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To be fair, Mao and company sometimes seemed to forget what the point of having a vanguard is and that can be directly connected to several of their greatest failures (Hundred Flowers, Four Pests, Red Guards), rather than being "too socialist," because left-deviationism isn't just being "too socialist".
The general public in China does not care about these theoretical disputes about "left-deviation". From their perspective, these blunders and tragedies were, in fact, from being "too socialist" which is why they moved away and to the right
Your narration was not "they say this" but "this is so". Of course revisionists would use Mao's failures to attack socialism in general, but that doesn't mean we should uncritically repeat that framing.
No it literally was "they say this". Reread the comment, I'm describing why China is the way it is (revisionist, right-leaning, averse to risks, averse to internationalism). It's due to their history of doing the opposite and getting punished for it.
As-written, no it isn't. If that's what you meant, sure, I believe you, but as-written your phrasing states directly that they were "too gung-ho in their socialism" and the rest of the comment doesn't reframe that statement to be "in their minds," but is posed as a fact that has provoked them to react a certain way.
You are the worst poster on this website. The context of the comment was me criticizing China for being revisionist and non-interventionist! Why would you think then that I agree that they are "too socialist"? Are you really this inept at understanding and parsing information? You just have debate-brain and want to do gotchas with out of context clipping of my comments
That is true.
Were too socialist. You do clearly say that their modern position is an over-correction. You nonetheless did say they were "too socialist." As-written, you were ceding to their framing of the issue even if you still criticized their response to it.
Idk, maybe you just didn't express that part of your comment the way you intended. What motivation would I possibly have to be actively deceptive apropos of nothing? That doesn't make any sense, I don't have anything against you, despite the name-calling and such that you continue to direct at me.