It is a simplification of a longer concept “When people having nothing more to eat they will eat the rich” which is kinda seperate from the whole Maoist China thing. Also the cultural revolution was a complete fuckup seperate from the original meaning, one is about desperation of the common people the other is another example why vanguardists need to be stabbed before they cause a famine.
Socsa@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Yes I understand that ostensible origin, but the fact remains that cannibalism was used as a weapon for political violence, and saying “eat the rich” absolutely evokes that memory in the people who lived through it. Especially when it used as a political slogan.