zoogs Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/25/world/asia/china-xi-jinping.html 2. https://www.ft.com/content/fbc63376-1ab2-11e8-aaca-4574d7dabfb6 Xi Jinping -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the Peoples's Republic, Chairman of the Central Military Commission, "Core" Leader, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Grass Sea, First of His Name -- has been consolidating power for years, ever since his ascendancy in 2013 in a 99.86% vote. The Party now intends to do away with the shackling term limits via Constitutional amendment that would have deprived China of his indefinite, glorious leadership as soon as....*squints* 2023. And for the good of the nation, any inappropriately skeptical or unrest-promoting public reactions must be "managed". Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I've been thinking about this ever since this was reported. Trump admires Putin for the control he has over his country. He views him as a friend and Putin has taught him well about demonizing the press. Trump wants to take credentials away from Press that doesn't worship him. Trump admires Duterte who is actually a brutal dictator who has given police the outright permission to murder drug dealers. Trump has recently spoken about how drug dealers should get the death penalty. Now....He we have China coming out and saying....Oh, we don't need term limits. Our dear leader can stay in forever......at the same time, Trump has already announced his next campaign. 3 Link to comment
zoogs Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 China's providing a blueprint for Trump, no question. He is a blatant authoritarian who admires men like these. The Duterte example is a great one to bring up. We are at a national crossroads here. As a country, we are looking at all the worst and the most illiberal of impulses around the world and asking ourselves, "why not?" If the answer is clear, so, too, should our feelings about those presently in power. They aspire to these ends! Fortunately, we still have a democracy, flawed though it may be. And if we can recognize the issue so clearly, we have the ability to use our voice to do something about it. At least to try. Link to comment
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