This is strong article on the cult of personality, and you detach yourself from the hidden retoric of “if it’s not a corrupt democracy then it is the wrong political system. I am a believer in democracy, especially the type we have here in Australia, which requires compulsory voting and sufficient time for people to caste those crucial votes.
Back on the subject at hand though, the cult of personality which has allowed President Xi to subvert the system of checks and balances that Deng Xiaoping placed to prevent another fruitcake from seizing power in China has been subverted and destroyed.
I have a strong working respect for the Chinese, but the Han obsesion with having strong central figure in a society who are happy to surrender their individual freedoms for stability, is not a country that can be flexible and resilient enough to tackle and overcome the challenges that China are and will face in an era of global scrutinization.
Sadly though this trait is a human fault line, and Putin, Trump and countless celebrities exploit this weakness, purley for their own selfish gain.
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