Chapter 8 The Poetry Creation of the Old Red Guards

The poems created by the "Old Red Guards" (referred to as: veterans) are the most "Cultural Revolution" in color.Under the influence of "blood lineage theory", veterans' poems are not only "Left", but also crazy.Highly self-inflated, with a strong sense of historical mission, and loves to boast about the history of the Red Guards' "entrepreneurship". The flute blew a musical opening, The curtain of history is slowly opened, The clarinet and trumpet also played loudly and quietly joined the music A boiling red light appeared on the eastern horizon

In an instant, tubas, long drums, big drums... and all kinds of strings were played together On the stage of history, stands the Members of the Paris Commune, the Bolsheviks of the October Revolution, the steely successors of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army—Chairman Mao’s Red Guards— "Long Live the Red Guards" The fanatical worship of Mao Zedong caused by the times, and the tradition of struggle accumulated in thoughts and emotions since childhood, they sang the songs sung by the previous generation of poets again, but more unruly and fanatical.Hot enough to melt and explode in itself:

we were born on the battlefield Not afraid to die in blood, only when our blood sprinkled on the battle flag, Only then can we see our loyalty, Only when the bombs explode in our chests Only then can we see our hearts red as fire— "For Mao Zedong, why should we sacrifice" As the children of cadres, they often have to mention: "Son follows father's ambition". "Bright red armbands/grass-green military uniforms/armed belts of father and brother/and high chests full of blood." At the same time, the childish superficiality often cannot be shed, "With the utter loyalty to Chairman Mao/the Red Guards Step onto the stage of history/Rush/March to X, X's lair!/Kill!/March to Moscow and Washington!/Kill him and turn him on his back,/Smash him to earth-shattering generosity!"

Sometimes, such a poem is like a big-character poster with lines divided: "What chameleon, little reptile / The Red Guards will kill it, / Kick all these parasites off the stage of history! / The revolution must go to the end! / History will decide Can't back down!" The Red Guard Movement, and the huge impact this movement had on a generation of young people, actually continued to the later period of the "Cultural Revolution", and continued to educated youths who went to the mountains and went to the countryside.The ideological changes and ideological emancipation of intellectual youth will reflect on, sum up experience and lessons, and draw some kind of strength from the starting point of the Red Guard Movement.

listen! It was the Red Guards singing on the stage of history, "This is the final struggle, united until tomorrow, "International must come true!" It was the Red Guards singing on the stage of history, "Waving the battle flag and laughing at the sky, red all over the world is my home" what!On the high sky of the stage of history Forever inlaid with dazzling golden characters "Red Guards... "Long live the Red Guards!"—— "Long Live the Red Guards! " ...