hello brian, when thinking of historical characters who did much, a measure of balance is necessary, whatever the private sufferings and however the family anguish.
Mao did what he did when he did it and achieved much for the many. Revolution = blood. End of story.
Saying the CCP lies means as little as chanting politicians are liars. Pretty meaningless, as all politicians lie, to varying degrees, and more often now than ever.
Saying Mao was a criminal means as much as ranting Napoleon was a scoundrel. Meaningless. Lacks perspective. Devoid of objectivity. Absent the big picture. Shows political immaturity. Displays lack of geopolitical sophistication. Too much provincialism. Unbecoming of folks who are not of the peasantry. And gives away the inability for independent thinking.
Politicians, for the most part, are not nice people, that is a given, and very few are judged on the basis of nice vs not nice, or not as nice. And for the most part, they are judged by what they accomplished, and at what cost.
For those that do accomplish something constructive at somewhat less cost in destruction, critics aplenty, but for the all parts, the ranting are meaningless when put into historical context.
For the Nationalist Party apparently could not get the job done, due in most part perhaps to their lack of ruthlessness even though they were plenty ruthless already.
With Mao, <<History is there to investigate>> is not necessary. History knows already.
What would you have preferred? That the Chinese, your kin, remain weak and the dogs of Asia, ruled from Tokyo? This is why race, color, nationality matter on such issues, but only to the thinking, not for the brainwashed or the mentally feeble.
So, you do not like the CCP. Well, I do not care for them either. But the Nationalist Party could not get the job done. You would never admit preference for the Japanese (or would you?)
What then is your solution had you had a choice to play god, and how realistic is that solution?
Just Is means exactly Just Is, as in there was no other way.
Chugs, Jay |
