WRONG.

This so called Cultural Revolution is a complicated matter. Power struggle is a consideration, but not the root cause. You have to ask, why power struggle, for what? He has a long vision, a sense of historical responsibility, and political sensibility. For that, power struggle is just a side note.

Mao is a complicated character. He is an idealogist, a poet, a thinker, a philosopher, a de facto Emperor, a nationalist, a communism believer, a stateman and a politician. He has a mission, a mission to rebuild China to be part of top elite countries in the world. But he choose a different path, a wrong path. That is not only his personal tragedy, but also the party's and the country's.

Discussion of this matter requires stacks of books and archives to support the claims. So let's save for another time. Just to keep discussion in context, though.