(nb Having broken bread with V. Putin, I can say not only does he not touch the wine, he eyes it with soemething approaching contempt).
@DougSaunders Same was true of Stalin. In a society of heavy-drinkers, being a non-drinker might help in the rise to power.
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@HeerJeet There were a couple years when the G8 were almost all non-drinkers: Brown, Bush, Harper, Sarkozy, Putin, etc -
@DougSaunders And look at the world they created! - Show replies
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