>>12443337 (pb)
Revolutionary self-criticism; how American of you, comrade Brennan…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-criticism_(Marxism%E2%80%93Leninism)
(Self-criticism (Russian: Самокритика, samokritika; Chinese: 自我批评, zìwǒ pīpíng) is a philosophical and political concept developed within the ideology of Marxism–Leninism, Stalinism, and Maoism.[1] According to David Priestland, the concept of "criticism and self-criticism" developed within the Stalinist period of the Soviet Union as a way to publicly interrogate intellectuals who were suspected of possessing counter-revolutionary positions.[1] The concept would play a major component of the political philosophy of Chinese Marxist leader Mao Zedong.
The concept of self-criticism is a component of some Marxist schools of thought, primarily that of Marxism–Leninism, Stalinism, Maoism and Marxism–Leninism–Maoism. The concept was first introduced by Joseph Stalin in his 1925 work The Foundations of Leninism[2] and later expanded upon in his 1928 work Against Vulgarising the Slogan of Self-Criticism.[3] The Marxist concept of self-criticism is also present in the works of Mao Zedong, who was heavily influenced by Stalin, dedicating an entire chapter of The Little Red Book to the issue.
In some communist states, party members who had fallen out of favor with the nomenklatura were sometimes forced to undergo self-criticism sessions, producing either written or verbal statements detailing their ideological errors and affirming their renewed belief in the party line. However, self-criticism did not guarantee political rehabilitation and often offenders were still expelled from the party, or in some cases even executed.[citation needed]