Liu Xiaobo is one of my heroes, right up there below my patents.
Two things really stood out for him:
1 how did Liu reflect himself, he reflected on his initial Maoist-flavored radical esthetic and political views in the 1980s:
I realize my entire youth and early writings had all been nurtured in hatred, violence and arrogance, or lies, cynicism and sarcasm. I knew at that time that Mao-style thinking and Cultural Revolution-style language had become ingrained in me, and my goal had been to transform myself。 It may take me a lifetime to get rid of the poison.
Liu wrote a statement, entitled "I have no enemies", intending for it to be read at his trial. He was never given the right to speak. The essay was later read in the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, which Liu was unable to attend due to his imprisonment.
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