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First, it is misinterpretation to say "personality cult thing". Xi does has much stronger support than Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin. There have been endless mocker
by muddyrivers 12y ago
First, it is misinterpretation to say "personality cult thing". Xi does has much stronger support than Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin. There have been endless mockeries towards Hu and Jiang in the Internet. You won't find many towards Xi. People may disagree with Xi and voice their opposition. But they won't mock him. That is a big difference.
Xi get more accepted and supported largely because he is open to new ideas. As mentioned in the article, Xi doesn't believe in implementing democracy in China in present days. His stance is not because he was told so, but from his studying and understanding of democracy and China. One might disagree with him, but one might have to admit he does have some valid points.
Second, it is very easy to bypass GFW in China. There are many tools available in the Internet. It requires only basic knowledge on Internet. The young generations have no problem in browsing websites in western countries if they really want to.
- LiweiZ 12y agoYou will have different opinion 5 years later. [edit]: After skimming your comments on HN, I decided to take this back: 50 cents granted.
- muddyrivers 12y agoAnother wow. Could you give your arguments, your point of views, etc. instead of resorting to personal attack?
- smilekzs 12y agoSomeone flagkill this. All this is blatant lie.
- muddyrivers 12y agoWow. Could you provide your arguments instead of calling them lies?
- smilekzs 12y ago> There have been endless mockeries towards Hu and Jiang in the Internet. You won't find many towards Xi. People may disagree with Xi and voice their opposition. But they won't mock him. Of course you won't see people mocking him on the surface. The regime has cracked down on pretty much all criticism on him. > Xi get more accepted and supported largely because he is open to new ideas This is where the hypocrisy lies. On the surface he poses to be "open" while below the surface his regime cracks down on media and tightens up control on videos/animation/publication. Also, propaganda on his "merits" are way over the top -- just short of Mao's. > it is very easy to bypass GFW in China. There are many tools available in the Internet. It requires only basic knowledge on Internet. The young generations have no problem in browsing websites in western countries if they really want to Lie. GFW just attacked GitHub. And AFAIK GFW is getting harder and harder to bypass every single day. The regime cuts off Google services (and throttles/cuts VPN connections) for no reason every now and then even when all you do is checking your inbox. --- And to you, presumably a 50-cent, [citation needed].
- hawkice 12y agoTypical etiquette would involve being more detailed. I am curious -- what is true, if the above is a lie?
- smilekzs 12y agoSee above reply to OP
- zghst 12y agoWhat is the lie? It is not hard to believe that a man who had his life turned upside down by Mao would not one day question the system he lived in.
- analyst74 12y agoXi seems to be more liked than Hu Jintao, I'll give him that. But his support comes from things he promised to deliver, primarily curtailing corruption, among a plethora of other things. If he fails to deliver his promises, people are going to slowly change their opinions.
- muddyrivers 12y agoI agree. If he fails to deliver, his support will wane. It is intriguing to think how it will change people's mindset, to what direction and to what degree, if it happens. China and the world have been undergoing changes in a fast pace unseen before in the history of human society. It is becoming harder and harder to analyze and predict.