20th+: ImploXion 2024

A relic of the Mao Zedong era, the “Fengqiao experience” refers to a heavily mythologized [Cultural Devolution] approach to social and political governance that essentially directed the masses themselves at the local level to carry out the on-site “rectification” of so-called “reactionary elements” in society. The “Fengqiao experience” was the process of mobilizing the masses in order to “strengthen the dictatorship over class enemies.” It is named after Fengqiao Township (枫桥镇), which is today a part of the city of Zhuji in Zhejiang province. Though radically unsuited, many would say, to a contemporary Xina ostensibly ruled by law under the Constitution, the “Fengqiao experience” has made a prominent return under Xi Jinping, entering official language about rule of law and public security.

Maoism, officially called Mao Zedong Thought by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is a variety of Marxism–Leninism that Mao Zedong developed to realize a socialist revolution in the agricultural, pre-industrial society of the Republic of China and later the People's Republic of China. The philosophical difference between Maoism and traditional Marxism–Leninism is that a united front of progressive forces in class society would lead the revolutionary vanguard in pre-industrial societies rather than communist revolutionaries alone. This theory, in which revolutionary praxis is primary and ideological orthodoxy is secondary, represents urban Marxism–Leninism adapted to pre-industrial China. Later theoreticians expanded on the idea that Mao had adapted Marxism–Leninism to Chinese conditions, arguing that he had in fact updated it fundamentally and that Maoism could be applied universally throughout the world. This ideology is often referred to as Marxism–Leninism–Maoism to distinguish it from the original ideas of Mao.

From the 1950s until the Chinese economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s, Maoism was the political and military ideology of the Chinese Communist Party and Maoist revolutionary movements worldwide. After the Sino-Soviet split of the 1960s, the Chinese Communist Party and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union each claimed to be the sole heir and successor to Joseph Stalin concerning the correct interpretation of Marxism–Leninism and the ideological leader of communism.

The term "Maoism" (毛主义) is a creation of Mao's supporters; Mao himself always rejected it and preferred the use of the term "Mao Zedong Thought".

[Video] explores the impact of Xi [Kingpin's] leadership on Xina's trajectory and questions whether he has dismantled the nation's foundation for growth. It identifies three key dimensions of Xi's governance style. First, he echoes Mao Zedong's approach of centralized leadership, where unquestioning obedience is paramount. Second, to establish his authority, Xi dismantled Deng Xiaoping's modest reforms, [instead] favoring socialism and heightened state control. Third, he escalated Mao's legacy, actively promoting Xina's system globally, emphasizing its "superiority", and fostering systemic competition. Despite his rhetoric about nations' choosing their systems, Xi's actions have ignited a competitive narrative, ~~framing~~ antagonizing the West as into Xina's adversary. This, along with economic deceleration and demographic challenges, suggests a significant [negative] role for Xi [Kingpin] in reshaping Xina's fate.

24-4-17 Tariffs: "President Biden is making historic investments in American steel and manufacturing that are a sharp contrast with the previous Administration. ... President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act are spurring hundreds of billions of dollars in private-sector manufacturing and clean energy investments. Under President Biden, investments in construction of new factories have more than doubled ... while nearly 800,000 manufacturing jobs have been created and construction employment is at a record high. ... President Biden’s strategic trade and investment agenda protects workers, consumers, and businesses from unfair competition."

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