<p>the poster is this one:</p>
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<p>the propaganda is “社會主義是我們的目標，是我們的方向”, most characters are in simplified chinese.</p>
<p>the meaning is, roughly: “socialism is our target, is our direction”</p>

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It is not exactly Simplified Chinese we use now. See "們", it is Traditional Chinese.
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well, i’ll check info about the creation date of this poster, and the “official” simplified characters available at that time. meanwhile, i edited the answer. thanks for mention it 
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<p>What is the slogan, mostly obscured by the typist, on the poster that hangs behind him, on <a href="https://maoeraobjects.ac.uk/sources/typewriters-mao-propaganda-poster/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> poster from 1956?</p>
<p>Since the artist chose to obscure the poster, it must have been easily recognizable at the time; but <a href="http://www.commonprogram.science/poster.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> massive list of Chinese posters doesn't have it.</p>

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Slogan 社会……方何 on a Maoist poster
# Slogan 社会……方何 on a Maoist poster

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-08-17)

What is the slogan, mostly obscured by the typist, on the poster that hangs behind him, on [this](https://maoeraobjects.ac.uk/sources/typewriters-mao-propaganda-poster/) poster from 1956?

Since the artist chose to obscure the poster, it must have been easily recognizable at the time; but [this](http://www.commonprogram.science/poster.html) massive list of Chinese posters doesn't have it.

**Tags:** phrase, expressions, culture

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-08-17. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

the poster is this one:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/zHGvU.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/zHGvU.jpg)

the propaganda is “社會主義是我們的目標，是我們的方向”, most characters are in simplified chinese.

the meaning is, roughly: “socialism is our target, is our direction”

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: It is not exactly Simplified Chinese we use now. See "們", it is Traditional Chinese.  
> **username_1**: well, i’ll check info about the creation date of this poster, and the “official” simplified characters available at that time. meanwhile, i edited the answer. thanks for mention it   

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