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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Predictable dictator is better than batshit crazy dictator.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Xi is more than happy to have a scapegoat for his economic troubles so the people and the powerful don't hang him. Trump sometimes wants to speed run into the hanging and then realizes he really can't piss off his own power base if he wants to keep his neck.

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