Chinese state media breaks silence on Cultural Revolution

[Hairy Harry Potlover]

Source: Associated Press

By GERRY SHIH
May. 17, 2016 1:33 AM EDT


BEIJING (AP) — China's official media reaffirmed on Tuesday the Communist Party's longstanding judgment that the Cultural Revolution was a catastrophic mistake after staying silent on Monday's 50th anniversary of the start of the decade-long upheaval.

The official party mouthpiece People's Daily published an opinion piece on its website precisely at midnight on Tuesday unequivocally praising the 1981 party resolution that condemned the bloody political movement launched by Mao Zedong to enforce a radical egalitarianism.

"Our party has long taken a solemn attitude toward bravely admitting, correctly analyzing and firmly correcting the mistakes of our leadership figures," the piece read.

The party has long suppressed open discussion of the tumultuous period, fearing that could undermine its legitimacy to rule and lead to direct criticism of Mao, the founder of the communist state who remains a revered figure.

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Yes, our politics are fubar, but then again...

[MADem]

1. Really! Imagine the alternative...

It really is something that they're finally admitting that it was a fuckup. Now, they'll still want everyone to feel the exact same way about the degree of fuckupitude, with no deviation from the Party Line--but it's a start!

[bluestateguy]

2. Maybe the Great Leap Forward can be re-evaluated too

nt

[Feeling the Bern]

3. It was under Deng Xiao Ping, but the CCP basically started the Great Leap Backwards

(As chinese poeple on the street call it today) was 70% human error and 30% natural causes. Which anyone with half a brain knows is bullshit. Most famines are 90% human and 10% natural and are always made worse 100% human cause.

It's a way of saving face and not admitting they made a mistake while making Mao look good even after that bald headed fuck has died.

This is one of the arguments I used to get into with my friend, the Colonel in the PLA, all the time back in Hebei all the time.

[Feeling the Bern]

4. could undermine its legitimacy to rule and lead to direct criticism of Mao -

Any government that doesn't fear its own legitimacy wouldn't do what China, Vietnam, Laos, North Korea, Belarus and every other tin horn dictatorship does. They wouldn't fear being criticized.

[Freelancer]

5. Drop me at the 'Chairman Mall.' I'll call when I'm 'Done Shop-ping.' :) -nt

[Jesus Malverde]

6. Check out this interesting backstory.

Could China's President Get Purged? Happy 50th Anniversary, Cultural Revolution!

I recommend subscribing to the "china uncensored" channel. The host can be very funny.

[Bonobo]

7. Did he mention the cannibalism?

Or is that still being covered up?