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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When the CPC was losing to the KMT, they did not have more political power. I feel you're misunderstanding the quote, which is a colorful way of saying that force is the ultimate basis of all political power—which should be obvious from a cursory examination of international politics.