China verschärft ideologische Kontrolle mit Warnungen vor Rock ‘n’ Roll und Internet

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Rock ’n’ roll, internet are potential Western ‘colour revolution’ traps: Chinese textbook

New college textbook draws on speeches of President Xi Jinping in Beijing’s latest move to tighten ideological control and national security

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Alcott Wei

Published: 1:00pm, 4 Sep 2024Updated: 5:41pm, 4 Sep 2024

Rock ’n’ roll, pop music and the internet are Western vices that can be used to sow the seeds of “colour revolution” among Chinese youth, according to China’s latest college textbook on national security.

The textbook, which was officially launched last week, represents the latest move from Beijing to strengthen ideological control and promote national security among young Chinese.

Xi Jinping Thought to be introduced in China’s classrooms

The book, National Security Education Readier for College Students, will be used in the foundational course on national security education in universities, according to Community Party mouthpiece People’s Daily.

According to the book, university students must remain vigilant against Western popular culture and beware of “colour revolution” traps when surfing online.

“Colour revolution” is Beijing’s code for subversion instigated by Western powers, and their attempts to infiltrate various sectors of society and fuel unrest with the purpose of overthrowing the ruling establishment.

“The internet is a key channel of communication; popular culture like pop and rock music are often used as covers for [colour revolution],” the textbook warns.

Stalin, Castro, Mao, Ho Chi Minh, Pol Pot, Walter Ulbricht, they all banned rock and roll.

How ironic that a form of music derived from the poor poc and former slave underclass, used to express their frustration and sadness about the system, and used throughout the history of the genre up to the present day for the same purpose, got banned in any socialist system you could name. While celebrated under capitalism.

And the socialists instead created their own underclass, utilizing forced labor and subjecting their people to imposed poverty and famine, allowing them no outlet and no freedom to express their own frustration and sadness.

Nowadays, and like with many things, China has taken it to a level of Orwellian absurdity previously unimaginable even by the aforementioned list of dignitaries, jailing people for simply holding a blank white piece of paper.