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Polemic on General Line of International ... - From Marx to Mao

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geoisie, but also the patriotic nati<strong>on</strong>al bourgeoisie and evencertain kings, princes and aris<strong>to</strong>crats who are patriotic.Our views are perfectly clear. In the nati<strong>on</strong>al liberati<strong>on</strong>movement it is necessary both <strong>to</strong> insist <strong>on</strong> leadership by theproletariat and <strong>to</strong> establish a broad anti-imperialist unitedfr<strong>on</strong>t. What is wr<strong>on</strong>g with these views? Why should theleadership <strong>of</strong> the CPSU dis<strong>to</strong>rt and attack these correct views?It is not we, but the leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU, who haveaband<strong>on</strong>ed Lenin’s views <strong>on</strong> proletarian leadership in therevoluti<strong>on</strong>.The wr<strong>on</strong>g line <strong>of</strong> the leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU completely aband<strong>on</strong>sthe task <strong>of</strong> fighting imperialism and col<strong>on</strong>ialism and opposeswars <strong>of</strong> nati<strong>on</strong>al liberati<strong>on</strong>; this means it wants theproletariat and the Communist Parties <strong>of</strong> the oppressed nati<strong>on</strong>sand countries <strong>to</strong> roll up their patriotic banner <strong>of</strong> opposing imperialismand struggling for nati<strong>on</strong>al independence and surrenderit <strong>to</strong> others. In that case, how could <strong>on</strong>e even talk aboutan anti-imperialist united fr<strong>on</strong>t or <strong>of</strong> proletarian leadership?Another idea <strong>of</strong>ten propagated by the leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSUis that a country can build socialism under no matter whatleadership, including even that <strong>of</strong> a reacti<strong>on</strong>ary nati<strong>on</strong>alist likeNehru. This is still farther removed from the idea <strong>of</strong> proletarianleadership.The Open Letter <strong>of</strong> the Central Committee <strong>of</strong> the CPSUmisinterprets the proper relati<strong>on</strong>ship <strong>of</strong> mutual support whichshould exist between the socialist camp and the working-classmovement in the capitalist countries <strong>on</strong> the <strong>on</strong>e hand and thenati<strong>on</strong>al liberati<strong>on</strong> movement <strong>on</strong> the other, asserting that thenati<strong>on</strong>al liberati<strong>on</strong> movement should be “led” by the socialistcountries and the working-class movement in the metropolitancountries. It has the audacity <strong>to</strong> claim that this is “based” <strong>on</strong>Lenin’s views <strong>on</strong> proletarian leadership. Obviously this is agross dis<strong>to</strong>rti<strong>on</strong> and revisi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> Lenin’s thinking. It shows thatthe leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU want <strong>to</strong> impose their line <strong>of</strong> abolishingrevoluti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> the revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary movement <strong>of</strong> the oppressed nati<strong>on</strong>s.205

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