DHKC Press Statement Nr. 190

[dhkcbureau]

DEVRIMCI HALK KURTULUS CEPHESI                               Press Bureau June 10, 2001         Statement Nr.: 190 STONE AGE! Wolves prefer foggy weather. Imperialism prefers confused minds. It tries to do its best to confuse minds. We are living through an era in which those who carry out the greatest massacres stand before the world as the defenders of democracy and human rights. We are living through an era in which the defenders of capitalist exploitation are called “progressives” while those who defend socialism are called “conservatives”. We are living through an era in which freedom is identified with possessing a telephone card and drinking coke… Under the banner of democracy, peace and prevention of ethnic cleansing, imperialist bombs rain down on the people. Imperialism prefers confused minds. It wants barbarism and modernity, captivity and freedom… everything to be mixed up. In foggy weather, imperialism appears to be “modern”. Those who do not surrender their minds to imperialism are presented as people from the “stone age”. Following the visit of a delegation from the European Parliament to the F-type prisons, the newspaper headlines were about “the ideology of DHKP-C” and not about the conditions in the prisons. Because one of the delegates, “former revolutionary Red Danny” [Daniel Cohn-Bendit] was commenting on our party’s ideology, saying “these are stone age thoughts, they are still talking about imperialism”. For the bourgeois media this was more important than F-type prisons. Were not the F-type prisons for destroying revolutionaries and the DHKP-C? They had the opportunity. They would prove how “reactionary” we were through this “former revolutionary”! Yes, comrade Sadi Ozbolat, as the representative of the resisting captives and the ideology of our party, mentioned “imperialism” during the meeting with the European delegation. Without mentioning Sadi’s other comments, the former revolutionary Red Danny said: “Stone Age”. Without any other information the Turkish bourgeois media said, “the DHKP-C is in the Stone Age”. Yes, Sadi said “imperialism”. They talk about the Stone Age because we are opposing the hegemony of the USA and the monopolies. If this means being in the Stone Age, we are proud of it. This honour belongs to the people like Sadi. This honour belongs to the Death Fast fighters. They say “No! We will not think the way you do, we will not accept the hegemony of the monopolies!” Remember the footage on TV channels after the massacre of December 19, 2000. In Bayrampasa prison, Sadi Ozbolat, Ercan Kartal and other captive comrades had been handcuffed, dozens of their comrades were massacred, they were surrounded by the death squads and they were marching while chanting slogans. They have been put into isolation cells. Their slogans continue to be chanted in the IMF’s isolation cells. The resistance against imperialism and oligarchy continues. Massacre, torture and isolation. People like Sadi are still living and their consciousness is the same: “for independence against imperialism, for democracy against fascism, for socialism against capitalism”. People like Cohn-Bendit are astonished by these thoughts. Do not be amazed. Recognise us. Neither massacres nor torture nor isolation cells can make us abandon our thoughts. The power of force can never be victorious against the power of beliefs. History is the witness. Recognise us. We will continue to declare our thoughts under al conditions. THOSE WHO SAY "STONE AGE", WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? WHAT DO THEY DEFEND? They want the entire world to be under the hegemony of 3-5 monopolies. They say they decide what we eat and wear, how we think and live, about our language and culture. They call all the other issues like demanding justice, equality and freedom and all the willpower and beliefs standing against the hegemony of monopolies “Stone Age”. Have a look at the following fact: “The total wealth of the richest three people in the world is equal to the national annual income of 48 countries” Have you seen the “modern age”! “The total wealth of the richest 227 people in the world is equal to the wealth of 2.5 billion people - 45% of the world’s population.” What a modern age! On one side 227, on the other 2.5 billion people, that is half of the world’s population. Who are these 227 people? They are the owners of the biggest imperialist monopolies. They are the masters of Cohn Bendit and Johannes Swoboda’s “modern age”. And we are forced to accept this great, outrageous and savage injustice; this unjust and illegitimate hegemony. When we refuse: “Stone Age”! Yes, it is “Stone Age”. Yes, Sadi said “imperialism”. Let’s continue to have a look at the consequences of “our age” which the bourgeois Cohn-Bendit is trying to market as “modern and contemporary”: “Almost one billion people are unemployed, the daily income of three billion people is under 2 USD. 1.3 billion of these people receive less than 1 USD in a day. This is lower than the poverty level. “800 million people are malnourished and every year between 20 to 30 million of people die of starvation. 880 million people are illiterate. 1.9 billion people lack clean drinking water. Out of 1000, every 297 under-five children die of starvation, diseases and lack of care. Instead of education, 250 million children work like slaves.” This is the “Stone Age”. Did we create this world? Did we cause the starvation and unemployment. What do those who call us “stone age” say about this situation? Do you know what is needed to save the lives of 20-30 million people who are dying of starvation? Only, 40 Million tons of cereal crops. And those richest 5-10 persons of the world can provide this easily. But they do not. Because it is already a modern age! It is the age of not caring. The age of “let them die” This vulgar, primitive and savage way of thinking did not exist even in the Stone Age. Let ‘s see what else happens in the age of imperialism. The monopolies, under the leadership of US imperialism, are bombarding Iraq and Yugoslavia, killing tens of thousands of people and wiping out cities and towns because they refuse to accept the New World order. They are dividing the Balkans. Inciting hatred in the Caucasus. See “the modern age” of Cohn-Bendit! Such a barbaric and savage age has not been witnessed before. This is the age of imperialism. Or to use their own description, the era of “globalisation”. Or the age of New Banditry! The present bandits are calling those beliefs, which oppose banditry, the beliefs of the “Stone Age”. If we accepted this miserable and depraved system and the hegemony of monopolies that bear the main responsibility for this injustice, we would be considered to be “modern”. We reject such “modernism”. QUESTION YOUR WAY OF BEING A DEMOCRAT AND A HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER; NOT OUR BELIEFS AND RESISTANCE! He was a revolutionary once upon a time... Now, he hsad become a "member of the bourgeois parliament". This is what Cohn-Bendit said. When he became a bourgeois politician he began to become the spokesperson of the monopolies. And the monopolies say that they will decide every aspect of human life. But despite this fact, people like Cohn-Bendit introduce themselves as the defenders of democracy and human rights. Then we ask; what kind of democracy and rights and liberties are these when people are thrown into isolation cells and the “bourgeois democracy” of Europe is suggesting it? They suggest to us models for prisons. How about our will and our thoughts? According to people like Cohn-Bendit and Swoboda, “this is not important!” Where is your democracy, your defence of freedom of thought and democratic participation? You say, you have thrown us into isolation cells and it is not worthwhile resisting. What rules of democracy have you used to create those cells? How do you know that the best option is the isolation cells and according to whom is that the case? Have you asked the people through a referendum? Have you consulted with those who would have live in those cells? No, you have done none of this. But you say “these cells are built for us and we should accept them” The meaning of imperialism is clearly understood here. It is despotism. And you call those who oppose this despotism “Stone Age”! What have you done as a delegation? In order to throw us into those cells you even ignore the massacre of over 50 of our comrades. We have buried 54 of our people. You even refuse to discuss it. Where is your commitment to democracy? Did you not say that human life is sacred? 54 people have been massacred by these policies. Stop providing financial credits. Freeze your relations. Then we would be able see that you are protecting human lives, that you are a democrat and a defender of human rights. But no, you cannot do this because of your interests and the interests of the monopolies. You cannot give up your interests. Your commitment to democracy only goes as far as serving the monopolies’ interests. The living witnesses to the massacre and the tyranny known as forcible medical intervention were within your reach. But you did not visit them. You did not visit the hospitals-turned-torture centres. You did not visit to the almost 50 living dead. How about those who have been released from prisons and who are continuing their Death Fast action? And those who are participating in the resistance, in the struggle for rights and liberties, even though they are not prisoners. Despite the fact that you were invited, you did not visit them either. You have become accustomed to seeing the collaborationist rulers as your servants. You have become accustomed to seeing the praise of those who have great admiration for Western Europe. And our comrade Sadi said “imperialism” in front of you. When your reality is exposed in front of your face, you feel ashamed and start your demagogy about the “Stone Age”. Do not be surprised. Try to recognise us. We will never bow down before you. But if you are talking about human rights, democracy and liberties, we will demand from you that you do what is required of a democrat and a defender of human rights. You will either openly declare that you are a defender of the monopolies’ hegemony or you will do what is required of a defender of human rights. If you are really for human rights, then you will start by opposing isolation in your countries’ prisons. “Your attitude is, you are neither taking the side of the Turkish government nor that of the captives” No, you take the side of the state which massacred us and has thrown us into isolation cells. This is very clear. You call us “Stone Age” How about the state? Why do you not call them fascist? You cannot. It is against your interests. It is against your self-created “progressive, democrat” balloon. If you call the state fascist, then you can not explain how you credited the state with being crystal clear. You said “for the first time their (the Turkish state’s) attitude is clear” Did they tell you about how they burnt six women prisoners alive in Bayrampasa prison? How clear were they when this matter was mentioned? Or maybe you never asked a question on this matter? Do not play games. If you came to legitimise the F-type prisons, you can do this openly. If you say you came to Turkey because you were concerned about democracy and human rights, then you cannot avoid massacres, torture and isolation. WE ARE LIVING IN THIS COUNTRY AND WE WILL DECIDE HOW TO LEAD OUR LIVES. Yes, comrade Sadi said “imperialism”. He said, imperialism’s claim that it is defending human rights and democracy is a deception. He said that imperialism plunders and exploits countries like ours through its IMF and World Bank, it decides the starvation of our workers and peasants and, in order to prevent people from opposing this robbery, it ordered the elimination of revolutionaries in our country. He said that the F-type prisons are a part of the IMF’s programme and they are constructed by US and European imperialism. And these delegates are going to Turkey, sure of being the masters of the world and no one can resist them, and they hear this voice which challenges imperialism and its collaborators, questions their attitude and holds them responsible. This voice is the voice of Sadi and the DHKC captives. This voice is the voice of revolution, socialism and our party. This voice is shouting that we will never surrender to imperialism. It shouts that we will shake the world, once again, from Turkey and end the hegemony of imperialism and oligarchy, the IMF and the US Empire. You will keep hearing the voice of the people like Sadi, and the DHKC captives, saying that they will not be able to make us surrender, we will live with our own command, determination, decisions, organisation and beliefs. Ps. Besides the “Stone Age” issue, there were many manipulations and a lot of false information concerning the meeting of the delegation with the captives. Some of these derive from the European delegation while others are the manipulation of the bourgeois media. Comrade Sadi �zbolat said that "We take the decisions about prisons. The political and strategic decisions are made by the party”. Their interpretation was that “the decisions are made in Brussels” This is a lie. Sadi never mentioned Brussels in his talk. According to the media, it was said that "nobody wanted to go back to the beginning". No. None of the captives have posed the problem this way. Of course, the captives do not want dormitories for 80-90 people. The captives did not build these dormitories anyway. The state built them. They built and demolished them. The paradox of a choice between “the old prisons or F-type prisons” was manufactured to legitimise isolation. We want to live collectively. We want to live with our own thoughts. Human beings are social creatures. Revolutionaries are human beings who live collectively. This is very clear. DEVRIMCI HALK KURTULUS CEPHESI