Mao's directive regarding the methods and style of struggle

关于斗争方式方法问题的指示

Releases Date: 

Jan, 1967

Issue Category: 

Cultural Revolution

The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution, was a social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 until 1976. Set into motion by Mao Zedong, then Chairman of the Communist Party of China, its stated goal was to preserve...

斗争要文明些。我们是无产阶级专政，要高姿态，高风格。北京街上标语水平不高，到处都打倒，砸烂狗头。哪有那么多狗头，都是人头。这样搞群众很难理解。搞喷气式飞机，照象片、登报，贴在大街上让外国记者搞走了。现在要将斗争水平提高，现在水平太低。八月初也没有这么凶嘛！斗倒、斗臭，要在政治上斗臭。要对后代进行教育，不然，将来他们掌权了，也这样干。这就太简单化了。他们认为这样斗臭了，还有把别人生活上的问题摆出来，也叫斗臭了，我看不合适，主要是政治上的斗臭。