The Long March was a retreat by the Red Army trying to evade Chinese Nationalist forces that nonetheless served to enhance the prestige of Mao Tse-tung, enabling his ascension to unchallengeable power, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. The analogies to “progressivism” and “fundamental transformation” seem almost eerie. [More]My latest GUNS Magazine "Rights Watch" column was posted during my absence.
Monday, August 07, 2017
Exclusive: The Long March
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David it's good to have you back!
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