At 5:43 the interviewer babbles like an infant and strings together the most nonsensical, triggerword-loaded sentence I’ve ever seen when asked how he defines a dictator. Jiang Zemin is noticeably and understandably confused. Beyond embarrassing.
Also, holy shit the interviewer said “Many [Chinese] scholars believe the president has, in effect, made a deal with the Chinese people: to increase their economic and social freedom, to work and live as they please, and, in return, the people give up any right to challenge the authority of the Communist Party” like it’s a polemic.
If this is considered true for a thought experiment, and Jiang Zemin/the Party held up their end of this “deal”, why would the people feel the need to challenge the authority of the Party? “Oh no my government is setting goals, and meeting them, and raising everyone’s standard of living, and remaining committed to peace and stability!”
I especially enjoyed his humor in this one: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1tNMH2M_jJ0
At 5:43 the interviewer babbles like an infant and strings together the most nonsensical, triggerword-loaded sentence I’ve ever seen when asked how he defines a dictator. Jiang Zemin is noticeably and understandably confused. Beyond embarrassing.
Also, holy shit the interviewer said “Many [Chinese] scholars believe the president has, in effect, made a deal with the Chinese people: to increase their economic and social freedom, to work and live as they please, and, in return, the people give up any right to challenge the authority of the Communist Party” like it’s a polemic.
If this is considered true for a thought experiment, and Jiang Zemin/the Party held up their end of this “deal”, why would the people feel the need to challenge the authority of the Party? “Oh no my government is setting goals, and meeting them, and raising everyone’s standard of living, and remaining committed to peace and stability!”
Chinese Brezhnev but still good!