Cynical Quotes About the CCP

These quotes were found in 一面之词 (One-sided View, 胡平，Hu Ping, 明镜出版社, Ming Jing Publishing Press, 1998).

过去，共产党要我们把毛泽东奉为神，因此对他的指示必须绝对服从。

如今，共产党又要我们把毛泽东当作人，因此对他的过错必须多加原谅。

这真是太惬意了；毛享有神的权利，但只负人的责任。天下的便宜事都让他占完了。

In the past, the CCP wanted us to treat Mao Zedong like God, hence we have to absolutely obey his orders.

But now, the CCP wants us to treat Mao Zedong like a human being, hence we have to forgive his mistakes.

This is way too cushy. Mao enjoyed the rights of God, but only has to bear the responsibilities of human beings. He seemed to have taken advantages of all the best deals under the sun.

早期的共产党领导人讲话，讲的都是自己相信的事情。

后来的共产党领导人讲话，自己已经不再相信，但还指望别人相信。

现在的共产党领导人讲话，大概是连别人会相信这一点也不相信了。

When early CCP leaders speak, they say things which they themselves believed in.

Later when CCP leaders speak, they do not believe in what they said, yet they expected others to believe what they said.

Now when CCP leaders speak, they do not even believe that others will believe what they said.