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(21,627 posts)Especially when stretched-out tenures coincide with stretched-out Swiss bank accounts.
panfluteman
(2,065 posts)That, and what Romanian journalists once criticized Gheorghe Zamfir, the King of the Panflute, for: "o mesianismul sclerozat", or a "sclerosed messianism". He's clearly sliding into that as the strives to fulfill his life's dream of resurrecting the old Soviet Union.
peppertree
(21,627 posts)I didn't know that about Zamfir, btw. That's sad.
Growing up, there'd sometimes be a Zamfir record playing as my mom is a fan of his (or was in the '80s).
So soothing. If and when a peace treaty is ever signed (and soon, knock wood), I wouldn't mind seeing him play in a concert commemorating the event.
Mme. Defarge
(8,028 posts)Are you listening?
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)or fix them. Russian people deserve a working democracy to survive the future.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Stuart G
(38,421 posts)10 Minutes & 19 Seconds. Yes, this is worth watching...All of It.
panfluteman
(2,065 posts)There's no one around to contradict him, set him right, or point out to him the difference between reality and delusion. Heck - nobody wants to be poisoned or assassinated. That's undoubtedly the biggest weakness or drawback of dictatorships.