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Re:China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media by tjalfi on Sunday April 21, 2019 @03:30PM (#19714035)
Absolute power doesn't mean that you can act with impunity. Xi must retain the support of the heads of the army, secret police, and such or he will be replaced. The Dictator's Handbook[0] discusses this topic in detail. The Rules for Rulers[1] is an 18 minute video that summarizes some of the principles of the book.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dictator%27s_Handbook

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs

edited to add video title to second link

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Re:China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media by devoply on Sunday April 21, 2019 @03:33PM (#19714053)
Winnie the Pooh changed all sorts of things for the worse that his predecessor had made progress on. He's an idiot. He should be replaced by someone more wise.
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Re:China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media by icelancer on Sunday April 21, 2019 @07:16PM (#19715159)
Progress on what?

It'd be better for who if they just apologized and stopped violating human rights? The people in charge?

People are self-interested.

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Re:China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media by NicoJuicy on Sunday April 21, 2019 @04:29PM (#19714382)
Xi seems to be pretty smart though, but his ideals don't align with ours
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Re:China Bans the Word 'Leica' on Social Media by daodedickinson on Sunday April 21, 2019 @05:09PM (#19714599)
Julius told Augustus to pay the soldiers well and have contempt for the rest.
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