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| − | The '''Politburo''' (<u>polit</u>ical <u>bur</u>eau) is the highest ruling body in Socialist entities, including the former [[USSR]]. A Politburo in a [[single party state]] combines all the functions of [[government]], [[legislative]], [[executive]], and [[judicial]] with no checks and balances. In an [[atheist]] system. the Politburo takes the place of [[God]]. | + | The '''Politburo''' (<u>polit</u>ical <u>bur</u>eau) is the highest ruling body in Socialist entities, parties and governments. A Politburo in a country where socialism has gained [[single party control]] combines all the functions of [[government]], [[legislative]], [[executive]], and [[judicial]] with no [[checks and balances]]. In [[Marxist]]/[[atheist]] theory, the Politburo takes the place of [[God]]. Most [[socialist]] and [[communist]] minority parties that are tolerated in liberal democracies are governed internally by a Politburo. |
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| − | In Communist China, the 7 member [[Politburo Standing Committee]] is the supreme governing body making day-to-day decisions, while the regular 25 member party Politburo consists of provincial governors and other functionaries that meets irregularly. Most [[socialist]] and [[communist]] parties that are tolerated in liberal democracies are governed internally by a Politburo. | + | In Communist China, the 7 member [[Politburo Standing Committee]] is the supreme governing body making day-to-day decisions, while the regular 25 member party Politburo consists of provincial governors and other functionaries that meets irregularly. |
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| − | The name itself, Politburo, implies a [[collective]] leadership, yet by-laws have been amended at times to allow for a single-person [[dictatorship]]. [[Joseph Stalin]] was given power to appoint members to the Politburo. [[Xi Jinping]] of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] was made dictator for life after [[globalist]]s allowed the Communist China into the [[World Trade Organization]]. There is no system of [[checks and balances]], such as the [[American constitution]] provides which the [[far left]] dominated [[Democratic party]] wishes to abrogate. | + | The name itself, Politburo, implies a [[collective]] leadership, yet by-laws have been amended at times to allow for a single-person [[dictatorship]]. [[Joseph Stalin]] was given power to appoint members to the Politburo. [[Xi Jinping]] of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] was made dictator for life after [[globalist]]s allowed the Communist China into the [[World Trade Organization]]. There is no system of checks and balances, such as the [[American constitution]] provides which the [[far left]] dominated [[Democratic party]] wishes to abrogate. |
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| | ==Chinese Politburo== | | ==Chinese Politburo== |
| | In the Chinese system, the roles are somewhat reversed from the former Soviet model. In the Soviet system, one major function of the KGB was to compel the Soviet military to do the [[CPSU]]'s will; in the Chinese system, Chinese Communist Party power has always been centered in the military, a legacy of the [[Maoist]] guerrilla fighters who seized power. It is the Chinese military dominated by party members that traditionally has sought to extend control among the civil service, technocrats, educational institutions, and in economic sectors and industries. | | In the Chinese system, the roles are somewhat reversed from the former Soviet model. In the Soviet system, one major function of the KGB was to compel the Soviet military to do the [[CPSU]]'s will; in the Chinese system, Chinese Communist Party power has always been centered in the military, a legacy of the [[Maoist]] guerrilla fighters who seized power. It is the Chinese military dominated by party members that traditionally has sought to extend control among the civil service, technocrats, educational institutions, and in economic sectors and industries. |
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| − | ==Kremlin Politburo== | + | ==Former Soviet Politburo== |
| | In the former Soviet Union, there were three competing centers of power: the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] ([[CPSU]]), the Committee for State Security or [[KGB]], and the Soviet Military. The people of the [[Soviet Union]] were excluded from participation in the political process and without political [[rights]]. | | In the former Soviet Union, there were three competing centers of power: the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] ([[CPSU]]), the Committee for State Security or [[KGB]], and the Soviet Military. The people of the [[Soviet Union]] were excluded from participation in the political process and without political [[rights]]. |
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