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They'll be saying Xi assassinated him.

RIP I guess. Western media always claimed he was a liberal reformer type who secretly wanted to transition China to a Liberal democracy (Bourgeois republic) friendly to the west but IDK if that's true.

Might be worth reading this interesting article in light of his death

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 11 months ago (5 children)

"This probably means even less restraint on Mr Xi's exercise of power and authority."

His death is being widely mourned on Chinese social media, with many expressing shock and grief - though comments on many posts appear to have been restricted.

Deaths of former Chinese leaders have triggered protests in the past. An outpouring of mourning during Jiang Zemin's death last year was seen as a subtle criticism of President Xi.

That article uses every single sentence it can as an anti-China soapbox, it's fucking crazy that we're hurtling into conflict with China like this and everyone is just believing the media about it ohnoes

[–] [email protected] 31 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Xi bad. Xi bad. Xi bad. Xi bad. Xi bad.

Did I mention that Xi bad?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Xi stole all my spoons and nuked my favorite billionaire's penthouse apartment. Truly a dystopian nightmare rage-cry

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What about your toothbrush? Please don't tell me he became so sloppy to miss it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

He took my entire apartment block's toothbrushes and the surrounding neighborhood! rage-cry

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Xi bangs, Xi bangs
Ooh baby, when Xi moves, Xi moves
I go crazy 'cause Xi looks like a flower
But Xi stings like a bee

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is exactly why I knew i had to read Governance of China. If they spend this much time trash talking someone, it’s likely because the person is saying something they don’t want you to hear.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I still haven't gotten around to reading it but I hear it's pretty unexciting. Did anything really stand out about it to you?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

I’d always start with Roland boer before going into GoC tbh

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

It is very long, and I am not even through the first book yet, so I can’t really say.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

A guy can't even have his heart explode into pieces in peace without being used as propaganda

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The guy was already retired for over 7 months so assassinating him was pretty pointless. If Xi was worried about him restraining power why not do it during the 10 years where he actually had influence? Yeah, there's conspiracies about his death floating about in the country but that just means the assassination hypothesis is even more absurd. Why would anyone risk a public backlash for essentially no gain?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

The guy was already retired for over 7 months so assassinating him was pretty pointless, but Xi may have done it anyway to consolidate power. If Xi was worried about him restraining power why not do it during the 10 years where he actually had influence, although evidence shows that Xi may have been forcing him out of public spotlight during that timespan. Yeah, there's conspiracies about his death floating about in the country but that just means the assassination hypothesis is even more absurd, even though it is possible. Why would anyone risk a public backlash for essentially no gain, unless they were despotic evil dictator?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

in the past, people have had very strong feelings about their leaders dying. this is because china bad.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Jiang Zemin

"Too young, too simple, sometimes naive."