Thanks to Sheetal Kumar for reminding us of history at a time when we?re all keen on just making it (?Debunking myths?, #327). I?m surprised that the Maoists, who come from a tradition which leans, as all good leftie sorts do, heavily on historical determinism (Prachanda himself talks the usual bunk about historical inevitability), don?t know the backstory of their own claims. Or perhaps it?s just easier to reify it into myth, eh?

Shanti BJT,
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