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Irony 'R' us
October 2, 2018 at 6:37 pm
China’s Leaders Confront an Unlikely Foe: Ardent Young Communists
"Since President Xi took power in 2012, the party has sought to restrict the use of Western textbooks and stop the spread of “Western values” on campus, referring to ideas about rule of law and democracy that could undermine its hold on power.
At the same time, Mr. Xi has demanded that universities expand their teachings on Mao and Marx. In May, he visited Peking University and encouraged students to promote Marxism, saying it was important for the university to “take Marxism as its surname.”
But some in the party seem uneasy about the proliferation of student groups devoted to Marxism and Maoism, apparently worried that their calls for greater economic equality and worker rights could undermine China’s modern-day embrace of capitalist markets."
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RE: Irony 'R' us
October 2, 2018 at 8:38 pm
Such sweet, sweet, irony!
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RE: Irony 'R' us
October 5, 2018 at 8:49 pm
An object lesson, I think, in being very careful what you teach your children.
They may just believe you, then grow up and hold you to your own standards.
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RE: Irony 'R' us
October 5, 2018 at 9:06 pm
(October 2, 2018 at 6:37 pm)Dr H Wrote: China’s Leaders Confront an Unlikely Foe: Ardent Young Communists
"Since President Xi took power in 2012, the party has sought to restrict the use of Western textbooks and stop the spread of “Western values” on campus, referring to ideas about rule of law and democracy that could undermine its hold on power.
At the same time, Mr. Xi has demanded that universities expand their teachings on Mao and Marx. In May, he visited Peking University and encouraged students to promote Marxism, saying it was important for the university to “take Marxism as its surname.”
But some in the party seem uneasy about the proliferation of student groups devoted to Marxism and Maoism, apparently worried that their calls for greater economic equality and worker rights could undermine China’s modern-day embrace of capitalist markets."
It's ironic considering the Chinese communist party has never remotely been Marxist
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