To understand the significance of the Cultural Revolution, it is worth recalling that ever since the Communist Manifesto‟s opening salvo that the specter of communism was haunting Europe, defenders and apologists for capitalism have claimed that socialism (to say nothing of communism) will never work because it goes against human nature and ignores allegedly fundamental economic laws. Moreover, they are quick to add that revolutions only lead to old exploiters and oppressors being replaced by new ones. This view was expressed in the words of “We Won‟t Get Fooled Again,” a song about revolution by The Who, a British rock group in the 1960s and „70s: “Take a look at the new boss, same as the old boss.”