Chinese who remember the hell of the Cultural Revolution fear that Xi will repeat the horrors of Mao Zidong.

There is no way to prevent this. He has already grabbed so much power that no one dares resist as he tried to grab more.

With the "social credit" system they hope to convert China into a nation of loyal robots, for whom doubting even the slightest point of what they are told will be unthinkable.

A completely paralyzed person has demonstrated consciousness by answering questions by choosing what to imagine.

Chinese workers in construction projects around the world devastate local wildlife to feed their superstitions.

The bully stated his desire to follow President Xi's example and become president for life.

Xi prepared for that grab by increasing his power within the Chinese Communist Party, step by step, to the point where no one could oppose him on anything.

The bully has steadily done the same within the US Republican Party. This statement is another step in the process. He has just taught Republicans that, to remain in his good graces, they must stand by uncritically while he says he'd like to abolish democracy in the US. This step follows dozens of previous steps. Step by step, his supporters learn to abandon everything they used to hold dear and become members of his cult. Tools in his hands, ready for any use, even for overthrowing the Constitution.

If they hate our freedoms, they should move to China.

There are general techniques of manipulation that can be deployed to make any sort of interactive digital activity addictive.

Reading this leads me to want to keep such interactions out of my life. In fact, I've more or less totally done so, by not carrying a mobile device, and rejecting on principle their proprietary malware cr…app software.

You can do it too, with firmness and determination.