2025-01-30
1 小时 48 分钟What I'm about to say are my ideas.
They don't necessarily represent those of the US government, the US Navy Department,
the US Department of Defense, or the Naval War College.
You got that clear?
Complain to me if you've got problems.
All right.
I'm going to talk about Mao.
He's an incredibly consequential figure.
For the 20th century, he's one of the most consequential political or military figures.
And he's also one of the most important figures in Chinese history of any century.
And he's also a terribly significant military and political theorist.
And this is not an endorsement of Mao.
It is rather just an accurate description of his global and enduring importance.
And think about China.
Historically, it's represented I don't know,
a third of the world's population, a third of the world's trade.
That's a big slice of humanity.
Moreover,
Mao's theories have been used by many enemies of the United States to take over failing states from within in order to assert dictatorial rule.
He is also probably the most brilliant and most famous psychopath in human history,