• Posadas [he/him, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    What is it with "maoist" in the US being indistinguishable from ops. (i.e. Austin Red Guard, and this.)

      • CommCat [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        The rise of China has created plenty of Dengists, like this site shows. Austin Red Guards are MLM, Gonzalo Peruvian Shining Path. I don't know what "Maoists" these Black Hammer folks are, but a Maoist supporting modern China is silly, since Modern China doesn't even recognize Maoism, and they don't see the Maoist period of the PRC very favorably.

        • skeletorsass [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          This is not true at all. Mao Zedong thought is very important and education of the works of chairman Mao is a requirement to join the party. The present outlook on chairman Maos leadership is not uncritical but he is important and respected. It is the common view amongst most people as well that the positive of chairman Mao are larger than the negative.

          Dogmatic lines on chairman Mao are anti-Marxist.

    • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The Black Panther Party were Maoists, right? I'd guess these ops calling themselves Maoist is in response to that. Can't have another BPP, so make Maoism look like a fucking joke.

      • blobjim [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        The Black Panthers weren't explicitly Maoist, they just bought copies of the little red book and were supportive of that stuff. I think they were most explicitly Marxist-Leninist.

    • Hungover [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Somehow also in Germany

      Maoists in the 60s and 70s were cool and good, and now we have this