How Communism preys on the folly of human nature: The backbone of Mao’s revolution was the Chinese peasants who believed that they would get free land & be made equal. They indeed were able to confiscate the land from landlords & divided it equally among themselves through the brutal Land Reform (1949-1952) which led to the death of more than 2 mil landlords. But within a few years, new “inequality” emerged. Some people were doing better than others. Who would guess it! No worries. There was a solution: collectivization. This time the CCP will make everyone absolutely equal. Collective farming started as “voluntary” option. Guess who were the ones strongly supporting it? Those who did not do as well their neighbors! Eventually all peasants were forced to be collectivized into people’s communes. The land & all means of production now belonged to the PEOPLE (aka the STATE), they were told. The result? 3 yrs of the Great Famine (1959-1961) which killed up to 50 mil peasants. A history lesson of where the desire for free stuff & equity will lead us to!