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This time is different. At least cultural revolution was a bottom-up movement backed by only a few elites in power. The movement was terminated quickly by moder
by hintymad 6y ago
This time is different. At least cultural revolution was a bottom-up movement backed by only a few elites in power. The movement was terminated quickly by moderates after Mao died. The whole nation has ever since been reflecting on the movement and on how to prevent it from happening.
This time in US is different. This time the elites, the scholars and especially the scholars, the media... They collectively endorsed and encouraged the mob justice and the cancel culture. I'm pretty pessimistic this time. I think this is the future of the US since people who do have a platform do not speak out and will not speak out.
- bmn__ 6y ago> The whole nation has ever since been reflecting on the movement and on how to prevent it from happening. That's false. In fact, attempting 反思历史 is the quickest way to get into serious trouble with the party, and one will find oneself soon be "drinking tea" with the authorities, or have one's livelihood taken away, or worse.