Ok, so they’re not “loyal” and let him resign. Then what’s he gonna do, throw an unemployed fit of rage? Toss out an uno reverse card and tell all the Central Committee cadres that actually they’re the ones who are resigning?
your power is not your post. deng xiaoping lead china without having any official position as such
Point taken, but would Deng have had the power he did given only little support in the Central Committee or People’s Congresses? Would he have even been elected to the official offices he did hold?
I feel like what you’re asking is just tautologically true. yes, deng would not have been as powerful and influential if he didn’t have as much support. in the case of stalin I have no doubt he would have been able to effectively rule in the case where he did retire. it seems naive to assume he wouldn’t be able to
