Agent 78 has taken me to task, in the past, for calling Mr Xi a "dictator", but the fact is that the constitution of the PRC has been amended to allow Mr Xi to remain president for life, without having to bother with sham elections. [What does a "sham election" look like? Can you give an example? Ed.]
And Mr Xi has long enjoyed dictatorial powers, including the power to silence critics and suppress mockery. Over two years ago, the Commies banned Winnie the Pooh -- the book, the film, the merch, everything -- after mischievous "enemies of the state" started drawing comparisons between the beloved bear and the rotund President Xi. Like this.
I don't know what all the fuss was about. The American media posted caricatures of Still-President Trump all the time, and were allowed -- nay, encouraged! -- to do so. And I'm sure that freedom will extend to "President-elect" Biden as well. After all, Democratic America isn't a dictatorship... right? I'm sure a caricature of Sleepy Joe will appear in WaPo or the Times any day now. Stay tuned???
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