https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/05/12/mao-defaced-communism-as-religion/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 19:35:50 -0400<![CDATA[The defacing of the Mao portrait in Tienanmen Square, which I saw back in my more &#8220;fellow traveling&#8221; days, calls to mind what most of us are beginning to realize. Communism, indeed leftism in general to a great extent, has shifted over from a political ideology to a religion. Mao is almost inarguably the greatest mass murderer in human history. An estimated twenty-thirty million deaths are on his hands, nearly all of them Chinese. And yet the Chinese themselves &#8220;religiously&#8221; guard against his image being defaced.]]>Sat, 12 May 2007 11:46:25 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2007/05/12/mao-defaced-communism-as-religion-n213982