Message from cbessolo

[Anonymous]

Adding to the study of why the Communists triumphed over the Nationalists, it was good to hear more about how WWII played such an important role, something I had not picked up on before.
Also, curriculum tends to often focus on the mechanics of wars. I appreciated the emphasis on the aftermath of wars being more critical (as well as the impetus)
I agree that 'language is everything'. In the case of the 'Great Leap Forward', it was interesting to hear about how economic terms took on the language of war i.e. production 'brigades' and 'campaigns'. I can't help think that this was such a lamentable shift.