Sunday, November 05, 2006

The Apotheosis of Chairman Mao

Beyond irony: Mao Tse Tung is now considered to be a diety dedicated to making people rich.

Hat tip Chas.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Coincidentally - I read this a couple hours ago. Robber barons deifying Mao, Russians sieg heiling National Socialism, it's all too po-mo for me. Back to the cordwood.

Anonymous said...

Looks like the link didn't work - time for brute force:
http://billmon.org/archives/002927.html

Steve Bodio said...

Yikes!

Chas S. Clifton said...

The ultranationalist Russian admiration for the Nazis has been going on for some time. And, yes, historically speaking, it makes your brain hurt.

They admire strength and shiny boots, I guess.