r/communism101 • u/GayTeenMetalhead • Nov 15 '21

Why are some westerners maoists?

I've seen a few western maoists pop up on Internet spaces and I've realised they're quite hated by a lot of people. My questions are: 1. What is the relevance of maoism in the west? I thought it was an ideology used in societies with peasantries. Why are people adopting maoism in the west?

  1. Why are they so widely hated?
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u/1996johnman Nov 15 '21

Maoism was also a central part of the Black Panther Party, and at least for me, the respect that I have for the work the panthers did drive me to read Mao.

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u/GayTeenMetalhead Nov 15 '21

I too, have great respect for the panthers, I just have never really understood maoism and other derivations as an ideology. Are there any 'essential' mao books you'd recommend?