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mao: little red book of libido
The image Mao presented to his followers was that of the libidoless leader. He taught the youth of China that love…is a “psychosomatic activity which consumes energy and wastes time.”… …Whatever the reality, the image Mao presented to his followers … Continue reading
mulberry children in the middle kingdom
The Chinese Communists are not prevented, in the popular view, from inheriting the imperial mantle merely because they lack blue blood. That most rational of sages, Confucius, established 2,500 years ago that nobility depends not on birth or wealth but … Continue reading
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little red books: messianic with the lord of chin
The emperors’ mandate was to rule “all under Heaven,” which meant not only China but the surrounding barbarian areas that still awaited the civilizing influence of China. After all, the Chinese name for China means “Middle Kingdom” and embodies the … Continue reading
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the long reach of tradition
Mao Zedong was said to allow himself only two “luxuries.” One was a swimming pool built for him by party colleagues, forwhich he insisted on reimbursing them out of royalties from his books- his official salary as chairman of the … Continue reading
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reaction of the little angry men
This piece is quite good; from Wilhelm Reich, it also seems to capture the contradictions in his own character and the manner in which his own life was a tormented combination of forces he did not necessarily understand. After all, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernie Madoff, Cen Wenling, China Cultural Revolution, Chinese artist Chen Wenling, Franz Kafka, General Douglas MacArthur, Hannah Arendt, Korean War, Li Yuan, Mao Zedong, Niall Ferguson, SINO-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue, Slavoj Zizek China, Wilhelm Reich
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gold: sierra madre time
Good news? Bad news? Or just another chapter in the power struggle between nations. Is this a kind of replay of 1933 when Roosevelt confiscated gold; all private gold that was in the possession of American citizens had to be … Continue reading
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Tagged China Cultural Revolution, China gold supply, China Tibet, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, Christopher Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens Tibet, eric reguly, European Redemption Pact, Gu Zhenqing, james rickards, Jim Rickards, Lawrence Chu collector, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Mark Bradford, President Hu Jintao, Qi Zhilong, S&ED C2 China, SINO-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue
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Take A Pass On The Mao
Hou Bo should never have got the assignment. Aged just 25, she had picked up a camera after stints as a nurse and teaching peasant farmers to read. But the more experienced photographers were in the provinces and could not … Continue reading
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