Proposal to celebrate historic milestones in struggle against Modern Revisionism since 1956
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February 22, 2006
We, the undersigned, hereby propose to all Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
parties and organizations to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
struggle against modern revisionism and to undertake activities for the
purpose of renewing our commitment to pursue this struggle, which
started in 1956 in opposition to the revisionist content of the 20th
Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in February
1956. The struggle against modern revisionism reached a new and
higher level when the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution began in
May 1966. But alas, since the death of Comrade Mao in September 1976,
we have been confronted with the betrayal of socialism and the
restoration of capitalism in China. We are challenged to uphold
Marxism-Leninism-Maoism, combat modern revisionism and its evil
consequences and achieve greater victories in fulfilling the historic
mission of proletariat to achieve socialism.
In the 20th Congress of the CPSU, the Soviet revisionist
clique headed by Khrushchov repudiated the fundamentals of
Marxism-Leninism and the revolutionary achievements of Comrade Stalin
under the pretext of opposing "personality cult". It unveiled the
phenomenon of modern revisionism in opposition to proletarian
dictatorship and put the Soviet Union on the road of capitalist
restoration.
It propagated bourgeois populism with the notions of "party of
the whole people" and "state of the whole people" and bourgeois
pacifism with the notions of "peaceful transition," "peaceful
competition" and "peaceful coexistence". It used modern revisionism to
undermine and subvert the international communist movement. It pushed
"peaceful coexistence" as the general line to oppose proletarian
internationalism and to attack the international communist movement and
the national liberation movements.
Under the leadership of Comrade Mao Zedong, the Chinese
Communist Party promptly issued in April 1956 the editorial of the
People's Daily, "On the Historical Experience of the Dictatorship of
the Proletariat". This defended the theory and practice of
Marxism-Leninism against the line of modern revisionism. It denounced
the revisionists for sowing confusion in the international communist
movement and generating disorder and uprisings against the socialist
cause in Poland, Hungary and elsewhere in Eastern Europe. The delegation of the Chinese Communist Party pursued the
anti-revisionist line in the Moscow meetings of communist and workers'
parties in 1957 and 1960. Thereafter, it proceeded to the criticism and
repudiation of the growing phenomenon of monopoly bureaucrat capitalism
and social imperialism during the long regime of Brezhnev. Monopoly
bureaucrat capitalism masqueraded as socialism while the bureaucrats
and businessmen connived to steal from the state sector. In
international relations, the Soviet revisionists engaged in socialist
phrase-mongering and in the practice of imperialism.
Comrade Mao did not rest content with the critique of modern
revisionism as it arose and grew in the Soviet Union and in the other
countries of the Soviet bloc. He examined and analyzed the growth of
modern revisionism in China, arising from both homegrown factors and
external influences. Thus, he launched the Great Proletarian Revolution
in order to carry out the theory of continuing revolution under
proletarian dictatorship. This is to combat revisionism, prevent the
restoration of capitalism and consolidate socialism.
For as long as Comrade Mao was alive, he was able to lead the
Chinese proletariat and people from victory to victory in the Great
Proletarian Cultural Revolution against tremendous odds and against
powerful adversaries. But soon after his death, the enemies of the
Chinese proletariat and people made a coup and reversed his proletarian
revolutionary line in carrying out socialist revolution and
construction. Since then, China has increasingly taken the road of
capitalist restoration. The full restoration of capitalism in China vindicates the
teaching of Comrade Mao that socialism is lost when the revisionist
line prevails within the ruling communist or workers' party and that
eventually the bourgeoisie within the party and state succeeds in
unleashing a coup and overthrowing the proletariat. Comrade Mao has
bequeathed to us a legacy by which we can combat and defeat modern
revisionism and by which we can revive and further develop the forces
of socialism.
For the entire year of 2006, we must undertake general
campaigns and specific activities of theoretical and political
education. We must confront the problem of modern revisionism as the
most venomous enemy of the revolutionary cause of socialism. We must
reaffirm the written works and practical efforts of Comrade Mao and all
other proletarian revolutionaries to uphold Marxism-Leninism and combat
modern revisionism. We must defend the achievements of Comrade Stalin
and Comrade Mao in socialist revolution and construction.
We must reaffirm Comrade Mao's revolutionary theory and
practice of continuing revolution under proletarian dictatorship
through the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. We must condemn the
betrayal of socialism and of Comrade Mao's proletarian revolutionary
line by the Chinese capitalist roaders. We must combat the varied
revisionist tendencies that deviate from the scientific essence of
Marxism-Leninism-Maoism and its concrete application to revolutionary
practice. We can do so by countering not only the traditional
revisionist trends, classical and modern, but also various later
trends, like Hoxaism and Trotskyism, which carry a revisionist content
behind the ultra-Left appearance,
We must renew our determination and efforts to carry out the
historic mission of the proletariat, which is to carry out socialist
revolution and construction. All the evils that have beset the former
revisionist-ruled countries should drive us to uphold
Marxism-Leninism-Maoism against modern revisionism and to pursue the
revolutionary cause of socialism.
Upon the temporary success of modern revisionism against
Marxism-Leninism and the dictatorship of the proletariat, monopoly
capitalism headed by US imperialism has been able to launch the worst
attacks against the proletariat and the oppressed peoples, such as
"free market" globalization, racism, repression and wars of aggression.
In response to the escalation of oppression and exploitation, the
proletariat and people are intensifying their resistance through armed
struggle and other forms of resistance. It is the internationalist duty of Marxist-Leninist-Maoist
parties to unite and to arouse, organize and mobilize the proletariat
and people in their respective countries and in the world at large in
the struggle for national liberation, democracy and socialism against
imperialism, revisionism and reaction. By celebrating the 50 years of
struggle against modern revisionism, we renew our commitment to
persevere in the revolutionary struggle and strive to win ever greater
victories under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.
Uphold, defend and advance the teachings of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin and Mao!
Carry forward the revolution against imperialism, revisionism and reaction!
Glory to the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution!
Long live proletarian internationalism!
Long live Marxism-Leninism-Maoism!
Initial Signatories:
COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MAOIST) COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES COMMUNIST PARTY OF TURKEY/ MARXIST-LENINIST COMMUNIST LEAGUE OF INDONESIA
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