Decoding the Centennial Party Celebration of the CCP——The Application of Fascist Aesthetics

On 7/1 this year, the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, a party celebration was held in a large row of venues. Party chairman and state leader Xi Jinping delivered a speech for more than an hour. The speech was more than 7,300 words, and there were many mysteries in it. Long live the glorious and correct Chinese Communist Party! Long live the great, glorious and heroic Chinese people!" concluded. In terms of the scale of the party's celebration, there is no political party in the world at present, and the arrangements are reminiscent of the Nazi propaganda documentary "Triumph of the Will" by Leni Riefenstahl. The author will give examples and explain the practice of fascist aesthetics in the centennial celebration of the Communist Party of China.

> "The Fascinating Fascism" is today

Susan Sontag's Fascinating Fascism still has many references to this day. The live broadcast of the party's day started with an aerial camera flying over the mountains and into Tiananmen Square. The majesty of the mountains symbolized the sublime power and caused a sense of vertigo, Susan Sontag said, Nazi films are epics describing established communities , the emphasis is on "myths", not history. This sentence can be verified in the CCP celebration.

According to reports, about 70,000 people gathered at Tiananmen Square to participate in the party celebration, and the photography used a wide-angle lens to bring out the huge scene. The young students dress uniformly and sing carols uniformly, forming a national community. In these shots, there is no individual, only the collective, and the uniqueness is completely eliminated. When the music was brought down, several senior officials of the Communist Party filed out in the direction that everyone looked up, and finally stopped at Xi Jinping's personal picture. In an over-the-shoulder shot, he quietly stared at Tiananmen Square, some people waved small national flags, some people The strong applause, the sacredness spontaneously arises.

"Fascist aesthetics arose out of a fascination with control, the act of submission, extraordinary effort and suffering; they endorsed two seemingly opposite states, egomania and submission. The relationship between conquering and being conquered takes the form of a typical grand celebration. Show it off." Not only the army, but all the spectators wore uniforms, and the number of people seemed to be expanding under the switching of the camera. Actions such as gun salutes and military parades were constantly changed and stopped. The "male" shape and temperament of the scene were praised, and all the faint sounds were covered up until only one sound remained.

"The admiration for monumental things and the obedience of the masses to heroes is a feature common to both fascist and communist art, reflecting the idea of all totalitarian regimes that art has the function of 'immortalizing' its leaders and teachings." In the party celebration activities, we can see the characteristics of fascist aesthetics: restraint or limitation of power, and meticulousness like militarization. In fascist and communist countries, the relationship between politics and art is that "art is subordinated to political needs". In the words of Susan Sontag, "politics appropriates art".

The form of the CCP Centennial Party Celebration allows the world to see the CCP's achievements in "education", pursuing unity, opposing pluralism, and emphasizing the rejuvenation of the nation. Under such a system, people are just like printed out of a mold. In the square, they are about the same height and body shape. They are not tall, short, fat or thin. patriotic. Can our education bring up such masses? If this is not what we want, what should we do? The author believes that adhering to the value of "multiple coexistence" is the most important. In Taiwan's education, whether or not children can develop adaptively and grow their own appearance is what we pursue, and is different from the CCP.

> Delusions have to be broken and bloody? The Great Wall of Steel Made of Lies

In his speech of more than 7,300 words, Xi Jinping, the chairman of the Communist Party of China, repeatedly mentioned the "rejuvenation of the Chinese nation", showing his grand "Chinese dream". As mentioned above, this is a "community" strategy, creating an illusion of unity, hoping that the individual disappears into the collective in order to complete the myth of "unity". But behind the beautiful myth, there are pitfalls of lies.

The content of the speech focused on the CCP's political achievements and the necessity of permanent governance, with an obvious intention to consolidate power and to continue to extend his term next year. Xi Jinping has combed through the history of China since the Qing Dynasty and regarded the Socialist Communist Party as the code of salvation, but later placed "Chinese characteristics" directly before socialism. We can see that China has long abandoned the spirit of socialism in the era of Marx and Lenin, and their insistence on "socialism with Chinese characteristics" is only a means to maintain the dictatorship.

"The country is the people, and the people are the country. Fighting the country and defending the country is the heart of the people. The foundation of the Chinese Communist Party lies in the people, its blood is in the people, and its strength is in the people." The Communist Party, the people, and the country are bound together. The Communist Party is indeed We started with the people, but is the Chinese Communist Party still there? Under the suppression of the Chinese government, Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong have lost their own culture, freedom of religion, freedom to engage in politics, and even lost their lives. The people in Xi Jinping's mouth are obedient people, and all voices of disobedience are excluded.

"The Chinese people will never allow any foreign forces to bully, oppress, or enslave us. Whoever wants to do this will surely face a bloody bruise in front of the steel Great Wall made of flesh and blood by more than 1.4 billion Chinese people!" When people see the Chinese regime clearly, their delusions are only thoughts, not real actions, but they must break their blood. The CCP’s control of thoughts is evident here, and we also see its fear of “foreign forces”. It didn't match the peace he kept saying.

Xi Jinping's claims of democracy, peace, cooperation and other values are a complete lie when compared to what the Chinese government has done in recent years. The centennial celebration of the CCP may be a successful political communication internally, but in the eyes of the world, it is another fake performance.