Why the Cultural Revolution Failed: Lessons For Leftists

Support my work on Patreon: Email 1dimeman@ for inquiries Twitter: Check out my podcast 1Dime Radio (on all podcast platforms) This is the follow-up video to the previous 1Dime video documentary, “China’s Cultural Revolution: The Full Story.“ In this sequel 1Dime video, we analyze the key lessons that people (especially leftists) can learn from the events of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, and I offer my own interpretation of it all. Be sure to comment on your interpretation of the events after watching these two videos! Timestamps: 0:00 Why It’s Important 1:53 What Failed? 3:29 Creation vs Destruction 8:38 Interpretations and “Human Nature“ 12:06 Slave Morality and “Cancel Culture” 15:07 Class as a Political Category 19:18 Power to the People? 21:20 The Basic Questions Shoutout to @BalkanOdyssey_ , @themarxistproject @Marxism_Today for reading quotes in this video! Sources/Books where I got my research from: -Cultural Revolution and Revolutionary Culture by Alessandro Russo -Mao’s China and After by Maurice Meisner -The Battle for China’s Past: Mao and the Cultural Revolution by Mobo Gao -The Unknown Cultural Revolution: Life and Change in the Chinese Village by Dongping Han -Agents of Disorder: Inside China’s Cultural Revolution by Andrew G. Walder -The Cultural Revolution at the Margins by Yiching Wu The article I mentioned: Check out my original Cultural Revolution essay in the book Underground Theory with Slavoj Zizek Credits: Written, Narrated, and Directed by 1Dime (@1Dimeofficial on Twitter) Edited by Dr Nox Check out more 1Dime content: More 1Dime videos: 1Dime Podcasts: The high-quality production of these videos is made possible by my Patrons. If you want to keep 1Dime going, become a supporter at