"episode"? You're casually dismissing the Cultural Revolution to argue for non-interference. I don't think you're making the point you hope to make. Absolute

"episode"? You're casually dismissing the Cultural Revolution to argue for non-interference. I don't think you're making the point you hope to make. Absolutely somebody should have intervened if possible to halt that madness. Things got so bad that people actually ate human flesh, not because they were starving, but to demonstrate unquestionable loyalty to the party. Students literally ate their teachers.