Soldiego: i still remember learning about mao in university and being struck by how his cult of personality only gets stronger after he's gone. what's the impact on chinese politics today?
Lucaswexxo: his leadership style is still haunting China, what about some accountability?
Nilssonomar: meh, still trying to figure out why he gets more credit for the great leap than his actual impact
Rubycosta: hard to separate the myth from the man, but it's interesting that his authoritarian legacy still lingers so strongly in China today
Ghost Sable: the still-standing portraits in the background are a good reminder of how little has changed
Velvet Nova: you'd think 50 years would've washed away some of that residue, but
Soldiego: still trying to wrap my head around the lasting impact he had on China's development, for better or worse
Null Raven: still got nothing but propaganda for the masses though
Rogue Corvid: the propaganda still casts a long shadow. what does it tell us about china today?