From a very young age, in my school library, I discovered and was amazed by Chinese culture. Over the years, I became a scholar of the great Mao Zedong and his philosophical, military, and dialectical writings. As an adult, I witnessed the miracle that this ancient culture was building: the most important power of the 21st century, a power for peace, cooperation, and shared development.

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thank you! It seems I read somewhere he had distanced himself from socialism, which disappointed me, but it's possible it was someone else or Western aligned MSM. I did read here that he's gracious to Mao, which seemed odd if he had distanced himself.

I'm glad he's socialist. My heart is a little brighter, now.

[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Well, not sure if that the distancing is true but I have several videos where he actively studies theory from the Communist Youth that participate in the exchange programs with China. He is very active in learning.

Adding to that, the video from Tankie Tube that I shared is from a month ago.

[–] Maeve1@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 days ago

That's so great, I really wish I can find a way to a socialist state. Even CPUSA has shuttered their offices, my friend thinks probably from lack of donations, which isn't surprising considering anyone in the area is terrified of socialism, even if they actually agree with socialist ideas like nationalizing banks and utilities, taxing the wealthy proportionately, and using the money for healthcare, housing, food, water, and transit. A few very poor are amenable but the $20 fee up until now bought a week's worth of cheap protein, rice, and milk for a person, maybe two, but after my last shopping trip, that's probably half that. Jobs are gone too.