Democrats Claiming To ‘Defend Democracy’ Are Adopting The Tactics Of Authoritarian China

In the name of “defending democracy,” American Democrats weaponized our government apparatus in an attempt to eliminate a former president. As it turns out, Democrats’ despotic tactics to hold power are disturbingly reminiscent of those employed by the authoritarian communists running China. On Saturday, Chinese leader Xi Jinping appeared to make a similar move against his predecessor.

In now widely seen footage from the Communist Party Congress, Hu Jintao—the former Chinese president and symbol of ideological opposition to Xi—was dragged out of Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. Hu was sitting to the left of President Xi on the last day of the congress until a man in a suit and surgical mask pulled him out of his seat and out of the Great Hall, apparently against his will. 

Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao taken out of the Chinese Party Congress — apparently against his will. What happened? Hu was China’s top official before Xi. Did he oppose Xi’s historic power grab?
CNN reporting on the incident censored in Chinapic.twitter.com/snl7lUhK9P

— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) October 22, 2022 Was Hu Jintao’s Removal a Power Play?

The Chinese state media are reporting that Hu’s removal was due to a health complication, but Hu did not appear to be suffering from any kind of medical emergency as he resisted being pulled out of the Great Hall. Moreover, the Communist Party Congress is a highly rehearsed event, prompting many to suspect the incident was no accident. In televising the physical expulsion of his predecessor, it’s possible Xi orchestrated Hu’s removal to signal his absolute power over China.

Hu is a leader of a political faction within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that supports a freer Chinese economy. The BBC reports that Hu’s presidency between 2003 and 2013 was “seen as a time of opening up to the outside world and increased tolerance of new ideas.” Since Xi has taken control, though, a consolidation of power and the promotion of Chinese nationalism have taken precedence, while Hu’s hope for China to seek global approval and acceptance has fallen by the wayside. 

Over the years, Xi has been slowly purging anyone linked to Hu’s administration or political vision for China. According to the BBC, the “last remnants” of political opposition to Xi were removed from power after economic liberals Li Keqiang and Wang Yang were not reelected to the CCP’s Central Committee at the congress this year. 

The alarming video depicting Hu’s physical removal from the assembly represents a stark contrast between illiberalism and freedom. Upon taking power, elected leaders from free countries with secure elections and stable governments do not persecute their political enemies. Condemning one’s predecessor or political opponent to prison (or worse—death) is the behavior of dictators in authoritarian regimes and third-world banana republics. 

American Leftists Adopt Similar Tactics

If one were to claim the U.S. is different from and better than communist China, how would we know it? Let’s compare the facts on this specific sector. During the 2016 election, Democrats and the deep state conspired

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