Tag: Cultural Revolution

Via Sovereign Man

Zhang Hongbing was 14 years old when the Cultural Revolution began to sweep China in 1966.

But even though the Chinese Communist Party had already been in power for nearly two decades by that point, Chairman Mao still believed that there was too much capitalist influence in China.

So he decided to completely rewrite literature, history, and the entire education system.

School instruction switched from teaching math and science, to activism.

Students were encouraged to find and punish “revisionists” who sought to undermine the revolution’s progress, including their own parents and teachers.

Continue reading “Public Schools Enlist Child Soldiers in America’s Cultural Revolution”

Via International Man

International Man: In 2016, you accurately predicted that Donald Trump would be the next president of the United States.

It came as a complete shock for most people. What do you think of his chances of winning a second term?

Doug Casey: I’m not a fan of Trump, per se. He has no philosophical center, no core beliefs. He’s an opportunist who flies by the seat of his pants.

His economic policies are disjointed and inconsistent. Many are idiotic. It’s true he wants to deregulate the economy, and he deserves kudos for that.

But he’s encouraging reckless monetary policies—zero-percent interest rates, gigantic increases in debt, massive public-works projects, and the creation of trillions of new dollars. He’s just building the house of cards higher while enriching the Deep State and corrupting the 30 million Americans making more not working than they made working.

Continue reading “Doug Casey on the Cultural Revolution in the US and What It Means for the Election”