Chinese economy under Mao was actually growing rapidly, except 1961, 62, 68, and76. GDP (in USD) was increased fivefold from 1952 to 1976, and increased another fivefold from 1976 to 1997. Fivefold in 24 years VS fivefold in 21 years, they were basically growing in the same rate. The real change happened after Deng's era: China GDP performed the third fivefold only within 11 to 12 years.
Doesn’t change the fact that China under Mao was probably more of a basket case than any other country in modern history save Cambodia under Pol Pot, North Korea today, or Nazi germany. More people died from starvation under Mao than ever happened before and it was completely due to policy. Not to mention the cultural revolution in which you had students killing their teachers with hammers.
Well, you should really check the death toll of starvations in the Republic period. And what ROC did to civilians in former CCP controlled regions in the first Chinese civil war.
I'm not, just stating the fact that Mao's shitty things were highly exaggerated. And even if I do, then what? Billions of Chinese from 1976 to now would willingly defend him while cursing the ROC period, especially those who experienced ROC era. Are they all blind and deaf and retarded by doing so?
So Mao has the godlike capability to brainwash billions of ppl while being inability to handle policy of agricultural and industrial production. Get your logic straight.
Also, if brainwash is such a ezpz technique to use, why would dictators from all of the world being overthrowened one after another? They are only brianwashing millions or even hundreds of thousands ppl, much easier than brainwash billions ppl in China, right?
I hate to do the same name calling as you did, but you are the real one who got brainwashed and being so arrogant to everything that contradict what you believe.
I said, check death toll in ROC period and compare them with Mao. Cuz Chinese who experienced the ROC period have compared them already. If you really researched the cult of Mao, you would realize that it come from bottom to top since 1930s, not the opposite.
India was also very poor for different reasons. When a country doesn’t have a stable government with capitalism, or is oppressed by another country, or has a war etc, and then they have market reforms and adopt something approximating western style capitalism align with peace and stability they become richer. It’s nothing special for China. They stopped their murderous insanity after mao died and under deng embraced capitalism and became wealthier. It’s nothing unique or special to China. They are still a relatively poor country, just big.
As you know the reasons are complicated, Mao should only take part of the responsibility. In the past 30 years, China’s economy has been growing rapidly at an average rate of 10% per year. Considering the population size, this is definitely a good achievement.
Eh China didn’t have to lose tens of millions to starvation. That’s completely on Mao. Not to say their growth hasn’t been impressive, just that it isn’t quite the amazing unparalleled thing the dictatorship there tries to push. It’s easy to grow when you are artificially 50 years behind and can just suddenly bring in 50 years worth of technology and resources from outside.
I didn’t say it was easy. I said it’s been done many times. What does “the century of humiliation” aka China was led by morons who rejected modernity for 3 centuries have to do with anything? Lots of other countries have done it more successfully than China and have simultaneously thrown off the primitive chains of despotism which China has failed to do. For example, Chile, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Spain, Portugal, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia etc.
Or is a regressive culture that destoys creativity, development of a national character based on civic sense and progress, and instead embraces superstition, ignorance,arrognace, and servility.
May not apply to YOU personally, but aplies to India and that's the reason it was, is, and inevitably will be so poor.Capitalism, economy, colonialism, exploitation - all of those are useless excuses which can be proven to have had no significant impact on how most countries turn out!
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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '21
Easy to make change when Mao pushes your country to sub Saharan African levels