Significance of revolution

Deng Xiaoping s Understanding of Revolution;

In his southern tour speech, Deng Xiaoping first talked about the effect of revolution and reform on productive forces: "Revolution is the liberation of productive forces, and reform is also the liberation of productive forces. Overthrowing the reactionary rule of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism and liberating the productive forces of the people of China is a revolution, so revolution means liberating the productive forces. After the establishment of the basic socialist system, we should fundamentally change the economic system that restricts the development of productive forces, establish a dynamic socialist economic system, and promote the development of productive forces. This is reform, so reform is also the liberation of productive forces. In the past, we only talked about developing productive forces under socialist conditions, but did not talk about liberating productive forces through reform, which was not comprehensive. We should talk about liberating and developing productive forces. " (Selected Works of Deng Xiaoping, Volume III, page 370)

Revolution, drastic changes. It is often that one interest group attacks another interest group by violent means, thus forming a series of changes in different interest patterns. The process of revolution is generally relatively rapid, much faster than evolution or reform. Sociologically, the butterfly effect is used to explain a bad micro-mechanism. If it is not guided and adjusted in time, it will bring great harm to society, which is called tornado or storm. A good micro-mechanism, as long as it is guided correctly, will have a sensational effect after a period of efforts, or it will be called a "revolution."

The word revolution, a relative concept in politics, is "reform". The former refers to overthrowing or replacing the existing system, while the latter refers to a slightly large-scale modification within the system, usually a systematic plan.

In China, the word "revolution" is the earliest metaphor of dynasty change. For example, Shang Dynasty called it "Tang Wu Revolution" because it overthrew Xia Dynasty. In modern times, the word began in the late Qing Dynasty, and Sun Yat-sen took the word "revolution" from Japanese translations as a slogan to overthrow the Manchu government.