During this period (58-62), there was sanctions on China. The west uses sanctions to kill people into submission. The west uses the same methods in North Korea, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Iraq, Cuba, Iran, and many more to kill millions of people. The idea is that if they put the country through pure chaos and agony, then the country will agree to whatever political terms the west dictates. Then the west uses their media as a weapon, as they usually do, and blame the victims for what happened, but they omit the part where they were involved. They call these countries "dictatorships", but the west is trying to be the real dictator. During this period (58-62), Mao didn't allow the west to open up sweat shops or peddle their luxury items, so the west was obviously mad. This period was arguably the most democratic of all of China's 5000 years. The poor people could beat up the rich. That's why they hated Mao so much. He wouldn't allow Chinese to be exploited, and like most normal Chinese, he felt China didn't need luxury items. In the west, they look down upon farmers, and labourers, like India does on its untouchables. (1958-62) Farmers, and labourers were viewed with prestige. Government officials would farm the land along with the rest of the people, not sit in villas sipping on rice wine. Rich people were viewed with contempt. When Mao was alive, there was no corruption, pollution, gangs, or prostitution. Everyone was equal. They wore the same clothes. Lived in ordinary houses. The west hates that. They want to turn every country into a sex tourism country like Thailand, and the Philipines. If there was any period I would have liked to have lived in China, it would have been 1949-1978. I envy those who lived through this period, and even if I would have died of starvation, at least China had dignity. If the west was going to smear China in the media, then China was going to reciprocate, not keep silent (like they do today). It was pure. People trusted each other. Kids didn't fear being kidnapped walking home from school. Nowadays, you go to China, people are scared to even give you directions. That's what capitalism does. The more rich people, and shills hate Mao, the more I love him, because shills will always represent the rich, who will always try to exploit the poor.