Comments on: Chairman Mao's Grandson is a Blogger

By: Shurik

Shurik — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:03:36 +0000

Haha look at how fat this guy is, and hes in the army? thats laughable, obviously he is being pacified with a diet of twinkies funded by the collective will of the proletariat

uhoh, i think the People's Liberation Army Special Operations Forces are knocking at my door ;(

By: Adam Stanhope

Adam Stanhope — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:21:52 +0000

It sounds like you've got quite a command of both history and reality there, AnUnSi. Thanks for setting us straight.

By: AnUnSi

AnUnSi — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:17:36 +0000

Mao Zedong (aka Mousy Dung) was a MASS MURDERER, who killed even more than did Hitler. He was also an atheist who suppressed religions, another crime against humanity.

By: Adam Stanhope

Adam Stanhope — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:12:30 +0000

Right or wrong, Mao will always be the father of modern China. These days he is revered as almost a Santa Claus-like demigod.

Regardless of the terrible things he did, of which he did many, he did unite an internally (eternally) warring China with a serious Japanese Imperial Army infestation under a single government to create the modern Chinese state.

The "Long March" he led in the mid-1930s was truly an amazing undertaking which deserves the mythic status it has in modern Chinese society.

Hundreds of thousands or even millions of people died as a result of Mao's arrogance, stubbornness and even evil. He wasn't all about arrogance and evil, however, and simply calling him a GOOD or BAD man is inappropriate for someone involved in so much history.

We Americans tend to see things in black or white. Mao's life and legacy was far too complex to be reduced to a simple, single label.

And don't forget, kids: Sailing the seas depends on the helmsman.

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:17:45 +0000

If you all are interested in reading about the real Mao, I recommend the book "Mao: the Unknown Story" by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday.

It isn't pretty.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:11:29 +0000

vote? do they know what it means?

It's fake that's what it be to 'ya, dig me?
Don't believe the hype...

By: Jeannette

Jeannette — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:12:17 +0000

I had 2 very close friends from China - both came here to persue post-seconary education. Both were middle or upper middle class, were smart, etc.

Both had great respect for Mao and "all the wonderful things he did" for China.

It also turns out, that both had complete ignorance about Tiannemen Square, had no idea what happened there. Both thought it was lying or exaggerating about it until I lent them a book (Red China Blues) about it.

I take respect for Mao from Chinese people with a grain of salt. It's tragic how little they know, how strong the propoganda machine is.

By: Alex Fear

Alex Fear — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:47:50 +0000

I for one welcome our new communist dictator blogger overlord.