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The Chinese "Communist" Party has learned an important lesson since the Cultural Revolution: idealistic young people create a bloody mess. China has a very long
by tvanantwerp 8y ago
The Chinese "Communist" Party has learned an important lesson since the Cultural Revolution: idealistic young people create a bloody mess. China has a very long history of violent revolutions leading to extreme death tolls. It's why, I think, the CCP reacted so strongly at Tienanmen Square. Their thinking was, "Oh no, not another one of these!" And I'm not surprised that they still think that way.