Dad Saves America Mao Conquered China—Now He’s Taking America - Xi Van Fleet
Jan 30, 2026
Xi Van Fleet, an author who escaped Mao’s Cultural Revolution, shares vivid memories and warns about Marxist influence in American culture and politics. She recounts indoctrination, Red Guard violence, and how beauty and information broke the spell. She discusses multiculturalism, assimilation, and why teaching communist history matters today.
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Erasing The Past Through Name Changes
- The Cultural Revolution aimed to destroy the 'Four Olds' — ideas, culture, habits, and customs — replacing names, temples, and personal identities.
- Xi shows how even street and personal names were forcibly revolutionized to erase history.
Revolutionary Names And Family Betrayal
- Xi recounts young people changing names to revolutionary aliases and reporting parents, sometimes leading to arrests and executions.
- She cites the killing of a school principal early in the Cultural Revolution as the first mass murder instance.
Power Plus Impunity Fueled Violence
- Xi highlights that Mao granted youth power and protection, letting Red Guards act with impunity without police to stop them.
- She emphasizes that authority endorsement plus dismantled policing enabled widespread violence.
