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173. Chairman Mao & the Cultural Revolution

The Rest Is History

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The Culture Revolution Is Not Just a Power Play

In 19 forty nine, in the words that have echoed down since, uttered by mao and by others, the chinese people had created this new communist state. So at the beginning ofthe 19 sixties, mau, who is the leader of the revolution, has been slightly sidelined by his colleagues. But i think it's also important not to underestimate. This is not just a power play,. If it had been a power play, then china could have had what’s happened in hundreds of countries round the world over the years. That is a military coup. You know, get your mates in the army to kick out the s, and instead, you know, put

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