Woke, Mao, and the American Cultural Revolution
New Discourses
We Are a Very Poor Country, That We Cannot Change the Situation Radically
The ideological remolding in the past was necessary and has yielded positive results, but it was carried on in a somewhat rough and ready fashion. We must avoid such shortcomings in the future. All departments and organizations should shoulder their responsibilities for ideological and political work. The establishment of our socialist system has opened the road leading to the ideal society of the future. But to translate this ideal into reality needs hard work. Some of our young people think that everything ought to be perfect once a socialist society is established. This is unrealistic. You're not walking toward utopia. You're walking towards slavery. If you're under 30 and you think that socialism's a good idea, you are working yourself into slavery
