Mao Zedong

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Chinese revolutionary leader discussed as the figure behind Maoist strategy and China’s unique path.

Videos Mentioning Mao Zedong

Game Theory #8: Communist Specter

Game Theory #8: Communist Specter

Predictive History

Chinese revolutionary leader discussed as the figure behind Maoist strategy and China’s unique path.

Bhaskar Sunkara: Socialism and Communism | Lex Fridman Podcast #349

Bhaskar Sunkara: Socialism and Communism | Lex Fridman Podcast #349

Lex Fridman

Leader who built his base in the peasantry in China, leading to an inversion of classic socialist theory, and whose policies led to both improvements and disastrous failures like the Great Leap Forward.

Michael Malice: Christmas Special | Lex Fridman Podcast #347

Michael Malice: Christmas Special | Lex Fridman Podcast #347

Lex Fridman

Chinese leader who caused many executions and starvation during the Great Leap Forward, a historical event lacking a clear 'call to action' for news narratives.