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China’s Communist Party Hails President Xi As ‘Helmsman’ [Mao-like cult of personality]
Reuters/OANN ^ | 11/12/2021 | Yew Lun Tian

Posted on 11/12/2021 12:08:28 AM PST by markomalley

China’s Communist Party officials called President Xi Jinping a “helmsman” and “people’s leader” on Friday, in a show of support for his continuing leadership.

Xi is almost certain to secure a precedent-breaking third term as party leader next year.

At the end of a four-day, closed-door meeting on Thursday, the party passed a “historical resolution” which highlighted its achievements under Xi’s leadership and amplified his authority.

The full text of the resolution is yet to be released.

“Helmsman” and “people’s leader” were descriptions used over 50 years ago during a personality cult of Mao Zedong, who led the party to power in 1949. Party propagandists used personality cult to drum up support for the leader.

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1 posted on 11/12/2021 12:08:28 AM PST by markomalley
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To: markomalley

Pooh gettin too big for his britches.


2 posted on 11/12/2021 12:33:19 AM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

Sounds like Biden...


3 posted on 11/12/2021 12:50:34 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (Cornpop was a good dude.)
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To: markomalley

China is culturally incapable of Western style government by the people for the people. China has had nothing but dictatorships for 4000 years. Dictatorship is by far the worst way to run an economy, so I see this as being a good thing for the West, since China will cease to be competitive. The downside is that, as the economy fails, the incentive for war increases.


4 posted on 11/12/2021 1:29:23 AM PST by Chad C. Mulligan (qd4)
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To: Chad C. Mulligan

China is culturally incapable of Western style government by the people for the people

Demonstrability false.

Had the Nationalist had the strength left to fight Mao’s forces after pushing the Japanese out, then the nationalist would have instituted a government, much like they did on Formosa, which is populated by mainland Chinese and has a western style Republican form of government.


5 posted on 11/12/2021 6:02:49 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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