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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - One Child Policy (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 OP
Kick! Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #1
Thanks! This really was an eye opening show - as usual! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 #2
Not to mention the mess they're creating in Hong Kong... Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #3
With "friends" like these... Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 #4
China thinks of us as "frienamies" Dennis Donovan Oct 2019 #5
Very interesting and very sad as well. smirkymonkey Oct 2019 #6
My parents visited China back in 1986, I think, and some of this resonated with me Rhiannon12866 Oct 2019 #7

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2. Thanks! This really was an eye opening show - as usual!
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 03:02 PM
Oct 2019

And this regime is now among our closest allies??

Rhiannon12866

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7. My parents visited China back in 1986, I think, and some of this resonated with me
Mon Oct 7, 2019, 11:06 PM
Oct 2019

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When he was talking about the "indulged" only children, I was reminded of what my Dad described when they visited a school. Each of the Americans was assigned a child to "dance" with and the little boy my Dad was paired with was obviously having a bad day. To humor ornery kids, apparently they put make up on them to "cheer them up!" And my Dad was assigned a grouchy little kid with rouge all over his cheeks, LOL. Fortunately, my Dad was good with kids and had a sense of humor, but from what he said it was no exaggeration that the kids were often spoiled and indulged.

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