Very telling "totalitarian regimes can hijack the human impulse for religious devotion. It demonstrates how easily a populace, stripped of traditional beliefs and living under constant state-sponsored terror, can project divine significance onto the mundane." Stark yet comical one cant but feel for the oppressed Chinese people. We should count ourselves very lucky to live in a "free" world.
If you have not connected this story with what is happening in the freest of the free world, let me connect that for you. If you have not read about the shoes gifted by the great leader, have a read.
Mao's Mango fruit = COVID masks = gaslighting ...
Quite an eye opener for me. Had absolutely no idea about such actions by Mao.
You can call Mao the *Original* Aam (Mango) Aadmi (Man).
Very telling "totalitarian regimes can hijack the human impulse for religious devotion. It demonstrates how easily a populace, stripped of traditional beliefs and living under constant state-sponsored terror, can project divine significance onto the mundane." Stark yet comical one cant but feel for the oppressed Chinese people. We should count ourselves very lucky to live in a "free" world.
If you have not connected this story with what is happening in the freest of the free world, let me connect that for you. If you have not read about the shoes gifted by the great leader, have a read.
https://www.salon.com/2026/03/19/laugh-at-trumps-shoe-gifts-all-you-want-its-a-loyalty-test/
My goodness. Gives a creepy feeling. World needs to rid of this menace asap. I'm sure Hitler, Putin will have similar traits. And Modi???
The accusation that Modi is a cult figure has been there ever since he became the prime minister. This is from 2015
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-11/narendra-modi-indian-pm-insider-look-lance-price/6304262
And more recent vintage
https://www.theindiaforum.in/sites/default/files/article_pdf/2024/05/30/1579-1717056718.pdf
Some have built their careers out of studying it
https://theconversation.com/how-narendra-modis-cult-of-personality-was-formed-by-a-powerful-hindu-nationalist-group-with-a-dark-history-225280