Chapter 5 Reason Analysis: Situation Misjudgment and Totalitarian Personality (2)

Second, the totalitarian personality.
 
In a democratic country, the character of the state leader does not have much influence on the direction of policy because the parliament and the judiciary will constrain his power. This is not in a totalitarian state where the character of the state leader will have a significant impact on the fate of the state. Thus, for example, Mao Zedong’s character has strong hobo characteristics, reflected in anti-sociality and brutal savagery.

Xi Jinping tried to conceal his character before he took over portraying himself as simple and foolish so that the Communist Party’s power groups could accept him. However, when he took power, his original personality soon revealed itself and his totalitarian character became evident. Gao Wenqian, the author of the book “Zhou Enlai in Later Years,” has pointed out that Xi’s greatest characteristic trait, especially among the second red generation, was his ability to keep a low profile. This was the key to his victory in the game with Bo Xilai. Xi appears to be benevolent, but in fact he has a deeply hidden mind. He is well versed in the official politics of the CCP, which stems from his family’s experience as a child, where he witnessed the darkness and cruelty. This, coupled with his father’s advice, has led to a deep understanding of the subtle rules. Xi is cold-blooded and brutal at heart and once he gains power, he then dares to show his true personality, changes his face and makes the people suffer.

In my opinion, Xi Jinping has the following characteristics：
 
1. Rude and Brutal
 
When Xi Jinping met overseas Chinese in Mexico on Feb. 11, 2009, he said, “Some foreigners who have nothing better to do after eating are pointing fingers at our affairs. China doesn’t export revolution, it doesn’t export hunger and poverty and it doesn’t toss you around, so what else is there to say.” Xi Jinping, who was vice president of the country at the time, issued such a statement during a visit abroad, reflecting his violent and brutal character. After Xi Jinping came to power, his characteristics were on full display. In the anti-corruption campaign he launched, more than 4 million officials have fallen so far. Once Xi decides to take action, he is “ruthless” and “overbearing”, regardless of the consequences.

2. Rigidity of Thought
 
Why did Xi Jinping, who suffered persecution during the Cultural Revolution era, develop a fondness for Mao and his totalitarian line while disdaining his father’s reformist ideas? Xi Jinping grew up during the Cultural Revolution era with a lack of formal education and a particular lack of understanding of modern Western civilization. Mao’s totalitarian ideology profoundly influenced his values and shaped his totalitarian personality. The totalitarian personality determined his preference for dictatorship and aversion to freedom and democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and universal values.

3. Vanity and Boasting
 
From 1998 to 2002, while working in Fujian, Xi Jinping attended an “in-service doctoral program in Marxist theory and political education at Tsinghua University,” while he did not actually attend the doctoral program but eventually obtained a doctorate in law from Tsinghua University.
 
Xi Jinping is afraid of being looked down upon for his lack of knowledge; so he often recites book title lists in his speeches to show off his erudition and knowledge. He loves to quote scriptures in his speeches but often makes mistakes because he does not understand their meaning. Xi’s imperfect knowledge and his vain personality have led to serious misinterpretations of China’s history, the country’s situation, the opinions of the people and the international situation.