The little red book which contains hightlights from The thought of Mao Tse-tung is the most influential volume in the world today. It is also extremely dull and entirely unmemorable. To resolve this paradox, we, a handful of editors in authority who follow the capitalist road, thought useful to illustrate certain key passages in such a way that they are more likely to stick in the mind. The visual aid is Sharon Tate.
From James' The Death of Mao: A scene from the Cultural Revolution.
In Beijing No 6 Middle School, across the road from Zhongnanhai, the palaces that housed the Party leadership, the music classroom was turned into a prison, with 'Long Live Red Terror' written on the wall in blood. Three people were beaten to death there.
Per Helter Skelter, when Manson's crazies murdered Sharon Tate, they wrote the words 'political piggy' on the wall in her blood.
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