sˈɪlbɚɡˌɛld ɹˈoʊt ðˈæt hiː ɪz "ɐ sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚ fɚðə dɪsplˈeɪsmənt ʌvðə mˈaʊɪst ˈoʊld ɡˈɑːɹd ɪn tʃˈaɪnəz pɚsˈuːt ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs ænd ɪts ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ sˈoʊʃəl ɪniːkwˈɔlᵻɾiz.
Silbergeld wrote that he is "a signature for the displacement of the Maoist old guard in China's pursuit of economic 'progress' and its growing social inequalities.