The Cultural Revolution Benefited China And The World.

The Cultural Revolution was a gain for China and the world as it proved a lesson to revolutionary thinkers on combating liberalism and the continuation of class struggle even within a socialist nation on the path to Communism. I. The Cultural Revolution was the solution to a series of unfortunate realisations made my Mao.A. The authority figures like Liu and Deng that rose to prominence in the 1950's and 60's seeked rather then keeping China on the revolutionary path towards Communism were in fact creating a privileged Urban middle class. Deng himself would go onto dismantle Communism and make China the world center for cheap labor just a few years after Mao's death. Thus under direction of Mao and his allies and universal revolutionary principals the youth rose up and fought the forming revisionist ruling class. All authority outside of Mao and his chief allies were questioned, denounced and even in some cases attacked. This struggle against revisionism and reactionaries which formed within the authority not only gave the millions of Chinese youth revolutionary but further synthesized truly revolutionary thinkers and leaders against revisionism towards Communism. In addition to the prominence of revisionists in government there was the issue of the surviving influence of the old system which still existed in the form of Confucianism, Capitalism and materialism. B. Confucianism is the doctrine that previously served Dynastic China for thousands of years. Much like Maoism it was a social however it greatly contradicted socialism and was above all else Sexist. Men dominated over women, they could divorce them whenever they please and marry multiple brides. Conversely Women could not legally apply for a divorce nor could they marry plurally. In addition Women were restricted in labor by gender roles. During and after the cultural revolution all adherents and private proponents of Confucianism were defeated and women were liberated and given the same rights and recognition as men.C. Imperialism was a threat to Revolutionary China from the moment of conception. Before the Mao liberated China in 1949 the previous regimes of corruption and incompetence were propped up by foreign money and support and the people rigorously exploited in the name of Imperialism. The Chinese Island Of Taiwan, to paraphrase what Mao once said Mao once said was said was itself under foreign Imperialism. During the Civil War it was the United States that backed the corrupt Nationalist government to crush Mao, but as soon as US aide ceased the Nationalist armies began to falter against Communist forces. Other Communist movements like in Italy, Guatemala and Bolivia faced decimation by the hands of their own country men by International capitalist and nervous liberal government. The Cultural Revolution assured that at least while Maoists lead the nation no foreign government could implant another conflict to destroy Socialism.D. Materialism was harshly lashed out on during the Cultural Revolution,for example as depicted in the Chinese propaganda film "Never forget" We see the story of a young man who is from a working class however he neglects his duty and turns to material comfort rather then revolutionary selflessness. He is encouraged privately by his mother-in-law who in the end is and the young man returns to the struggle of the proletariat. In addition to the message of the film the fashion of the Cultural revolution is a testament to the full-fledged rejection of Materialism. In the United States, Europe or Japan one can find individuals spending thousands of dollars on the trending outfits that catch their fancy while many face poverty. Lets take that a step further, In these contemporary Bourgeoisie societies even the poor spend considerable amounts of their money the trending styles and fashion for which they can afford. During the Cultural Revolution it is irrefutable that from the mechanic to the Red guard to Mao to the Peasant dress was simple, plain and functional. The Cultural Revolution freed the people from the materialistic obsession over clothing which has become a multi-billion trans national consumer market functioning at the expense foreign exploited labor. E. Summary The Cultural Revolution via a mobilized youth, propaganda and class struggle purged Chinese society of reactionary elements. This resulted in Woman's liberation, the stemming of Imperialism, and liberation from capitalist materialism. II.Benefit to the world. The benefit to the world is the observation that Socialism that is not coupled with a Cultural Revolution leads to stagnation and leads to the socialist society itself under threat from old reactionary elements as-well as foreign Imperialism. The Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact nations never had a true Cultural Revolution and as a result suffered a cultural stagnation. The severity of a cultural stagnation is absolute, if your nation is not socially evolving then you are doomed as you leave the people no were to turn but to the Bourgeoisie society. Chile, Guatemala, Cuba, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Libya, East Germany, and the Soviet Union were all socialist nations but did not form a legitimate cultural revolution all with the exception of Cuba have fallen into the clutches of liberalism and free market capitalism. So I affirm that for mankind to move forward to a world free of capitalism and individual excess in which we all work together for the collective good it can only be achieved with Cultural Revolutions to continue the class struggle and produce in fact an entirely new culture founded on Socialism rather then reactionary and decedent models which have plagued mankind since the advent of society.Thank you and good luck. Sources:Defense of the Cultural Revolution by comtemporary Maoist author Jason Unruhehttp://www.marxists.org...The Selected Works Of Chairmen Mao in particular Quotations from Charimen Mao(Section 6)"Morning Sun" Documentary on the Cultural Revolution, Liberaly biased but the clips from "Never Forget" potrays the society of the period