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Xi Jinping springs to mind.
why not put him in the picture then?
Because it's not my picture. I didn't make it. In fact, I think this may have actually even predated Xi's consolidation of power in the mid-2010s.
Because the emphasis is that dictators are bastards, rather than focusing on the latest authoritarian. All three dictators presented are bastards who nonetheless still have people, even self-proclaimed leftists, who bootlick for them.
Because space is limited in all forms of communication. "Brevity is the essence of wit" - every dictator whose picture we know could've been included there, but that would not have communicated the message as clearly - that ALL dictators are bastards. Even the ones with thin coats of red paint.
The question was why spend 'so much time' on agitating against authoritarian pseudoleftists when there are fascists and billionaires around, and the response by rockerface was that authoritarian pseudoleftists still exist amongst the fascists and billionaires. The presentation of Xi Jinping is an example of a modern authoritarian pseudoleftist, but the example of Xi Jinping is only to prove the point that authoritarian pseudoleftists are not a negligible problem, even with the fucking other fascists and billionaires causing issues.
I like how you come with well thought out and honest responses.