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  1. Verder gaat deze episode nog over hoe bloederig #Mao in #China heeft huisgehouden. Reden temeer om als links Nederland met een grote boog om de fans van dit heerschap heen te lopen. Dictaturen en massamoordenaars kunnen niet #links zijn.

  2. Book Club Insights: Discussing Albright’s Take on Fascism

    April 19, 2026 We thought our book club would have a great discussion of Albright’s book on fascism. And we did. Our group’s politics is mostly in the middle of the spectrum, from right to left. But we have someone on the far left, I would think about him as a tree hugger, with social views, and he is a vegetarian. A strong believer in climate change, who cycles everywhere when he can. At the same time, he has a Tesla and another car. And then we have someone on the right, who questions […]

    andrasthehun.ca/2026/04/19/boo

  3. Did you know that #Mao #Zedong didn't speak Mandarin?

    He was a native of Shaoshan, Hunan province, which spoke Old Xiang. It made it hard for some people to understand him, while others saw him as unsophisticated.

    Interestingly, Mao also decided to learn English instead of the (in 1950) more common Russian.