A quote on this Youtube channel describes “Lei Feng” phenomenon perfectly:
When reading the way CPC describes Lei Feng, as a person who always tried to do his best for the party, I am reminded of the character “BOXER” from George Orwell’s Animal Farm” . Boxer always tried to do his best, but in the end he was sold by the “Party” to the glue factory. Boxer is a cart-horse in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. He is described as the farm’s most dedicated and loyal laborer. Boxer serves as an allegory for the Russian working-class who helped to out the Tsar Nicholas and establish the Soviet Union, but were eventually betrayed by the Stalinists. Boxer is also caring and looks out for the other animals for example when they are hungry he makes sure somehow they get food. Boxer has various mottos right through from the beginning of the story that are defining to his personality, such as: “I will work harder.” and “Napoleon is always right.” This accurately represents his loyal characteristic. Boxer fights in the Battle of the Cowshed and the Battle of the Windmill, but is upset when he thinks he has killed a stable boy when, in fact, he had only stunned him. When Boxer defends Snowball’s reputation from squealer’s revisionism, the pigs designate him as a target for the Great Purge, but he easily out muscles the dog executioners, sparing them at Napoleon’s request. His death shows how far the pigs are willing to go. When he collapses from overwork, the pigs say they have sent him to a veterinarian, when they sent him to the knacker’s yard to be slaughtered, in exchange for money to buy a case of whiskey for the pigs.
This is called loyalty with CPC characteristics.
Respect to Frank Lopez for the quote.