Sefl-Criticism

My comrades, I come to you today to right my wrongs and offer my apologies for not following the teachings of our great Chairman Mao to the best of my ability. It is my job as a reporter to give factual and credible information that supports the health of our Party and that of China. However, at times, I have not done my great duty and have instead disparaged the campaigns while only thinking of myself and my family. Mao himself has said, “Taught by mistakes and setbacks, we…become wiser and handle our affairs better. It is hard for any political party or person to avoid mistakes, but we should make as few as possible. Once a mistake is made, we should correct it, and the more quickly and thoroughly the better. [LBR 126]. Now is my time to correct my mistakes. 

It is sad to say I have not been a founding believer of the Chinese Communist Party. In 1950, I doubted Marxist teachings and the goals of the Communist Party. Although I was present in Yenan, I was simply reporting rather than spreading the words of Mao in the party’s time of need against the Japanese imperialists and the Nationalist Party. Furthermore, I was firm in my criticism of the Agrarian Reform Acts of 1950 and did not agree with the mass-line teachings. Mao has repeated time and time that “The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.” [LBR 62]. However, I saw the sexual violence and corruption while I was on village work teams and started to doubt the campaigns, fearing the same happening to my family and my village. I was wrong to think these actions of a few reflected the teachings and values of the many within the Party. I have since realized this mistake and dedicated my career to spreading the benefits of the CCP’s campaigns rather than sitting worrying about my well-being and that of my family. I understand not to “divorce myself from the masses” because the end goal will be the success of China through the teachings of the Communist Party [LBR 84].