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Re:China’s web censors go into overdrive as President Xi Jin... by narrator on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @02:41PM (#16477103)
Even if someone is a lover of the communist party, isn't it somewhat of a bad idea to have a cult of personality style leader? Wasn't that what the party wanted to put an end to after Mao?
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Re:China’s web censors go into overdrive as President Xi Jin... by ilamont on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @03:07PM (#16477323)
They may have said it, but the CCP nevertheless used propaganda, Han-centric nationalism, and control of the news media to elevate certain leaders into cult status. Xi and Deng are obvious examples, but I also recall the Jiang apparatus trying to play that card as well.
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