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3.4.3 Chinese characteristics:
Boer explains how Socialism with Chinese Characteristics arose from Mao's emphasis on identifying the unique characteristics of any struggle and working from there to determine what must be done. Mao applied this logic to the nation of China, arguing that no concrete Marxism can ignore the importance of China's unique characteristics and its history.
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Boer explains how Socialism with Chinese Characteristics arose from Mao's emphasis on identifying the unique characteristics of any struggle and working from there to determine what must be done. Mao applied this logic to the nation of China, arguing that no concrete Marxism can ignore the importance of China's unique characteristics and its history.
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Section 3.4.2
Boer explains primary and secondary contradictions in terms of Mao.
The difference rests on which contradictions are the most fundamental to a struggle (primary) and which ones are a symptom of it (secondary).
What determines which is the primary or secondary contradiction?
It is, according to Mao and Boer's reading, determined by the development of the two in relation to each other that decides.
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Boer explains primary and secondary contradictions in terms of Mao.
The difference rests on which contradictions are the most fundamental to a struggle (primary) and which ones are a symptom of it (secondary).
What determines which is the primary or secondary contradiction?
It is, according to Mao and Boer's reading, determined by the development of the two in relation to each other that decides.





