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3: Create a personality cult

How to become a dictator

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The Cult of Personality - The Surveillance of People's Minds

The number one thing that unites all dictators is total control. Xi Jinping wants to be on a pedestal and universally adored, so powerful that no one dares to question him. To build a cult of personality on that level, Xi has relied on propaganda and censorship. By 2016, 17, you will see very much posters of Xi Jinping as portrait on trinkets, on pots and posters and books.

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