![]() ![]() Madness and the so-called Cultural Revolution seem synonymous to many people outside China who do not know much about China's history in the past few decades. Moreover, it also reflects the timeless and powerful relationship between China and its history. The way the ideological historians of this period dealt with this long-passed era sheds dramatic light on the elite politics, the fractional infighting and the debates of the People’s Republic of China in 1973. Above all, the central analogy of Mao Zedong to Qin Shi Huang necessitated an unyielding defense of the Qin. Every major figure, event, and system of the Qin era was politicized and analogized to their contemporaneous counterparts. However, the Cultural Revolution of Mao Zedong sent that lively historiography into an unprecedented ideological frenzy. Over time, appraisals of Qin Shi Huang became a way that Chinese intellectuals could discuss contemporary politics under the ever present eye of the censor. Tales of this emperor’s brutal first unification of China have been referenced by every major historian in Chinese history. (This article has been compiled from the tweet originally tweeted by Lily Tang Williams ( on March 14, 2023.The reign of Qin Shi Huang is one of the most discussed in all of Chinese history. We want to give our warnings until we stop the destruction of the country we love. Hope you understand why immigrants like me, and many others are very concerned today about America. ![]() Using mob tactics of fear, intimidation, torture and violence, no rule of law, 20M died, many committed suicide including intellectuals and party officials who supported the regime. Press and media were controlled by CCP and used for propaganda daily, cancel individual merits, silence dissident voices from all professions, ban books, songs, music, art and comedies that are not PC.ġ2. Redefine social norms, promote unisex gender-less society, girls dress like boys and soldiers, create confusion and social chaos, banned dating in schools.ġ1. Family and neighbors turn on each other, children were told parents are not dearer than Mao, urge teens to change last names to cut ties with their black class families to show loyalty to the “revolution”.ġ0. Guilty at birth, by relationship, by association, past words/deeds, lose jobs if you don’t comply, silence is violence.ĩ. Struggle sessions, public shaming and denouncing, self-criticizing, apologizing, thought reform re-education camps for the “black classes”.Ĩ. Change school or street names, change words and definitions, censor words, burn relics, temples and churches, demonize all the religions as cults, promote communism as the sole ideology, Mao as a God-like leader.ħ. ![]() Toppling down statues, putting big posters and spray paintings on the walls, riots, looting, violence, law enforcement told to stand-down.Ħ. Quasi-religious indoctrination of urban youth “red guards”, shut down schools for years for them to do class struggles full time, promote division, hatred, envy and equity.ĥ. Arbitrary Division of society by using “critical class theory” and identity politics by dividing people into: Oppressors – the five “black classes” oppressed – the five “red classes”.Ĥ. His campaign slogan: Destroy the “Four Olds” - Traditional ideas, culture, habits, and customsģ. Mao started Cultural Revolution to purge his political enemies and become a “Supreme Leader” to control entire China.Ģ. You can judge yourself if these look similar with today’s American woke cultural revolution.ġ. Here are some of his revolution features and tactics. I am a survivor of Mao’s Cultural Revolution. ![]()
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