Former Chinese President Hu Jintao Led Out of Communist Party Congresscbsnews.com 20 pointsarcanus3 years ago5 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−tomcam3yHistoric, and not in a good way. A callback to the public humiliations of the Cultural Revolution under Mao. Xi is explicitly becoming a dictator in the Mao tradition (obvious for years, but this is a swinging dick move).−yucky3yScary to imagine if we would ever treat a former US President similarly here..−tomcam3yI like my Hacker News karma so I decided not to go there ;)−stjohnswarts3yI wonder if he'll disappear for a while like Jack Ma.−sn0w_crash3yThis is crazy
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Historic, and not in a good way. A callback to the public humiliations of the Cultural Revolution under Mao. Xi is explicitly becoming a dictator in the Mao tradition (obvious for years, but this is a swinging dick move).
Scary to imagine if we would ever treat a former US President similarly here..
I like my Hacker News karma so I decided not to go there ;)
I wonder if he'll disappear for a while like Jack Ma.
This is crazy