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Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description (edition.cnn.com)

submitted 1 year ago by EdenRester@kbin.social to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.

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[+] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml -30 points 1 year ago

Because he was democratically elected in a transparent election. Unlike the current American demented imbecile.

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[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

What are you talking about? He doesn't hold elected office. Here's the last time he was re-appointed to his appointed position.

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[-] Krause@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

from your link:

“I was reelected as the general secretary of the CPC central committee,” Xi said in opening remarks, before presenting the six other members: Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, and Li Xi.

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[+] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml -19 points 1 year ago

Even your link to the fucking guardian says he was elected fair and square. Unlike Jim Crow Joe.

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[-] aport@programming.dev 11 points 1 year ago

Lol he was elected by the party, not the people, in what amounts to a loyalty test.

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[-] RedWizard@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 year ago

That's how parliament works in the UK. Bunch of dictators over there in the Queen's England.

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[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

In the UK there are multiple political parties.

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[-] Serdan@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

And look how well that's going for them.

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[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip -1 points 1 year ago

Better than any one or two political party(ies)

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[-] Serdan@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You mean like USA?

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[-] RedWizard@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, because they are all very different and diverse and definitely don't kowtow to the same political group. A wolf in a different hat is still a wolf.

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[-] SeducingCamel@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Sounds like the electoral college

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[-] aport@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago

Sounds like you need to take a civics class

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[-] SeducingCamel@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

That won't change the amount of presidents we've sworn in that didn't have a majority of the people's votes

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[+] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml -15 points 1 year ago

Remember when the people of the USA chose to vote for one of two white supremacists?

Lol, neither do I, then the feds rigged the election anyway.

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[-] aport@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

What?

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[+] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml -13 points 1 year ago

Yeah they don't tell you much about what's going on in your police state do they? The feds paid a visit around to all the social media giants and forced them to censor negative news about paedo Joe. This is well known outside your prison state.

https://nypost.com/2022/08/26/zuckerberg-blames-fbi-for-censoring-the-posts-hunter-biden-scoop/

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[-] kmkz_ninja@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

When "Don't let people post pictures of my son's dick" becomes "China will disappear you if you call Winnie the Pooh a dictator as a citizen of China".

We know about it. You're like a Libertarian acting like they have secret knowledge when they tell you you still have to pay taxes for Universal healthcare.