{"id":1012695,"date":"2021-11-14T21:44:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T02:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1012695"},"modified":"2021-11-14T21:44:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T02:44:27","slug":"famed-chinese-dissident-u-s-already-in-authoritarian-state-dangerous-wokeism-like-mao-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/famed-chinese-dissident-u-s-already-in-authoritarian-state-dangerous-wokeism-like-mao-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Famed Chinese Dissident: U.S. \u2018Already In Authoritarian State,\u2019 \u2018Dangerous\u2019 Wokeism Like Mao Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamed-chinese-dissident-u-s-already-in-authoritarian-state-dangerous-wokeism-like-mao-revolution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1012695&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, a famed artist and activist, warned Americans during an interview that aired late last week that they are already under the control of an authoritarian state, they just don\u2019t realize it yet.<\/p>\n<p>Weiwei said that the situation in China has become \u201cmore extreme, in terms of censorship, in terms of their tolerance to dissidents.\u201d He later added that he was not hopeful for China\u2019s future given the direction that China is going.<\/p>\n<p>Later, when asked about authoritarianism in the U.S., Weiwei said \u201ccertainly, in the United States, with today\u2019s condition, you can easily have an authoritarian.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn many ways, you\u2019re already in the authoritarian state,\u201d he said. \u201cYou just don\u2019t know it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked how so, he responded, \u201cMany things happening today in U.S. can be compared to Cultural Revolution in China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike people trying to be unified in a certain political correctness,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat is very dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ai Weiwei | Full Episode 11.12.21 | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OjYjhxGJ-sI?start=968&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT PROVIDED VIA FIRING LINE:<\/p>\n<p><em>MARGARET HOOVER, HOST: In your book, you were describing the directives of Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution that would be distributed publicly every night. \u2026 So do you see Donald Trump as an authoritarian?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>AI WEIWEI, CHINESE DISSIDENT: I \u2014 well, I don\u2019t \u2014 you know, he \u2014 if you are authoritarian, you have to have a system supporting you. You cannot just be an authoritarian by yourself. But certainly, in the United States, with today\u2019s condition, you can easily have an authoritarian. In many ways, you\u2019re already in the authoritarian state. You just don\u2019t know it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>HOOVER: How so?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>WEIWEI: Many things happening today in U.S. can be compared to Cultural Revolution in China.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>HOOVER: Like what?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>WEIWEI: Like people trying to be unified in a certain political correctness. That is very dangerous. You want to go deeper?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>HOOVER: Yeah, because actually, that was the next thing I was going to ask you about it. So what kind of political correct extremism?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>WEIWEI: I \u2014 it\u2019s very philosophical. With today\u2019s technology, we know so much more than we really understand. The information become jammed. But we don\u2019t really \u2014 and really have the knowledge, because you don\u2019t work. You don\u2019t \u2014 you don\u2019t have to act on anything. You just think you\u2019re purified by certain ideas that you agree with it. That is posing dangers to society, to an extreme divided society.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>HOOVER: Why do you think that\u2019s happened here?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>WEIWEI: I think, for a long time, the West\u2019s material. We have much<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei, a famed artist and activist, warned Americans during an interview that aired late last week that they are already under the control of an authoritarian state, they just don\u2019t realize it yet.Weiwei said that the situation in China has become \u201cmore extreme, in terms of censorship, in terms of their tolerance to dissidents.\u201d He later added that he was not hopeful for China\u2019s future given the direction that China is going.Later, when asked about authoritarianism in the U.S., Weiwei said \u201ccertainly, in the United States, with today\u2019s condition, you can easily have an authoritarian.\u201d\u201cIn many ways, you\u2019re already in the authoritarian state,\u201d he said. \u201cYou just don\u2019t know it.\u201dWhen asked how so, he responded, \u201cMany things happening today in U.S. can be compared to Cultural Revolution in China.\u201d\u201cLike people trying to be unified in a certain political correctness,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat is very dangerous.\u201dWATCH:[embedded content]PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT PROVIDED VIA FIRING LINE:MARGARET HOOVER, HOST: In your book, you were describing the directives of Mao Zedong during the Cultural Revolution that would be distributed publicly every night. \u2026 So do you see Donald Trump as an authoritarian?AI WEIWEI, CHINESE DISSIDENT: I \u2014 well, I don\u2019t \u2014 you know, he \u2014 if you are authoritarian, you have to have a system supporting you. You cannot just be an authoritarian by yourself. But certainly, in the United States, with today\u2019s condition, you can easily have an authoritarian. In many ways, you\u2019re already in the authoritarian state. You just don\u2019t know it.HOOVER: How so?WEIWEI: Many things happening today in U.S. can be compared to Cultural Revolution in China.HOOVER: Like what?WEIWEI: Like people trying to be unified in a certain political correctness. That is very dangerous. You want to go deeper?HOOVER: Yeah, because actually, that was the next thing I was going to ask you about it. So what kind of political correct extremism?WEIWEI: I \u2014 it\u2019s very philosophical. With today\u2019s technology, we know so much more than we really understand. The information become jammed. But we don\u2019t really \u2014 and really have the knowledge, because you don\u2019t work. You don\u2019t \u2014 you don\u2019t have to act on anything. You just think you\u2019re purified by certain ideas that you agree with it. That is posing dangers to society, to an extreme divided society.HOOVER: Why do you think that\u2019s happened here?WEIWEI: I think, for a long time, the West\u2019s material. We have much more than we needed. And we are not caring about global situation. But, eventually, all the policies and the politics we play has to be examined under the global situation, such as China become a very powerful state. And how the West should deal with it.HOOVER: How should the West deal with Chinese increased influence?WEIWEI: In China, we have a wisdom \u2014 to deal with anything, you have to be strong yourself. I don\u2019t think West is strong themself enough to deal with China.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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