Word: mao
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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That sly smile . . . that wavy hair: is it Bogey? Belmondo? Would you believe Mao Tse Tung...
Nonetheless, it is rumored that the Brattle has made no plans for a Mao festival during finals...
...this type. They argue that a) the Cultural Revolution is merely a power struggle, b) the chief characteristic of Maoism is an agriculturally centered radicalism of the petty Bourgeoisie, c) the current Chinese concept of "commun" will mean a "commune-guarded-by-the-bayonette" because of the deification of Mao, and d) by labeling dissenters as enemies, Maoism soon will be equatable with Stalinism...
...THIRD TYPE--Members of this group fall somewhere in between the first two types and they might be called "critical sympathizers." Criticism of the deification of Mao is very scarce among members of this group, but they also urge a deeper understanding of the meaning of the Cultural Revolution. Some argue that the Revolution may be the most gigantic experiment in remolding human nature that has ever been attempted--an experiment, which they claim, the Soviet Union could not and dared not embark upon. They point out that there is a considerable difference between Stalinism and Maoism because...
...from a nose count of Politburo membership. There is, in fact, other evidence suggesting that the policy decisions in recent years have been made by fewer and fewer men and in a more arbitrary fashion than previously. Or, to put it in other words, there are increasing signs that Mao (and a select few around him) have been monopolizing the processes of decision-making, and showing less concern for the opinions and experience of second- and third-echelon leaders. These tendencies are illustrated by the failure to convene plenums of the Party Central Committee, the importance of which is recognized...