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What were the key elements of ‘Mao Zedong Thought’? - Coggle Diagram
What were the key elements of ‘Mao Zedong
Thought’?
Orthodox Marxist beliefs
Marxist revolution
landowner and bourgeoisie overthrown
collective ownership of means of production
dictatorship of the proletariat
socialist states shold promote global communist revolution
Specific Chinese elements
Mass mobilisation and
voluntaryism
campaigns
should not be imposed from above
people would support them voluntarily
should be "people's campaigns"
meant to benefit everyone
two-stage revolution explained in Mao's "On new democracy" (1940)
1st revolution
continuity of private ownership
elements of the bourgeoisie
2nd revolution
remove elements of bourgeoisie
collectivisation and nationalisation of
economic resources
property
suggested "third form of democracy" unlike
communist system in Soviet Russia
capitalist West
importance of
peasant masses
could overthrow
capitalism
could create a socialist society
Continuous revolution
constant process of renewal
avoids complanecy and corruption
Self-criticism and
rectification
prevent elitist officials through
regular party purges
regular criticism
to see the wisdom of mass campaigns
Ruthless determination
change required
determination
commitment
wll-power
violence
necessary element of revolution
Primacy of ‘Mao
Zedong Thought’
provided solution to any problem
had to be thoroughly studied
always right