
The Cult of Mao 1966 v. 2020
Commentary This is part 3 in a series observing similarities between China’s Cultural Revolution and the United States today. (See part 1 and part 2.) Under defence minister Lin Biao’s direction, the army since 1960 had been making soldiers read and learn collections of sayings by Mao. These became the basis for the “Little Red Book,” with an introduction by