I’ve heavily encouraged people to make heavy use of it to avoid friction on this site.
Just food for thought for anyone who has ever wished to not see a comment from a toxic individual again: there’s literally a button for that!
Thank you for your attention on this matter!
that’s what it was originally for, but it doesn’t have to be strictly confined to that. some of them are obviously applicable to just being a good comrade in everyday life and not specific to being in a militant communist organisation. i think there is a lot in there (and across Mao Zedong thought in general) that can and should be applied to everyday life. at least i see it as very valuable personally as someone who doesn’t have much energy for political activity beyond day-to-day agitation. point 1 is a point to live by, not some niche party/military concept.
sorry if this comes across combative or anything i think we are pretty much in agreement!
First, yes we are pretty much in agreement. No worries about any negative feelings.
It is great advice that I, too, try to live by. People are attracted to political work from many backgrounds, with varying interpersonal skills and potentially toxic behavior, not least of which is liberal civility. The advice is useful in daily life for that very reason that it was meant to raise the wisdom of individual party members.
It’s only in the context of party work that mere advice develops into obligation and moral code because, as Mao emphasizes on each point, there are objective harms to organized political work when not followed. And party members are obliged to follow these rules because they have themselves committed to the work. It’s not a standard held to the “masses”, and indeed not every person can or should commit themselves to party work.
Frankly, most people are just trying to survive. I cannot ask anyone to combat liberalism unless they have the capacity to do that.