Thank you very, very much, @rasbas. Some people say their posts take them an hour to write. This one took a few days. There was a lot of research, and then organizing my facts so it all made sense. When

I am honored to be nominated! This is such a wonderful initiative. Positive voices--that's what we need. Hive is a community, and this initiative reinforces that. Thank you, @katerinaramm! And kudos to

Sounds like my kind of movie--but I definitely will not watch this before going to sleep :) Merry Christmas, @katerinaramm 🎄

Naughty @seki1 😄. Very funny!

If there is a sinking ship, you want me on it, because I row all the harder. I don't listen to the naysayers...anywhere. This is my hangout, and it's really important to many people. I have a sense of

I have the book! Am looking forward to reading and reviewing it. Busy times now that Christmas is on my and my shopping is never done! Congratulations. So many people plan to write a book and never do

Thank you very much, @anggreklestari and @curangel🌷

That's an interesting perspective. I think one thing you are discounting is that most people don't think in terms of 20 years. Trump is lucky if he is alive in 5 years. Putin is probably looking at a longer

I will admit here that about eight years ago I did a deep dive into China's history as I attempted to write a book on Chinese Literati art. China has often been underrated in its history, but one thing

Thank you, @discovery-it!

Thank you for the feedback. I'm kind of a plodding thinker, so writing is better for me than discussing. I like to mull over an idea. When I was younger, I was more confident of my responses. These days,

I know too little history to add any corollary comparisons to such quadrumvirate of butchers, but I am already dismayed by what I know of these. I know and understand so little. I take comfort in researching

Lots of work in this article, including the historical maps. I really like to get into a subject and answer questions that I have. Who does Xi Jinping admire? Just did a little reading: Mao and traditional

Perhaps I was too subtle: There is nothing about Putin or Trump I admire. I have disdain for them. I try not to hate anyone, because hatred is a powerful force, like war, that causes great harm. As we

Thank you for that insight.

I hope you realize that is a tongue-in-cheek characterization. These men envision (hence, visionary) for themselves a grand place in the history books. On their way to trying to carve that place they leave

Thank you, @esther-emmanuel!

I appreciate your response very much. It didn't want to make people angry, so I tried to be temperate in my approach. It's hard to ignore what is going on in the world, in my country especially. I have

U.S. Debt 120% of GDP. Germany's about 62% (?) Is the U.S.prosperity an illusion, given the debt burden? How did this "Gets thrown in jail for unpopular speech" come to pass? Don't understand

What a wonderful postcard! Thank you for joining in the initiative, @soyernesto. I'm sending you a small Christmas gift, 2 HBSI tokens because this brought a smile to my face.