This is referring to how to deal with other people within the Party. It’s another point, the “To be among the masses” one, that addresses how to deal with non-communists in broader society.
But I will also point out that the project of agitating among the masses does not manifest in constantly being a bickering asshole. One should constantly seek to further socialism among people, but the correct way to do so varies by circumstance, and Mao would be the first person to tell you that to barge in to some space and make declarations rather than investigate – i.e. ask genuine, non-rhetorical questions – is idealist hubris.
This is referring to how to deal with other people within the Party. It’s another point, the “To be among the masses” one, that addresses how to deal with non-communists in broader society.
But I will also point out that the project of agitating among the masses does not manifest in constantly being a bickering asshole. One should constantly seek to further socialism among people, but the correct way to do so varies by circumstance, and Mao would be the first person to tell you that to barge in to some space and make declarations rather than investigate – i.e. ask genuine, non-rhetorical questions – is idealist hubris.
it makes it a lot harder in fact
I was trying to be funny. like “anything less than getting stabbed with a broken beer bottle for quoting Mao is liberalism”