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So the translated quote above elides the lines
Which puts the rest of the quote in context of the work China put in to secure the gains of the revolution, rather than engage in anti-intellectualism for its own sake. The mocking tone Mao strikes here is also reinforced by the final parenthetical (大笑) laughter
At least this is my interpretation of the quote based on my own shitty translation/understanding. Thanks for finding it
lol
Tongue-in-cheek?
If Mao is ok making this joke I'm ok making unlimited genocide on the first world jokes.
God I love mao so much
every "questionable" thing he's ever quoted on i'm just like
The brother never missed.