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The tendency to overlook the atrocities associated with Communist leadership is not limited to Mao alone. Current leaders like Xi Jinping, who is informed by a childhood marked by the Cultural Revolution, exhibit a continuous alignment with Maoist principles despite a monumental history of suffering. This raises the question of how personal trauma shapes the ideologies of political figures, revealing a potential for the perpetuation of authoritarian practices based on fear and control.