Chinese communist party officially bans pomp and circumstance
posted at 9:21 pm on December 4, 2012 by Erika Johnsen
I’ve said it before, and I’ll keep on saying it until such a time as communism finally falls for good: In practice, communism has only ever been about the wealthy and well-positioned maintaining their power and privilege over the meticulously brainwashed masses. Communism is not and never has been about ensuring the happiness of equality, preventing the misery of suppression, and socio-economic justice for all mankind, or whatever baloney it is the regime force-feeds the masses from all sides — the state runs or regulates the media, the schools, the Internet, just about everything over there. Ain’t no income disparity like communist income disparity, and while the city-dwelling members of China’s billion-strong population generally appear fairly materially well-off, the other hundreds of millions of rural peasants living in back-breaking, dirt-scraping poverty are largely kept out of sight.
As I say, the Chinese communist party is all about preserving their cozy little plutocracy — and the only trouble is, people are starting to take notice. Ergo, reports the Telegraph:
Party leaders will no longer be greeted wherever they go with cheering crowds, banners, red carpets and elaborate flower displays, said a statement on Chinese state media after a meeting of the new 25-man Politburo.
The updated rules also ban dull, long speeches and fawning write-ups in the state newspapers, as the party tries to reshape its image.
In recent years, even the lowliest Communist party officials have enjoyed a fin-de-siècle lifestyle, being chauffeured around in luxury cars and greeted by crowds of well-marshalled schoolchildren.
Officials have seemed to compete with each other for who could build the biggest local government offices, offer the grandest banquets – often with specially imported delicacies or food from exclusive farms – and accumulate the most wealth.
Now, after growing criticism at the decadence and arrogance of the party, its new leaders appear determined to make a change.
In the past, Chinese party officials have been all too pleased to take advantage of their prestigious positions to pursue their own wealth and wholeheartedly participate in whatever extravagant displays of self-glorifying jingoism the party had planned that week, but most inconveniently for them, the charade is getting ever more difficult to continue in the growing digital age — and the move to simply eliminate any too-visible signs of excess shows just how desperate the situation is becoming for them. Even their speech-restricting Great Firewall, big-brothering media controls, and many avenues of indoctrination just can’t seem to keep pace with the number of citizens noticing that something’s amiss in communist China.
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Electrongod on April 10, 2013 at 8:56 PM
Take a look at our president..
He took a temporary pay cut..
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Electrongod on April 10, 2013 at 8:57 PM
Socialists never think this through, as if people won’t respond to their killing strategies.
Bishop on April 10, 2013 at 9:01 PM
You dumb frogs. You’re unemployment has been high since your socialism experiment started thirty years ago.
msupertas on April 10, 2013 at 9:10 PM
I read about Socialist French President Hollande’s revised approach for taxing the heck out of the wealthy. The top French court recently rejected his attempted follow-through on his campaign promise
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I bet Hopey/Changey and his Utopian Minions are taking notes!
canopfor on April 10, 2013 at 9:27 PM
Just until they can get the hell out with their companies.
jukin3 on April 10, 2013 at 9:28 PM
le français sont des idiots
bazil9 on April 10, 2013 at 9:29 PM
feeling froggy?
Jump!
bazil9 on April 10, 2013 at 9:30 PM
Sooooo,as per usual with the French,
its Capitulation/Surrender then!!
canopfor on April 10, 2013 at 9:30 PM
Well what other options does he have besides evacuating the country (which may not work), finding a loophole/workaround, or surrendering?
MelonCollie on April 10, 2013 at 9:35 PM
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canopfor on April 10, 2013 at 9:41 PM
canopfor on April 10, 2013 at 9:30 PM
Well what other options does he have besides evacuating the country (which may not work), finding a loophole/workaround, or surrendering?
MelonCollie on April 10, 2013 at 9:35 PM
MelonCollie:
Excellent point,I’m thinking,high-tailing it to the USSR,
for a small fee,and presto,..Roosky Citizenship!!!!:)
(Le Sarc).
canopfor on April 10, 2013 at 9:44 PM
You know, a smart guy might travel to a place like Burkina Faso and with a couple of good Powerpoint slides show the current buffoon in office how easy it would be to become a billionaire, and not have to kill anyone to do it.
Just give a big o’tax break to any company or individual who wants to move to BF.
Of course, you’d have to convince Mr. Dictator that his days of being in charge are over, but what a nice retirement he’d have, and completely legit.
One day I’m nothing, next day I’m king of the world….ah ah ahhhhh!
BobMbx on April 10, 2013 at 10:07 PM
…wee wee!
KOOLAID2 on April 10, 2013 at 10:31 PM