During the Chinese civil war, didn’t the CCP have a conscious strategy of treating civilians well and punishing those among their own ranks who transgressed against civilians?
That seems like a better strategy for a guerilla movement that depends on the support of the common people to succeed.
I havent read much on the civil war but if that is the case thats a very obviously better tactic. The Shining Path shit of revenge killings and public displays of violence like nailing dogs to telephone poles is just making yourself look like a cartel. Which if the stuff Ive seen about them later on of them being involved in the drug trade is accurate, is what they basically became.
During the Chinese civil war, didn’t the CCP have a conscious strategy of treating civilians well and punishing those among their own ranks who transgressed against civilians?
That seems like a better strategy for a guerilla movement that depends on the support of the common people to succeed.
mods: sorry i fucked up reporting this guy i thought he talked about the CPC but its about the phillippinese, im so sorry
ed. nvm
Oh absolutely, Mao’s strategy of surrounding the cities and whatnot hinges on popular mass support in the countrysides.
edit your comment. we only use CPC here
I havent read much on the civil war but if that is the case thats a very obviously better tactic. The Shining Path shit of revenge killings and public displays of violence like nailing dogs to telephone poles is just making yourself look like a cartel. Which if the stuff Ive seen about them later on of them being involved in the drug trade is accurate, is what they basically became.
yep