What Is a Mass Line Narrative?

The mass line is the political, organizational and leadership method developed by Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the Chinese revolution. 

The essential element of the mass line is consulting the masses, interpreting their suggestions within the framework of Marxism-Leninism, and then enforcing the resulting policies. 

Mao developed it into a coherent organizing methodology that encompasses philosophy, strategy, tactics, leadership and organizational theory that has been applied by many communists subsequent to the Chinese revolution. 

Chinese communist leaders generally attribute their conquest of power to the faithful pursuit of effective "mass line" tactics, and a "correct" mass line is supposed to be the essential prerequisite for the full consolidation of power.

 

From Vlad Tepes:

For anyone who wants to understand why people hate the CBC so very very much, watch as much as you can stand of this enemy propaganda from CBC’s The Fifth Line of effort Estate. Clearly they designed a classic Maoist mass line narrative, then went out and got and manipulated the footage they needed to push that narrative. 

You can see it in the editing, and even the choice of lenses to make people who were celebrating look vicious and evil. (This may be a post production effect rather than lens choice). 

A mass line narrative attack, is creating a story that you know will have a certain effect, and manipulating or fabricating data you need to force that narrative as an attack on whatever it is you want destroyed. Some of you may have watched our interview with the Nurse from Front Line Nurses and how CBC did a mass line on her till people threatened her, her family and safety.