[PEN-L:8218] The Wrecking Activity Of Imperialism And All Reaction
A study of the conditions as they prevail on the world scale shows that the main content of the present counter-revolution is the all- sided pressure to "liquidate" i.e. get rid of, whatever positive achievements have been made by modern society. This attack takes the form of the anti-social offensive and is, essentially, all- sided wrecking activity on the part of imperialism and the bourgeoisie to undermine and destroy whatever positive achievements have been made by humankind during the twentieth century. These achievements exist in all fields, at various levels of development. Besides straightforward advances made in the fields of science and technology, the most important achievements exist in the form of modern arrangements between people and their collectives to guarantee that society progresses in a way which serves the needs of its members. Just as the bourgeoisie fought for and succeeded in putting new arrangements in place when it came to power during the period from the 14th to the 19th centuries by tearing down the old feudal arrangements, so too during the twentieth century the workers and peoples of the world have fought for and succeeded in putting new arrangements in place. The work to build and defend the edifice of communism and the communist parties has been pivotal to the successes achieved, just as for imperialism and the bourgeoisie attacking communism and the communist party has been pivotal to ensuring that these successes are not consolidated and turned into lasting victory, but are actually torn down and destroyed. The essence of these new arrangements was and continues to be to affirm the rights of the workers, women, youth, students and all members of society and of society itself as the overall collective of its members, as opposed to the right of private property which is the essence of the arrangements brought into being by the bourgeoisie and its system. It is because people involved in making and defending these new arrangements will necessarily give rise to solutions to new problems as they arise in the course of new developments, as well as defend whatever arrangements they bring forth, that the bourgeoisie makes them and their organizations, the targets of its most vicious and pernicious attacks. This is where the task of the bourgeoisie to undermine the edifice of communism and demean the communist party comes into being, just as the mandate for all progressive forces to contribute to building the edifice of communism and the communist party also comes into being. This issue is so important that it is integrally bound up with the progress of society. In other words, the issue of communism does not pertain to communists alone, even though it is the communists who make it their raison d'etre by devoting all their energies to this task. It is an issue for all enlightened forces, all forces which stand for progress. For instance, why does the bourgeoisie do everything in its power to make sure that people are kept away from making the new arrangements as required by the society? It is so that they cannot find their bearings or contribute to providing these problems with solutions. But what has to be also recognized is that the ideological and political confusion which arises is such that people are extremely vulnerable to any hype and hysteria which the bourgeoisie sees fit to create. This creates an extremely dangerous situation for the people and their society. Opposition to the wrecking activity of the bourgeoisie is therefore the common cause of all members of society, not of the communists alone. The role the communists must play is to single-mindedly concentrate all their efforts in involving the workers, women, youth, students and others in taking up the tasks set by the communist party to bring the new arrangements into being. Only in this way can the successes achieved by the workers and peoples during the twentieth century be consolidated and turned into lasting victories. Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[PEN-L:8218] The Wrecking Activity Of Imperialism And All Reaction
A study of the conditions as they prevail on the world scale shows that the main content of the present counter-revolution is the all- sided pressure to "liquidate" i.e. get rid of, whatever positive achievements have been made by modern society. This attack takes the form of the anti-social offensive and is, essentially, all- sided wrecking activity on the part of imperialism and the bourgeoisie to undermine and destroy whatever positive achievements have been made by humankind during the twentieth century. These achievements exist in all fields, at various levels of development. Besides straightforward advances made in the fields of science and technology, the most important achievements exist in the form of modern arrangements between people and their collectives to guarantee that society progresses in a way which serves the needs of its members. Just as the bourgeoisie fought for and succeeded in putting new arrangements in place when it came to power during the period from the 14th to the 19th centuries by tearing down the old feudal arrangements, so too during the twentieth century the workers and peoples of the world have fought for and succeeded in putting new arrangements in place. The work to build and defend the edifice of communism and the communist parties has been pivotal to the successes achieved, just as for imperialism and the bourgeoisie attacking communism and the communist party has been pivotal to ensuring that these successes are not consolidated and turned into lasting victory, but are actually torn down and destroyed. The essence of these new arrangements was and continues to be to affirm the rights of the workers, women, youth, students and all members of society and of society itself as the overall collective of its members, as opposed to the right of private property which is the essence of the arrangements brought into being by the bourgeoisie and its system. It is because people involved in making and defending these new arrangements will necessarily give rise to solutions to new problems as they arise in the course of new developments, as well as defend whatever arrangements they bring forth, that the bourgeoisie makes them and their organizations, the targets of its most vicious and pernicious attacks. This is where the task of the bourgeoisie to undermine the edifice of communism and demean the communist party comes into being, just as the mandate for all progressive forces to contribute to building the edifice of communism and the communist party also comes into being. This issue is so important that it is integrally bound up with the progress of society. In other words, the issue of communism does not pertain to communists alone, even though it is the communists who make it their raison d'etre by devoting all their energies to this task. It is an issue for all enlightened forces, all forces which stand for progress. For instance, why does the bourgeoisie do everything in its power to make sure that people are kept away from making the new arrangements as required by the society? It is so that they cannot find their bearings or contribute to providing these problems with solutions. But what has to be also recognized is that the ideological and political confusion which arises is such that people are extremely vulnerable to any hype and hysteria which the bourgeoisie sees fit to create. This creates an extremely dangerous situation for the people and their society. Opposition to the wrecking activity of the bourgeoisie is therefore the common cause of all members of society, not of the communists alone. The role the communists must play is to single-mindedly concentrate all their efforts in involving the workers, women, youth, students and others in taking up the tasks set by the communist party to bring the new arrangements into being. Only in this way can the successes achieved by the workers and peoples during the twentieth century be consolidated and turned into lasting victories. Shawgi Tell University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education [EMAIL PROTECTED]
