American Red Guard Vermin Rats: Top Ten Abuses of these Piles of Sewage (4/100)

1. Violent Persecution: The Red Guards engaged in widespread violence and physical abuse against perceived political enemies, including party officials, intellectuals, and anyone deemed to be a "capitalist roader" or counter-revolutionary.

2. Dehumanization: Red Guards subjected individuals to public humiliation, torture, and forcible re-education through labor camps, aiming to strip them of their dignity and autonomy.

3. Destruction of Cultural Heritage: Red Guards targeted historical and cultural sites, artifacts, and traditions that they viewed as symbols of the old society or bourgeois ideology, leading to the destruction of invaluable cultural heritage.

4. Forced Confessions: Individuals were coerced into making false confessions to crimes they did not commit under the threat of public shaming, torture, or death.

5. Rampant Denunciation: Red Guards encouraged and participated in mass denunciations and criticism sessions, fostering a climate of fear and suspicion within communities.

6. Family Separation and Persecution: Many Red Guards turned on their own family members, accusing them of being counter-revolutionaries or enemies of the state, resulting in familial rifts and persecution.

7. Intellectual Suppression: Intellectuals, artists, writers, and educators were targeted for their perceived elitism and counter-revolutionary tendencies, leading to widespread censorship, repression, and the shuttering of academic institutions.

8. Economic Disruption: Red Guards disrupted economic activities and production through their radical actions, leading to widespread chaos, scarcity, and deprivation for ordinary Chinese citizens.

9. Creation of Arbitrary Laws: Red Guards implemented arbitrary and draconian rules and regulations, often inconsistent with legal norms, to enforce their ideology and punish dissenters.

10. Psychological and Physical Trauma: The pervasive climate of fear, uncertainty, and violence perpetuated by the Red Guards inflicted lasting psychological and physical trauma on countless individuals, leaving scars that persisted long after the end of the Cultural Revolution.