Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 19 hours agobest part of the movie was when Xi said "IT'S PURGIN TIME!" and purged all over those guyslemmy.worldimagemessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down16
arrow-up1155arrow-down1imagebest part of the movie was when Xi said "IT'S PURGIN TIME!" and purged all over those guyslemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 19 hours agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareeta@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down2·10 hours agoThat depends. Were they really investigated because they did something wrong or rather because they were no longer useful politically or because they dared to oppose Xi?
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·3 hours agoImagine a president who found corruption in his administration and decided “corrupt officials aren’t useful, they should be removed”.
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoSo… Like when Bidens DoJ prosecuted corrupt congresspeople?
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-237 minutes agoI mean, imagine a Chinese publication leaping to the defense of Henry Cuellar, Bob Menendez, Eric Adams, and George Santos. So much of the US news really does boil down to a handful of senior editors having this burning hatred for the sitting Chinese President.
minus-squareSgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down3·6 hours agoThey were trying to start a coup with the US. So Xi purging the generals also sets back his plan to invade Taiwan.
That depends. Were they really investigated because they did something wrong or rather because they were no longer useful politically or because they dared to oppose Xi?
Imagine a president who found corruption in his administration and decided “corrupt officials aren’t useful, they should be removed”.
So… Like when Bidens DoJ prosecuted corrupt congresspeople?
I mean, imagine a Chinese publication leaping to the defense of Henry Cuellar, Bob Menendez, Eric Adams, and George Santos.
So much of the US news really does boil down to a handful of senior editors having this burning hatred for the sitting Chinese President.
They were trying to start a coup with the US. So Xi purging the generals also sets back his plan to invade Taiwan.