At work, I was having some casual political small-talk with a coworker I thought was a liberal, and I threw out the “maybe we should make everyone do a year or two of customer service or retail before they officially become citizens” take.

She responded with “That’s literally Maoism.” She then explained to me that the central pole holding up the umbrella of Maoist philosophies is that the government has the responsibility to create moral citizens by requiring them to directly serve their country, such as farming or millitary service.

This feels correct, but I also feel like I am missing a lot.

  • Chana [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Oh and also regarding this:

    the central pole holding up the umbrella of Maoist philosophies is that the government has the responsibility to create moral citizens by requiring them to directly serve their country, such as farming or millitary service

    That’s just plain not Maoism in any sense. It’s actually capitalist countries that have tended to have compulsory military service and tie this to being moral.