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.

  • Ooops
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    538 months ago

    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.

    • Γ7Σ
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      138 months ago

      Removed by mod

    • Krause [he/him]
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      -108 months ago

      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.

      wow, just like zelensky!

      history sure is wacky sometimes…

        • Pili
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          -28 months ago

          The power of staying in nice hotels around the world, racking a lot of cash while sending the poor people of his country to the meat grinder.