Like the article says it's all about erasing the past,
The Red Guards, enforced Mao's objective to rid the nation of what he called The Four Olds: Old Ideas, Old Culture, Old Customs, and Old Habits.
It's always–like Mao–every 2, 3, 5 years. A new campaign and new fancy terms. And the state media lies every day until that [new campaign] becomes a truth accepted by the public."
I always want to ask the people who are so bothered by it how their life has improved without the statue
Like the article says it's all about erasing the past,
Unity - Criticism - Unity (belonging, inclusion). Common tactics used on the common people explained by James Lindsay here: Mao, Criticism, Unity