In my post on Saturday on the 80th anniversary of the formation of the National Party, I noted that New Zealand’s main political parties haven’t got much to be proud of in their conduct of New Zealand’s economic affairs. But our problems need to be kept in perspective.
Today is another anniversary. It is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Cultural Revolution in China by the Communist Party government led by Chairman Mao.
Newspapers and magazines around the world have been drawing attention to the fact that the Chinese Communist Party government will not be marking the occasion: “China deploys amnesia” was the FT‘s headline, “China buries memories” was USA Today‘s and “Cultural revolution anniversary now ‘taboo'” was The Australian‘s headline. For whatever reason, New Zealand newspapers seem to be sharing in the burying of memories – no mention at all in today’s Dominion-Post, and as far…
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