Thread by @FalunJimmy

I read this recently, written by the Communist Party of India (Maoist).

afaict it's a pretty good overview of MLM thought, worth reading if you're into that or curious

Mao's innovation of allying the proles with the peasants and seeing them as potential revolutionary actors, and also not immediately alienating the national (as opposed to comprador) bourgeoisie sounds pretty effective

one thing that gave me pause tho, was this passage about 'Soviet imperialism', "A prominent exception was Kampuchea, where genuine communist revolutionaries—the Khmer Rouge—remained independent until invaded in 1978 by Vietnam at the behest of the Soviet imperialists."

praising Kampuchea and crapping on Vietnam, not my favorite. also, nothing about Sendero Luminoso, which is weird cause you'd think they'd vibe together, but I suspect the book was written too early to include them or the Philippines, idk