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This is a bit of tangent, but I see this: > Let a thousand flowers bloom. This phrase is sorely misunderstood. This was a way to lure out opponents of Mao Zed
by larsnystrom 4y ago
This is a bit of tangent, but I see this:
> Let a thousand flowers bloom.
This phrase is sorely misunderstood. This was a way to lure out opponents of Mao Zedong, by opening up for public criticism of his rule. Then, when he knew who opposed him, he could brutally suppress and/or execute them.
I don't think that is what the author of the this article wants to convey. Or maybe it is, and his next step will be to launch a massive legal campaign against Microsoft and all others involved?
- sgu999 4y agoTangent to your tangent, I had Adam Curtis' voice in my head while reading this post. "... and Julian Gough found himself there, at the corner of the 21st century, thinking he had made a friend while his emotions were crushed by limitless capital growth" Curtis, whose coverage of the cultural revolution is a work of art.