It is not incumbent upon all of us to know anything about
history, but I must protest at Dr Thami Mazwai’s lack of knowledge. He
approvingly cites China’s industrisation launch from 1952 as a model
South Africa should follow. I presume he means Chairman Mao’s Great Leap
Forward, which happened during this period, failed utterly and left millions
dead. It was one of the great catastrophes of the twentieth century. Only
after Mao’s death was that country able to produce the double digit growth
levels of recent years, under Deng Xiao Peng. It is no model for
anyone except ideological psychopaths.
Dr Gavin
Lewis
DA MPL
Gauteng Legislature
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