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===Resistance=== There were various forms of resistance to the consequences of the Great Leap Forward. Several provinces saw armed rebellion,{{sfnp|Dikötter|2010|pp=226–228}}{{sfnp|Rummel|1991|pp=247–251}} though these rebellions never posed a serious threat to the Central Government.{{sfnp|Dikötter|2010|pp=226–228}} Rebellions are documented to have occurred in [[Henan]], [[Shandong]], [[Qinghai]], [[Gansu]], [[Sichuan]], [[Fujian]], [[Yunnan]], and [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]].{{sfnp|Dikötter|2010|pp=226–228|loc=(Qinghai, Tibet, Yunnan)}}{{sfnp|Rummel|1991|pp=247–251. (Honan, Shantung, Qinghai [Chinghai], Gansu [Kansu], Szechuan [Schechuan], Fujian), p. 240 (TAR)}} In Henan, Shandong, Qinghai, Gansu, and Sichuan, these rebellions lasted more than a year,{{sfnp|Rummel|1991|pp=247–251. (Honan, Shantung, Qinghai [Chinghai], Gansu [Kansu], Szechuan [Schechuan], Fujian), p. 240 (TAR)}} with the [[Spirit Soldier rebellion (1959)|Spirit Soldier rebellion of 1959]] being one of the few larger-scale uprisings.{{sfnp|Smith|2015|p=346}} There was also occasional violence against cadre members.{{sfnp|Rummel|1991|pp=247–251}}{{sfnp|Dikötter|2010|pp=224–226}} Raids on granaries,{{sfnp|Rummel|1991|pp=247–251}}{{sfnp|Dikötter|2010|pp=224–226}} arson and other vandalism, train robberies, and raids on neighboring villages and counties were common.{{sfnp|Dikötter|2010|pp=224–226}} According to Ralph Thaxton, professor of politics at [[Brandeis University]], villagers turned against the CCP during and after the Great Leap, seeing it as autocratic, brutal, corrupt, and mean-spirited.<ref name="Mirsky2009" /> According to Thaxton, the CCP's policies included plunder, forced labor, and starvation, which led villagers "to think about their relationship with the Communist Party in ways that do not bode well for the continuity of socialist rule."<ref name="Mirsky2009" /> Often, villagers composed [[doggerel]] to show their defiance to the regime, and "perhaps, to remain sane". During the Great Leap, one jingle ran: "Flatter shamelessly—eat delicacies.... Don't flatter—starve to death for sure."<ref name="Mirsky2006" />
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