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Famed Chinese Dissident: U.S. ‘Already In Authoritarian State,’ ‘Dangerous’ Wokeism Like Mao Revolution
Daily Wire ^ | 14 Nov 2021 | Daily Wire News

Posted on 11/15/2021 1:43:19 PM PST by Rummyfan

Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, a famed artist and activist, warned Americans during an interview that aired late last week that they are already under the control of an authoritarian state, they just don’t realize it yet.

Weiwei said that the situation in China has become “more extreme, in terms of censorship, in terms of their tolerance to dissidents.” He later added that he was not hopeful for China’s future given the direction that China is going.

Later, when asked about authoritarianism in the U.S., Weiwei said “certainly, in the United States, with today’s condition, you can easily have an authoritarian.”

“In many ways, you’re already in the authoritarian state,” he said. “You just don’t know it.”

When asked how so, he responded, “Many things happening today in U.S. can be compared to Cultural Revolution in China.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aiweiwei; wokeism

1 posted on 11/15/2021 1:43:19 PM PST by Rummyfan
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To: Rummyfan

Oh we know it.


2 posted on 11/15/2021 1:55:20 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Rummyfan

Commies not welcome.


3 posted on 11/15/2021 1:57:49 PM PST by NeverTyranny
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To: Rummyfan

With any luck this cultural revolution will end up like the china one with the gang of 4 in the dock.


4 posted on 11/15/2021 1:59:05 PM PST by Ceebass (USA RIP 1776-2021)
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To: Rummyfan
“In many ways, you’re already in the authoritarian state,” he said. “You just don’t know it.”

Yeah. We pretty much got that idea.
5 posted on 11/15/2021 2:08:08 PM PST by Little Ray (Civilization runs on a narrow margin. What sustains it is not magic, but hard work. )
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To: Nuc 1.1; Rummyfan
Oh we know it.

Yep

Since the first Tuesday after the first Monday of last year.

Some might say since January 6 of this year.

Last year the Democrats shed their mask of representative government and revealed their true face of despotism.

6 posted on 11/15/2021 2:19:57 PM PST by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit)
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To: Nuc 1.1

I second that.


7 posted on 11/15/2021 2:34:29 PM PST by No_More_Harkin
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To: Rummyfan

bkmk


8 posted on 11/15/2021 3:50:13 PM PST by sauropod (Meanie Butt Daddy - No you can't)
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To: No_More_Harkin

Watching American Communists at work...

Who defined “Domestic Terrorists” as people touring the Capitol following invitation by Capitol Police?


9 posted on 11/16/2021 4:46:43 AM PST by Does so (DC: "The Chinese city on top of a hill".)
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