http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/why-did-mao-ce-tung-destroy-the-old-chinese-customs-traditions-and-cultural-values-for-the-sake-of-communism Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/why-did-mao-ce-tung-destroy-the-old-chinese-customs-traditions-and-cultural-values-for-the-sake-of-communism#comment-2517 dkimny Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:30:59 +0000 http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/why-did-mao-ce-tung-destroy-the-old-chinese-customs-traditions-and-cultural-values-for-the-sake-of-communism#comment-2517 first it wasn't chairman mao that brought down the old chinese customs and values and traditions; it was the nationalist party who wanted to end the millenium domination of the emperor and his rule. during the 1900's china was being assailed on all sides by foreign countries wanting to do business. the country and its people were poor and living in abject poverty. the people thought the emperor did not care about them anymore and the creation of the nationalist party wanted to end the dominion of the emperor and in its place set the stage for nationalism and popular government. the downfall of the emperor set the stage for revolution as a new government was being put into place. then came war against japan. when mao came to the scene he was only fanning the flames of a cultural revolution already taking place. the old values and traditions were equated with a centuries old system of emperor worship and religious ideology centered on buddhism. mao wanted to empower the lowly of the lowly, the working poor who had no power. emboldened, the peasants rose up against the nationalist party. the party was built to protect the working poor however, mao did a fantastic job of creating propoganda that the party was only going to succeed where the emperor could not finish. in the battle between chiang kai shek and mao tse tung, it became an ideological war between democracy and communism. but to mao it was a war between the aristocratic elite vs, the working poor. through the centuries the working class never were freed from their serfdom but now through chairman mao they were given the keys to power and influence.<br><b>References : </b><br> first it wasn’t chairman mao that brought down the old chinese customs and values and traditions; it was the nationalist party who wanted to end the millenium domination of the emperor and his rule. during the 1900′s china was being assailed on all sides by foreign countries wanting to do business. the country and its people were poor and living in abject poverty. the people thought the emperor did not care about them anymore and the creation of the nationalist party wanted to end the dominion of the emperor and in its place set the stage for nationalism and popular government. the downfall of the emperor set the stage for revolution as a new government was being put into place.
then came war against japan. when mao came to the scene he was only fanning the flames of a cultural revolution already taking place. the old values and traditions were equated with a centuries old system of emperor worship and religious ideology centered on buddhism.
mao wanted to empower the lowly of the lowly, the working poor who had no power. emboldened, the peasants rose up against the nationalist party. the party was built to protect the working poor however, mao did a fantastic job of creating propoganda that the party was only going to succeed where the emperor could not finish.
in the battle between chiang kai shek and mao tse tung, it became an ideological war between democracy and communism. but to mao it was a war between the aristocratic elite vs, the working poor.
through the centuries the working class never were freed from their serfdom but now through chairman mao they were given the keys to power and influence.
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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/why-did-mao-ce-tung-destroy-the-old-chinese-customs-traditions-and-cultural-values-for-the-sake-of-communism#comment-2516 Joseph Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:55:59 +0000 http://www.buildingontradition.org/customs-and-traditions/why-did-mao-ce-tung-destroy-the-old-chinese-customs-traditions-and-cultural-values-for-the-sake-of-communism#comment-2516 There is no other way, you can check it in the history of many other nations, for a leader to enforce his doctrine, ideas, ideology without banishing the former customs, traditions and cultural values. It was done when Russia became communist, even religion was forbidden. By forbidding the population of practicing old traditions, customs etc. through punishment and fear, the new doctrines laws, customs are enforced and the new generation does not know anything else.<br><b>References : </b><br> There is no other way, you can check it in the history of many other nations, for a leader to enforce his doctrine, ideas, ideology without banishing the former customs, traditions and cultural values. It was done when Russia became communist, even religion was forbidden. By forbidding the population of practicing old traditions, customs etc. through punishment and fear, the new doctrines laws, customs are enforced and the new generation does not know anything else.
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