The thought remolding campaign of the Chinese communist party-state

1. What is Thought Remolding? --
Thought Remolding and \"Brainwashing\" --
Restrictions upon the Scope of the Problem --
Did Marxism Ever Discuss Thought Remolding? --
Thought Remolding: Totalitarianism with Decidedly \"Chinese Characteristics\" --
Does Thought Remolding Have Any Theoretical Foundation? --
Absurdity Beneath the Seriousness and Seriousness Behind the Absurdity --
Thought Remolding Differs from the Development of Thought --
Thought Remolding and Moral Self-cultivation are Superficially Similar but Different in Spirit --
Thought Remolding as the Negation of Thought --
Thought Remolding is a Logical Paradox --
The Actual Political Function of Thought Remolding --
From \"Establishing a Proletarian Weltanschauung\" to \"Maintaining Unity with Party Central\" --
2. How Was Thought Remolding Possible? The 1949 Revolution Was Not the Victory of a Political Idea --
On \"Following a Doctrine without Understanding it\" --
Is it True that They Were \"Completely Convinced\"? --
Intangible Pressure --
From \"Killing a Chicken to Frighten the Monkeys\" to \"Killing a Monkey to Frighten the Other Monkeys\" --
A Monistic System of Value Standards: Concepts and Structure --
Why Was Remolding Aimed at the Intelligentsia? --
The Bifurcated Essence of Thought Remolding --
The Coercion of Truth --
The Utility of Truth --
The Class Nature of Truth and the Problem of Standpoint --
Beware of \"Begging the Question\" --
The Ambiguity of Facts --
The Ambiguity of Values --
Conformity --
Consistency --
The Belief that the World is Just --
Pursuing Meaning in Life --
3. How Has Thought Remolding Been Implemented? --
\"With Machine Guns Pinning You Down on Three Sides, You\'re Allowed to Head off in Only One Direction.\" Mobilizing Others to Receive Instruction --
\"First Impressions are the Strongest\" and \"Once You Form a Habit, Following it Comes Naturally\" --
The Power of Oversimplification --
\"Giving an Injection of a Preventive Inoculation\" --
The Hierarchical System of \"Study\" [xuexi] --
An Affective Style of Propaganda --
The Controlling Function of Collective Rituals --
Criticism and Self-Criticism --
From Prohibition to Renunciation --
The Transition from Compelled Conduct to Voluntary Conduct --
The Strategy of Violating Dignity --
The Chastity of Those Who Have Lost Their Chastity --
The Psychology of a Shortage of Rewards --
Thought Remolding and the Chinese Cultural Tradition --
Getting Enmeshed in a Cocoon of One\'s Own Weaving --
Some \"Doctor\" Indeed --
Various Methods of Punishment --
A Remarkable Effect of the \"Downward Transfer to the Countryside for Manual Labor.\" The First Strategy of Criticism: A Ferocious Clap (1) --
A Ferocious Clap (2) --
The Second Strategy of Criticism: Isolation within the Crowd (1) --
Isolation within the Crowd (2) --
Spiritual Homelessness, Isolation and the Lack of Support --
From Confusion to Submission --
The Emotional Need to Identify with One\'s Oppressors --
Self-conscious Sacrifice --
The Trap of Toughening and Putting to the Test --
The Language Demon --
Why Must Self-criticism Be Carried out in Public? --
The Destruction of Self-discipline --
The Destruction of External Discipline --
Utilizing the Sense of Shame to Shatter the Sense of Shame --
A Myth about Laborers --
A Reflection --
or an Image \"in Reverse\"? --
Filial Devotion and Loyalty to the Rulers --
Begin in Obedience and End in Obedience --
Getting \"Well-Remolded\" Amounts to Getting Intimidated --
Remolding is Nothing Other than Taming. In Evading Freedom, One Evades Responsibility --
4. On Evasion --
Evasion by Foot-dragging --
The Rejected and the Weary --
Idealists Who Went Astray --
Rebellion among Evaders --
Between Taming and Rebellion --
The Legitimization of Evasion --
Evasion as Being Tamed --
Evading the Persecuted --
Indifference and Forgetfulness --
The Rationalization of Evasion --
5. On Rebellion --
What is Rebellion? --
The Meaning of Writing a Letter to Chairman Mao --
Format is More Important Than Content --
Regarding Subconscious Rebellion --
Opposing Thought Remolding and Opposing Totalitarian Rule --
Earthquakes from within the System --
The Bankruptcy of Phony Politics --
The Rebellion of Liberalism --
The Current Condition of Liberalism --
Gaining the Privilege of Rebellion --
6. The Bane of Cynicism --
Authoritarianism and Cynics --
The Communist Party and Cynicism. What Does \"the Transition from a Revolutionary Party to a Ruling Party\" Mean? --
Why is It \"No to Reform and Wait for Death
 Yes to Reform and Court Death\"? --
Cynicism and Fear --
and the Notion that You Are \"Better-Off Muddleheaded\" --
The Idea of Liberal Democracy --
Only with Faith in it is it Efficacious --
Hip Cynicism --
Doctrinal Cynicism --
The Political Game of Pretending to Obey --
The Cynic\'s Self-deception and Deceiving of Others --
7. Struggling for the Freedom of Thought --
Quandaries of Existence --
An Analysis of Some Peculiar Phenomena --
Why Are There Still People Who Want to Join the Party? --
Why Some Dissidents Are Willing to Remain in the Party. Why Some Persons Severely Persecuted by the CCP Would Continue to Express Their Loyalty to the CCP --
Why Do Party Members Rarely Withdraw from the Party, and Why Do Officials Rarely Resign? --
Why Would Many Persons Still Remain Within the System Even When Various Exits are Available? --
Why Do Quite a Few People Always Place Their Hopes in the CCP? --
Rational Choice Theory --
Normative Theory --
The Power of Example --
Structuralist Theory --
Coercion and Incentives for By-Products --
The Impact of Societal Scale on Collective Action --
The Necessity and Limitations of Drawing on Official Mass Communication Outlets --
A Struggle for Recognition --
Desire, Reason and Spiritedness --
Knowledge and Behavior --
The Special Features of Late Communist Totalitarian Rule --
Dauntlessly Moving Forward in a Measured Stride.