn stories, those are likely for internal consumption. I think any nation without significant freedom of the press is susceptible to fantastic stories. The US is too, but we can look to see what other countries are saying, and get a balanced view. If BBC and RT are repeating it, it’s means it’s not just a US fantasy. This story came out first that it was all men, then it was amended to being just students, and some sources just saying that it may not be true at all. There may or may not be a grain of truth behind the stories, but the common stories of starvation and autocracy seem to be true. I think the silly season stuff is most widely heard, but most of what I’ve been hearing over the years has just been dismal. I think people who are given tremendous privilege in any culture will often behave in excess, in the US that’s seen in individuals jumping on couches on Oprah, having drug/alcohol/bad drving binges. He’s essentially the country’s #1 rockstar/VIP, he has almost no repercussions for bad behaviour, so it doesn’t seem that crazy that the crazy is pretty concentrated in him. He’s where he is through heredity only, he has not demonstrated any particular skill or wisdom.
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