[lbo-talk] "I like rightists"

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue May 5 12:06:11 PDT 2009


On May 5, 2009, at 2:58 PM, SA wrote:


> A propos Nixon in China....Here are some of the actual quotations.
> It doesn't say so here but the original source for this scene is
> Nixon's memoir, RN.
>
> SA
>
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> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/filmmore/description.html
>
> The Chinese surprised Nixon almost immediately. Taken to the
> government’s guest house to rest, Nixon was interrupted just as he
> was about to enter the shower: Chairman Mao wanted to meet the
> president. Mao and Nixon joked about their unlikely encounter, with
> Nixon telling the Chairman, "You’re quite aware of my sentiments
> with regards to Communism. I’m considered to be a rightist." Mao
> responded, "Oh, I like rightists." To which Nixon countered,
> "Sometimes those on the right can do things which those on the left
> can only talk about."

I await commentary from Cde Cox on this passage.

Doug



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