Chinese foreign ministry lambastes US president.
  • aragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 years ago

    Didn’t he change term limits. The previous two presidents quit after 10 years. But Xi is holding on indefinitely as of now. Doesn’t that make him a dictator even if they claim one party democracy?

    • VarykEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      Yup, he didn’t just change them, he abolished term limits for himself, which were in effect up until that point since Mao died.

      Plus(among many other dictator-y things) he enacted indefinitely retroactive remote treason laws against a separate, sovereign country (hk), so that if you were 12 years old and once wrote on a message board " why Communism?"(Even though China’s capitalist) you can be extradited from Hong Kong to mainland China at any point for the rest of your life and held indefinitely in mainland Chinese prison without appeal.

    • dontcarebear @lemmy.worldEnglish
      01·
      2 years ago

      One party democracy that is meant to be the implementation of the dictatorship of the proletariat over the capitalists, no?

      I’m failing to see insult in the message’s content compared to it’s delivery as communism is meant to be a dictatorship that leads to Utopia.

      • WabiSabiPapi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        communism is defined as classless, stateless, moneyless. the ‘dictatorship of the proletariat’ is meant to imply working class collective ownership and control of the means of production, not a ‘people’s autocrat.’ If you’re paying attention, this means that state-capitalist (a term used by lenin)/ socialist regimes waving a red flag can not be considered communist, any more than the dprk could be considered democratic.

        • dontcarebear @lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          So it a figurative dictatorship, more of a means to an end. Hence, calling the leader an autocrat - is an insult to the ideology at play.

          Thank you for clearing up my misconception!

  • Null User Object@lemmy.worldEnglish
    82·
    2 years ago

    But, he is, right? Is there some nuance in the definition of “dictator” I missing that gives him some wiggle room? Or is this more like obvious racists and pedophiles being offended at being called racists and pedophiles?

  • Slartibartfass@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    2 years ago

    My Winnie is not a Communist Dictator. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a Communist Dictator — But he is NOT a porn star!

  • HidingCat@kbin.social
    3·
    2 years ago

    If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck…

    Still, shouldn’t this be like, the quiet part to not be said out loud in diplomacy circles?

  • borkcorkedforks@kbin.social
    41·
    2 years ago

    How legal is it talk about a certain animated bear over there over this dick getting butt hurt?

    Maybe they’re just splitting hairs over the difference between authoritarian dictator and authoritarian figure head appointed by the single party.

  • keeb420@kbin.social
    11·
    2 years ago

    theyre right. hes not a spud in the shape of a penis. he a brutal leader who is, or was, engaged in an ethnic cleansing campaign.