Ep. 86 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 4)

The China History Podcast

Laszlo Montgomery

Places & Travel, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2012

⏱️ 37 minutes

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The second half of 1966 and into 1967 saw some of the worst excesses of the Cultural Revolution. In this episode the violence spreads throughout China and anyone with something to hide about their class background is tracked down and forced to endure the most horrible of fates. Mao is liking what he sees and keeps fanning the flames using all the tools at his disposal. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-china-history-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.0	Hey everyone, Las La Montgomery again, part 4 of our Cultural Revolution overview, a free public service from all of us here
0:36.0	at the China History Podcast.
0:38.7	As we begin part four, Chairman Mao has already silenced his detractors within an inch of their lives, and by the time Mao stands before a million admirers at this first big rally of the Cultural Revolution on August 18th, 1966, the whole mass movement is
0:58.0	off and running.
0:59.7	At this point, if anyone had any second thoughts about what was about to happen, they kept it to themselves.
1:06.6	This was Terra Incognita as far as this founding generation of the PRC leaders were concerned.
1:13.0	For all intents and purposes, China, beginning with the cities, was taking a time out to engage in revolution and practice class struggle.
1:22.0	After most leaders in cadres saw... Revolution and practice class struggle.
1:22.8	After most leaders and cadres saw that Ma wasn't kidding around, they jumped right
1:27.3	on to that departing bandwagon and acted like cheerleaders for the movement.
1:32.0	Everyone had to be involved in this thing,
1:34.8	either on one side or the other.
1:37.4	And even those who were all on board,
1:39.3	they still had grave doubts about turning all the young Red Guards loose and encouraging them to carry out no-holds barred class struggle to root out revisionists, capitalist rotors, and any anti-party, anti-mow- capitalists, using the 16 points, the charter for the Cultural Revolution.
2:04.5	Now those in authority had to be careful to strike the precise balance of
2:10.8	encouraging the Red Guards to smash the Four Olds, but they also had to make sure not to carry it too far where
2:18.0	order and society would break down.
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