He then proceeded to have his name enshrined in the constitution. What makes it terrifying is that Xi managed to abolish the two-term limit for his presidency with an overwhelming majority (2,959 to 2 and 3 abstaining votes - no prizes for guessing where those 5 guys are now). That the Western, previously civilized world is in decline has been known to anyone with an ounce of curiosity and little analysis of data points.īefore Xi’s ascension to power one could have argued that this trend was worrying, but not terrifying. If there ever was a time when you could see a trend solidly in motion, now is it.
