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On Khrushchev's secret speech (hexbear.net)
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I've read that the CCP, observing how Khrushchev's denunciation of Stalin was catastrophic for the Communist cause globally, never attacked Mao after his death but emphasized on separating "Mao Zedong thought" from Mao the man, whom they say made mistakes in his later years.

Of course it seems intuitive how such a vehement repudiation of the head of the biggest communist state would be detrimental for communism worldwide but how did it actually happen in practice?

Surely communists didn't just become liberals after hearing about le evil communist. Though it certainly must have been grist for the anticommunist propaganda mill.

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

He also changed the party itself, expanding it from a vanguard of dedicated MLs into a "party of all the people". This was a drastic widening of the ideological base of the party, allowing in previously banned "intellectuals", non-communists, PMC, farmers, etc. This was a significant dilution of ideology and set in motion what you hear about as the slow deterioration of things leading to the end.

The CPC avoids this in two ways, very strict requirements to study and test taking as a part of the membership process and an internal meritocracy based on performance bringing about real actual changes for the people. Presumably also through spying and monitoring.