Over the past decade or so, some of our cadres have degenerated.
Leftist masses rising up to seize power is a good thing. Rightist seizures are certainly not
good. The left's power is growing rapidly. In early November last year, there were only a little
over a thousand leftist workers in Shanghai; by early January this year, there were over a
million. Add in the students, and they become the main force.
In the past, it was the army that won the battle; now it's the workers and peasants
themselves who are winning the battle, with the army's support.
Let the masses elect new cadres! Let them take over factory directors and secretaries. We
can take over the areas we take over.
Takeover is good; we only handle government affairs, not business operations. The original
people will still handle the work, and we'll just supervise.