• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    132·
    4 months ago

    As Mao also said, “let one hundred flowers bloom in social science and arts and let one hundred of view points be expressed in the field of science.”, and then promptly jailed and murdered those who expressed themselves. Not sure he’s the ideal champion of free thought.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        102·
        4 months ago

        Jailing reactionaries is objectively good, the Cultural Revolution just went a little too far (like the Great Purge before it).

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      • mecfs@lemmy.world
        52·
        4 months ago

        You know. I imagine most tankies are just radicalised westerners.

        But you my friend, I would be willing to bet you’re a chinese state sponsered keyboard warrior.