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=**Propaganda in Communist China**=

//-->Brainwashing and Thought Reform//
At Yanan in 1942 Mao explained to Party members that people had to be rescued from their "wrong thinking" like a patient being treated for an illness: "Our object is exposing errors and criticisizing shortcomings is like that of a doctor in curing a disease".

Thought Reform Campaign of 1951-2
 * Self-criticism: Civilians were made to recognize and confess their past misdeeds and wrong ideas, the "evil remnants of the old society". They would also interrogate help to interrogate others, then submit to self-criticism themselves. When they were done with that, they would move on to phase two, which was...
 * Re-education: The re-education of Communist ideas would result in the "reborn" citizen and this citizen would be expected to make some sort of pledge to "serve the people" in New China

Sources:

Alan Winnington (A British Communist)'s description of a thought-reform session

"Thought reform begins with light and friendly open discussion, encouraging warm group feeling. At a moment decided by the official running the meeting a particular person is subjected to intense questioning, accusation, and pressure by others in the group to lay bare his "evil remnants", to repent and swear selfless service to the people in future. In this phase the target individual is made to feel guilt, shame, loss of face, loneliness and despair. Real or pretended surrender is the only way to avoid becoming an outcast. Arrogance, liberalism, lack of faith in the masses, contempt for physical work, wrong political thinking. To admit to these charges brings relief. more than relief, the postivie sense of belonging".

**Propaganda in MUSIC**
Youtube Link to 1960s propaganda song--> [|East is Red] Lyrics: The east is red, the sun rises. China has brought forth a Mao Zedong. He amasses fortune for the people, Hurrah, he is the people's liberating star. He amasses fortune for the people, Hurrah, he is the people's liberating star.

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