365 Days Project - Day 12 (a.k.a. The Great Helmsman)

Phillip Chee

Last night I watched a documentary that essayed a psychological history of the Chinese Cultural Revolution called "Morning Sun". For me it's an interesting paradox. I don't self-identify as being Chinese, but Canadian. I was not born in the homeland of my parents. Unfortunately, I can't even speak the tongue of my ancestors. And yet, from a psychological perspective, there's something about Revolution that ignites one's youthful heart, that even I can recognize.

The Cultural Revolution was an abject failure and even Mao Zedong realized his folly and tried to reverse it. But not before thousands of years of cultural artifacts were destroyed, thousands tortured, beaten, humiliated and killed. Revolution is like the edge of a knife, balanced between reason and madness.

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