Nothing and nobody rises above the authority in a dictatorship, that's kind of the point.
The CEO of Alibaba was kidnapped after he publicly criticized the government.
It's generally no surprise that there are not that many critical voices in a dictatorship.
> Nothing and nobody rises above the authority in a dictatorship, that's kind of the point
Until they do. That’s the problem with dictatorship. If you can kill and swiftly replace the dictator, you become the dictator. What the masses believe is irrelevant.