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Was also cited Mao where he says that anyone who doesn't fully understand all aspects of an issue has no right to ask questions--they literally believe that.

Yeah.... Sounds about right. That sub likes to latch onto some pretty fundamental misunderstandings of Mao's writings.

The real quote is "NO INVESTIGATION, NO RIGHT TO SPEAK". Which basically boils down to - you should probably do some research before arguing with people.

Which on it's face value is pretty generic, but decent advise. What it doesn't mean is that you can't question someone else's viewpoint.

I think the most ironic part of this is in that same essay Mao writes about the importance of self criticism, and argues that we shouldn't inherently trust appeals to authority.

"It is quite wrong to take a formalistic attitude and blindly carry out directives without discussing and examining them in the light of actual conditions simply because they come from a higher organ. "

That sub likes to pretend they spend time reading theory, when in reality its just an echo chamber that amplifies the vapid view point of a couple different active users. Users whom like to pretend that every bad decision the CCP ever made were errors forced upon them by the West. Even when it's something like the cultural revolution, which even the CCP itself has admitted was misguided.