China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.
When you change the rules so you can hold office longer than permitted in an authoritarian country that is an appropriate label for the dictator.
hexbear disagrees
Nobody gives a single fuck though because it’s hex bear
that bunch of larping teens?
The very same!
Then it must be true
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hexbears are trolls, they would disagree even if it killed their mother.
Yep and other rules
Very noticeable that they didn’t specify how he wasn’t a dictator, nor what other label would be more appropriate.
“I am not a dictator! Anyone who says I am will get jailed!” - Grand Poohbear of China, 2023
Hexbear users incoming in 3.2.1…
I use a client that can block instances, so I have all of Hexbear blocked. It radically improves the Lemmy experience.
Tell me your wisdom, duck of the lake.
I use a Violentmonkey script to do so
Whats the client?
Sync let’s you do it. Also possibly Connect? I forgot the other one, but i think it might be Connect.
Yes, connect lets you block instances, but it still shows that there was a comment there and lets you show it. It’s handy to see how much you’re blocking.
Kbin allows users to do this (noting kbin isn’t a client it’s a compatible platform).
Memmy app let’s you do it as well.
Does it? I can’t find that setting
Edit: Nevermind, I read this as Mlem
I am using Eternity or Voyager, I will be so happy when instance blocking comes to those.
Connect does instance blocking and I think LiftOff does as well.
I just.tried Liftoff and i did not see that option
Give Memmy a try. I switched to it so I could block entire instances. It’s made my feed so much better!
Thanks for the recommendation, but I’m on Android, so I can’t use it. On spezit I loved, and supported Infinity, the Infinity fork Eternity is very good. I love having my own colour theme, it’s great for qol, and all the other nice features it has.
Sync is an outstanding Lemmy client for Android.
Apologies! I should have mentioned it was for iOS.
No worries at all
Thankfully, OP is from an instance that has not federated with Hexbear. Hexbear users won’t be able to see this post.
But they have posted to .ml which is federated with hexbear. So the poster’s instance needs to be federated no the instance of the community where the post is?
You need both. For a comment you even need the community instance, the poster instance, and the commenter instance to all be federated
That’s confusing.
Basically, everybody needs to agree before access is granted.
It is the best way to block spammers and trolls.
Maybe she should’ve used the chinese word for dictator.
Ah yes, Xi Jinping
That’s exactly like his name!
Ah yes, Xi Jinping
*Winnie the Pooh
Whatcha gonna do, China? That’s right, nothing. Stay mad forever 😂
He’s gonna cope…and seethe.
Mald? What’s that?
Being so mad and triggered that you begin to bald.
Hahahahahahahhahaha
lucky your not a German ambassador! they would summon you for a “dressing down”
We know a thing or two, because we’ve seen a thing or two
- Germany, probably
Hitler obviously wasn’t a dictator as he was democratically elected by a majority (after competing parties were banned) and then -just out of situational necessity of course- got a lot of extra powers to ignore laws and constitution.
Yeah, I see how that Chinese definition works.
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Hexbear would be seething… if they could read.
I love how every single comment making fun Xi the pooh here is getting downvoted lol
Here’s a little something for the dictator simps:
Gee, I wonder which group of users would do something like that…
the *.ml follows the will of the Supreme Soviet
It’s definitely part communists, but I think mostly special interest groups, maybe even from China itself.
Well that just goes to prove her point. Well done, Xi.
Overacting insecure jerk what Xi is
I don’t think any country would like their head of state be called a dictator.
And yet normal, functioning countries don’t lash out like this.
Except maybe Rome
When the shoe fits, start wearing it. PRC is an authoritarian state led by a dictator and his cronies.
Easy fix: don’t be a dictator.
Most dictators haven’t gone by that term, preferring instead some other executive role like chairman, supreme leader, or president. If Xi doesn’t want to be called a dictator, maybe China should start holding open elections, see how popular the CCP really is.
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Open elections when there is only one party in practice are moot
Tbh, with only two it’s not too much better either.
Most forced elections haven’t gone by that term, preferring instead some other description like people’s elections, free elections, or secured elections. Made up words but you get the idea.
Most dictators haven’t gone by that term, preferring instead some other executive role like chairman, supreme leader, or president.
Don’t forget Führer
Germany is right
Oh-oh here Xi comes
Watch out boy, Xi’ll chew you up
Oh-oh here Xi comes
Xi’s a man eater
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Dictators were never good at hearing the truth.
Quit being a dictator. 🤷
If any country knows what a dictator is, it’s Germany.
