A revolutionary cadre: A fundamental element of revolutionary activism. Beginning with its finest, essential and fundamental element of our revolutionary youth movement has no any basis but very cardinal fact that it is this finest, highest state of revolutionary integrity that embodies the ideal personality, which is required without exception, from anyone entitled to bear the title of the membership of our student movement. In faithful dialectical tradition, our revolutionary cadre is both an ideal personality and real, living individual; dialectical opposites that unites in iron necessity of our organizational activity, which obtains from the very objective fact that the revolutionary cadre is almost a perfect being that we idealize, whilst his perfection is both necessary as the absolute prerequisite for our leadership of the unfolding social revolution, but also realized and observed nowhere else than in the revolutionary practice of our struggle. Unconditional observation of organizational discipline: Our revolutionary cadre, firstly understand and appreciate the firm, centralist and democratic foundation of the organization of our revolutionary student movement, hence his participation is based on the strictest observation of the organizational discipline of democratic centralism. Observation of organizational discipline is not conditioned upon agreement in the opinion of the cadre and organizational resolution, but entirely on the respect for the democratic basis or other political credible organizational process that anticipated the decision as well as organizational legitimacy of the organ executing such decision. Foremost, our revolutionary cadre understands that expression of ideas, opinions and even discontent cannot be done in the chaotic manner that brings anarchy in the ranks of the organization. For the cadre of our movement, forums and structures of the movement created for any debate, persuasion of fellow comrades and lodging of any concern or protest, as sanctioned by the constitution, are the most proper platform for interaction of comrades on matters that pertain to the life in the student movement. Our cherished cadre always obliges and carries out the duties assigned as well as to defend and advance the resolutions and the interests of the organization, which are actually the interests of the struggle, fearlessly and with iron determination. Resolutions and duties assigned thereby, are not binding selectively based on personal agreement with them or the interests are not be advanced and defended arbitrarily only when and to the extent wherein they coincide and thereby not in conflict with personal interests of the cadre, for such will no longer be revolutionary cadreship. Absolute devotion to the cause of our revolutionary struggle: Our revolutionary cadre is absolutely consumed by the very cause of the revolutionary struggle that, in conduct of revolutionary activity, the only interests harbored and acted upon are the interests of the masses, their struggle for social change and the revolutionary movement, as the vanguard detachment of that struggle. In no occasion does a revolutionary cadre abandons the interests and aspirations of the people in advancement of personal interests and where they inevitably comes into conflict, the interests and aspirations of the people prevails. Nothing ever fulfill our revolutionary cadre than every opportunity that history provide for him/her to sacrifice himself or herself at the altar of the revolutionary struggle for the noblest cause of mankind, a cause of building a society devoid of injustices that are inherent in every class society, a classless society in which everyone is free and absolutely equal, a society in which every individual receive from society what he/she needs and in return give what he/she is capable of. A greatest reward of every revolutionary is the fulfilling sense of absolute conviction in the ultimate triumph in the historic cause to which he/she has devoted life entirely and wholeheartedly. Revolutionary honour lies in the ability of the cadre to stake his/her fortunes, honour and life in the revolutionary duty, for such is what humanists call: the ultimate triumph of the human spirit. Nothing personifies such triumph than the absolute integrity, wholehearted conviction and unwavering devotion of the revolutionary cadre towards the historic cause of emancipating the downtrodden masses of the earth from the brutal miseries of capital, which cruelly chained them spiritually and physically, everywhere. Ideological capacity to theorize independently: Our revolutionary cadre is first and foremost a militant activist, constantly agitated by the miserable conditions of the property-less masses of the toiling classes, for the revolutionary activity in offense against the system and defense of the marginalized. For this very fact, a revolutionary must, by iron necessity, be armed with revolutionary theory that guides, enable him/her to estimate fairly accurately the course of historic development and correctly drive him/her to act upon such course in order that a realization of the socially just society can be accelerated. As Cde Lenin correctly observed; ‘there can’t be a revolutionary movement without a revolutionary theory’ equally it suffice that a revolutionary cadre without revolutionary theory is a logical absurdity and nonsensical imagination. Revolutionary cadre as the highly advanced detachment of the struggle, must be at the forefront of the marching masses, hence blindness, lack of foresight can only lead to the most criminal adventurism, which in revolutionary struggle is the unforgivable treason, for which history penalize severely. Ours however, is the theory of revolutionary practice, whose ultimate criterion lies in the ability to reflect with accurate precision and inspires action upon, the changing material conditions of life in society. Scientific-Socialism derives its principles and ideological premises from the objective facts of organic life and ultimately intends applying these principles in re-organizing conditions of organic life in human society, hence Scientific-Socialism is not only highest revolutionary activism, but the ultimate letter in social science. Unlike dogma, science must be developed constantly and applied critically otherwise it will be nothing but the former. Scientific-Socialism is guide to action; hence it must be applied critically under constantly evolving conditions of struggle society and society at large. If our revolutionary cadre cannot grasp and be able to apply the revolutionary dialectics, which are most essential component of Scientific-Socialism critically to arising, new conditions and thus expand the horizon of Scientific-Socialism as a revolutionary method, ultimately it will degenerate into dogma and die away. Above that, a revolutionary cadre understand that there is no all-rounded theoretic panacea for all fundamental questions of struggle that inevitably arises in the course of the struggle, hence appreciation of Scientific-Socialism only as guiding method entails that a cadre will in general be able to critically apply and arrive at fairly accurate theoretic conclusions on the arising questions of struggle, independent of other comrades. Ability to independently apply Scientific-Socialism to every question of struggle is not a cosmetic luxury for cadreship, but a very essential practical necessity, indispensable for organizational initiative and political creativity of the cadre. Without political creativity and organizational initiative of the cadre, a revolutionary leadership of the masses becomes nothing less than a day-dream, which only a primitive fool can entertain. Therefore, the latter quality of the revolutionary cadre must not be underestimated as many tend to do currently, hence political schooling, organizational training and ideological induction must be tackled urgently and undertaken perpetually. Organic link with the masses: Revolutionary task of the dynamic cadre is to ensure that the student movement is organically linked to the masses of the students. The principle that a cadre must everywhere and anywhere put the line across is not a cosmetic rhetoric but a binding law for the revolutionary life of the professional revolutionary, a man or woman whose life has been entirely and wholeheartedly devoted to the cause of revolutionary struggle. Our professional revolutionary cadre is nothing but an ordinary man or woman with extraordinary conviction in the revolutionary course of history, constantly rebelling in permanent protest against injustice and barbarism, everywhere it manifest itself. Our cadre is not a pompous, messiah seeking to impose emancipation on the helpless masses from the benevolent heaven, but a selfless fighter, who mobilize people to fight for their own cause, a sacrificial lamb, who at all times defend and advance the interests and aspirations of the masses. Our cadre is not a vain-glorious young aristocrat, always wearing bling bling, whose leadership only ends in zar but our cadre is a defender of youth and fighter for their interests in rural areas where he/she stays, in the township, in sport fields, in the library, in the streets and every place where injustice prevails. Our cadre, however, is also sophisticated in sense that he/she has advanced foresight, because by arming with revolutionary theory, not only did he/she accumulate rich experiences of the past revolutionaries; but he/she commands a scientific knowledge of the laws of development, which knowledge is a prerequisite for accurate estimation of the future, based on application of those laws in analysis of the available historical material, including the current balance of forces. Our cadre, however, is also sophisticated in the sense that he/she is highly principled, hence he does not vacillate, even when the masses do, as they sometimes do under deception of opportunists, or abandon principles simply because the masses are harboring primitive prejudice as such are common amongst the masses, like on the questions such as homosexuality, gender equality and so forth. A cadre does not tail behind and use the sometimes blind masses cannon fodder, but rather stand in the frontline, in defense of the best about masses, to enlighten the unconscious about naivety of their prejudices and show them path to victory. A cadre therefore does not strive for popularity and political expediency at violence to principle. Building a cadre: Creating and building a cadre is the most fundamental organizational task that should be carried out incessantly at all levels of the student movement. For no point in time will ever relax our responsibility on this regard. Changing revolutionary tasks of changing society in changing conditions demand a highly versatile, changing revolutionary cadre, who is capable of dynamically adapting to the changing, multi-dimensional tasks of the struggle. Political education is thus not a subject of choice but a cardinal imperative in separately intertwined with the very ideological essence, political orientation and organizational viability of the student movement. Whereas as already hinted that the organization a responsibility in systematic political education, the responsibility of cultivation and education lies with the individual comrades in the sense that the organization in its workshops or training schools it can only provide platform for mutual discussions amongst comrades with elementary understanding, at least of basic concepts, for below that is impossible for the organization to reach out. So every, comrade has a personal responsibility and obligation to ensure that he/she research, read and study revolutionary literature, current affairs of political and economic nature to the country and international arena. Formation of study and discussion circles for this purpose or any meaningful interaction with fellow comrades becomes essential for better understanding that comes with discussion and also to avoid degeneration into lonely subjectivism of pure bourgeoisie scholasticism. Revolutionary practice as the ultimate teacher: Without diminishing a significance of the systematic political education as underlined above, it must be boldly stated that the real, final test of the cadre is revolutionary practice of our daily struggles, occasional outbursts and ultimately even, a revolution itself as the highest point of every class struggle. Revolutionary practice like every education not only test in the sense of trial but also teach, hardens and ultimately try and select the finest elements, best suited for the historic task of transforming conditions of human existence. So, the ultimate teacher of the cadre is revolutionary practice Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you!
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