Esther Cheo [Chinese woman during Mao’s revolution]: ‘We were taken in a lorry to the place of execution, near the famous tourist spot, the Temple of Heaven. The victims were kneeling down beside cheap coffins, their hands tied behind their backs with wire. About six security police moved nonchalantly along, shooting them in the back of the head. As they fell, some of their heads split open, some just fell with a neat little hole, while others had their brains splattered all over the dusty ground and onto the clothes of the next victims.’ As she turned away in revulsion, a cadre grabbed her by the shoulders. ‘Take a good look!’ he shouted. ‘This is what the revolution is all about!’

Esther Cheo [Chinese woman during Mao’s revolution]: ‘We were taken in a lorry to the place of execution, near the famous tourist spot, the Temple of Heaven. The victims were kneeling down beside cheap coffins, their hands tied behind their backs with wire. About six security police moved nonchalantly along, shooting them in the back of the head. As they fell, some of their heads split open, some just fell with a neat little hole, while others had their brains splattered all over the dusty ground and onto the clothes of the next victims.’ As she turned away in revulsion, a cadre grabbed her by the shoulders. ‘Take a good look!’ he shouted. ‘This is what the revolution is all about!’

The above is a sample of what socialism (communism) did in the 20th century wherever it gained power (and examples could be multiplied endlessly). The ideologically naïve, if they even know the above happened, always think it will be “different” the next time. “We’ll correct the mistakes, we’ll get it right, the error is not in Marxism, it’s only in improper application.” Again, that’s........

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