WHY DID MAO KILL THE SPARROWS IN CHINA? [EPISODE 203]
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In this episode, I talk about foresight and I focus on the time where Mao targeted sparrows as an enemy of the state during the cultural revolution in China. I reviewed an article: China’s worst self-inflicted environmental disaster: The campaign to wipe out the common sparrow.https://gizmodo.com/china-s-worst-self-inflicted-environmental-disaster-th-5927112
And, I add my own commentary on leadership. Even better, I cover the entire topic in about 10 minutes.
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