Chapter 12 A catchphrase that couldn't be better

These days, people tend to have an instinctive aversion to political slogans. In fact, a good slogan can play a very big role in motivating people. "Resist U.S. Aid Korea, Defend the Home and the Country" is a very good political slogan, it couldn't be better, and I can't find such a good political slogan. In October 1970, Kim Il Sung visited China. Mao Zedong once mentioned this slogan.He said: "'Resist U.S. Aid Korea, Defend the Home and Country' is a good name! If you only mention 'Resist U.S. Aid Korea', the public will not approve of it. They will say, Resist U.S. Aid Korea, sacrifice only for the Koreans, not for the Chinese, how can it be done?" Huh? That’s why I said, it’s for ‘defending the country’! To protect the family, to defend the country, to resist the U.S. and aid Korea, to go to that place to protect, to defend that place.”

Putting together the eight words "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Defend the Home and the Country", it is very creative. This is to tell the general public that "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" is to "defend the country"; This is to tell the general public that although the two words of resisting the United States and aiding North Korea are juxtaposed, putting "resisting the United States" before "aiding North Korea" is objectively aiding North Korea while resisting the United States; This is to tell the general public that although the two words of protecting the family and defending the country are juxtaposed, but putting "protecting the family" before "defending the country" makes the masses and soldiers have a more personal and realistic understanding of supporting this war .This is to tell the international community that we are going to resist US aggression and aid Korea in order to defend our homeland and defend our country. We are straightforward, courageous, righteous, and heart-warming. This makes it very easy for other countries to understand, sympathize, and support us.

Unlike some of our later slogans, such as "have fewer children and raise more pigs", they have little use except to make ordinary people scold the street. The political banner of "Resisting U.S. Aggression, Aiding Korea, Defending the Homeland and the Country" came into being at the right time and followed the trend, which greatly encouraged and inspired the fifty million compatriots in China to devote themselves to this vigorous movement with enthusiasm. The political banner of "Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Defend the Home and the Country" made the soldiers realize that they are fighting for the country, for the family, for their elderly parents, and for their wives and children.

The political banner of "Resisting U.S. Aggression, Aiding Korea, Defending the Homeland and the Country" inspired the general public to join the army and donate money and materials. A total of more than 20 million young people enthusiastically signed up to join the volunteer army.The one-year donation in 1951 alone was able to purchase 3,700 MiG aircraft, making the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea truly a national anti-aggression movement. In stark contrast, the U.S. government did not have many powerful explanations for why this war was fought and why so many young people went to North Korea tens of thousands of kilometers away to sacrifice their lives.

When a reporter surveyed people's attitudes towards the Korean War, many Americans answered that they would not turn on the radio. It can be seen that in the contest between the commanders-in-chief of China and the United States, Chairman Mao Zedong of China, under the disadvantageous situation of short preparation time and a lot of international audiences optimistic about his opponent, was full of energy as soon as he entered the field, and he came up with "smart tricks" one after another, according to the opponent's vital points—— Armpits, temples, knee joints, repeated heavy punches and combined punches, grasped the initiative on the field.

Although President Truman of the United States is tall and strong, he also threw heavy and ruthless punches, but his punches were relatively single, the accuracy of his punches was not high, and he still had some fancy punches and embroidered legs.As a result, his eye sockets were swollen, two and a half teeth fell out, he was knocked unconscious several times, and almost fell off the field and slipped into the audience.