| Elaine I am not sure about JianShuo's observation of people's attitude towards Mao. At least amongst friends and colleagues I interact with, most of them were born in the 70's, Mao is never a heroic figure. Although none of us has direct memories of the bad things he had done, but it is never a secret that very bad things had happened when he was ruling China. I do not know how younger generations think of him though. But I can imagine that the older generations would have stronger negative feelings if not hatred towards him. My parents always avoid talk about Mao and the Culture Revolution because of the bad memories it brings up. |
I am not a Big Fan of Hate - Part II