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Interpreting Chinese Politics. Analyzing Chinese Politics. Analyzing Chinese Politics. Totalitarian model totalitarian state One party dictatorship Absolutely loyalty to the great leader Ideology and its imposition on society Social groups weakened, co-opted, destroyed
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Analyzing Chinese Politics • Totalitarian model • totalitarian state • One party dictatorship • Absolutely loyalty to the great leader • Ideology and its imposition on society • Social groups weakened, co-opted, destroyed • Loyalty to Party, state, ideology only • Monolithic party & leadership for a common goal
Analyzing Chinese Politics • Totalitarian model • totalitarian state • State control of society through secret police & other means of dictatorship such as: • State-controlled mass organizations • State-controlled professional associations, societies • Labor camps • State control of mass media & education system • “brainwashing” & indoctrination • Abolition of systems of election • Western electoral system condemned as pseudo or deception • State control of means of production • Criminalization of private ownership
Analyzing Chinese Politics • Totalitarian model • totalitarian state • One party dictatorship • Communist Party the only ruling party • Communist Party in control of armed forces • Communist Party the highest authority • A complete and complex network of Party organizations
Analyzing Chinese Politics • Totalitarian model • totalitarian state • One party dictatorship • Absolutely loyalty to the great leader • Mao Tsetung • “Savior of the Chinese People” • “Great teacher of the Chinese and world’s people” • Great Marxist, Leninist, and revolutionary • “Chairman Mao is the brightest sun in our hearts” • “long long live Chairman Mao” • “Listen to Chairman Mao and follow Chairman Mao’s instructions”
Analyzing Chinese Politics • Totalitarian model • totalitarian state • One party dictatorship • Absolutely loyalty to the great leader • Ideology and its imposition on society • Marxism, Leninism and Mao Tsetung Thought • Ideology in school curricula • Ideology guiding press and publication • Ideological correctness a criterion of promotion • Support of Communist Party leadership • Support of nationalization • Support of Party political lines …
Analyzing Chinese Politics • Totalitarian model • totalitarian state • One party dictatorship • Absolutely loyalty to the great leader • Ideology and its imposition on society • Social groups weakened, co-opted, destroyed • To eliminate sources of competing loyalty • State-controlled groups for women, labor & youth ... • Loyalty to Party, State, and ideology only • “Love the Party and love our socialist state” • “Stick to Marxism, Leninism and Mao Tsetung Thought”
Analyzing Chinese Politics • Totalitarian model • One-Party state • A strong leader • Ideology and its imposition on society • Social groups weakened, co-opted, destroyed • Loyalty to Party, state, ideology only • Monolithic party & leadership for a common goal • Internal differences do not exist • Common aspirations and strategies unite the entire Party • “democratic centralism”