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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Sun Mar 11, 2018, 03:24 PM Mar 2018

China approves lifetime presidency

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China approves lifetime presidency (Original Post) pbmus Mar 2018 OP

Lunacy lauren_93 Mar 2018 #1

Hopefully not a new Mao Bucky Mar 2018 #4

Thanks Pooti ornotna Mar 2018 #2

Pooti might be having issues about loyalty nolabels Mar 2018 #5

They felt threatened by our drift to totalitarianism Bucky Mar 2018 #3

I wouldnt be surprised if Xi doesnt have another term. David__77 Mar 2018 #6

lauren_93

(6 posts)

1. Lunacy

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2018, 03:32 PM

Mar 2018

China is moving backwards with the scrapping of their two term presidential limit. Xi Jinping looks set to be the new Mao, all-powerful and for life.

Bucky

(53,986 posts)

4. Hopefully not a new Mao

Reply to lauren_93 (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 11, 2018, 03:38 PM

Mar 2018

A transplanted Putin maybe, but probably not genocidal

ornotna

(10,798 posts)

2. Thanks Pooti

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2018, 03:32 PM

Mar 2018

What a guy.

nolabels

(13,133 posts)

5. Pooti might be having issues about loyalty

Reply to ornotna (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 11, 2018, 03:40 PM

Mar 2018

I couldn't understand why because it looks like that the donald has done everything asked of him

Bucky

(53,986 posts)

3. They felt threatened by our drift to totalitarianism

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2018, 03:36 PM

Mar 2018

Because that's their turf, damn it. They just had to one-up us

David__77

(23,367 posts)

6. I wouldnt be surprised if Xi doesnt have another term.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sun Mar 11, 2018, 05:26 PM

Mar 2018

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