• redwattlebird@lemmings.world
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    4 days ago

    I think the key difference is that Xi has a very strong vision for China and is actually practicing what he preaches; enriching the nation rather than enriching himself. Like a strict father, head of the family.

    While the debacle that is the US government is all about enriching themselves and their associates rather than the nation. Like goblins in a mine.

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      That’s less a consequence of specific individuals in power and more the systems at play that lead to differences between those in power. “Great Man Theory” largely takes away from actual Materialist analysis.

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      3 days ago

      Like a strict father

      Is politics just the spectrum of daddy issues an individual might have?

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        2 days ago

        Trump is a Russian agent

        BlueMAGA liberals try not to blame all of America’s problems on foreigners challenge (impossible)