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

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uted <strong>to</strong> peaceful coexistence or described as its outcome? D<strong>on</strong>ot such allegati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> yours mean the subordinati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> therevoluti<strong>on</strong>ary struggles <strong>of</strong> the peoples <strong>to</strong> your policy <strong>of</strong> peacefulcoexistence?We should further like <strong>to</strong> ask the leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU:Ec<strong>on</strong>omic successes in socialist countries and the vic<strong>to</strong>ries theyscore in ec<strong>on</strong>omic competiti<strong>on</strong> with capitalist countries undoubtedlyplay an exemplary role and are an inspirati<strong>on</strong> <strong>to</strong> oppressedpeoples and nati<strong>on</strong>s. But how can it be said that socialismwill triumph <strong>on</strong> a worldwide scale through peacefulcoexistence and peaceful competiti<strong>on</strong> instead <strong>of</strong> through therevoluti<strong>on</strong>ary struggles <strong>of</strong> the peoples?The leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU advertise reliance <strong>on</strong> peaceful coexistenceand peaceful competiti<strong>on</strong> as being enough <strong>to</strong> “delivera crushing blow <strong>to</strong> the entire system <strong>of</strong> capitalist relati<strong>on</strong>ships”and bring about worldwide peaceful transiti<strong>on</strong> <strong>to</strong>socialism. This is equivalent <strong>to</strong> saying that the oppressedpeoples and nati<strong>on</strong>s have no need <strong>to</strong> wage struggles, makerevoluti<strong>on</strong> and overthrow the reacti<strong>on</strong>ary rule <strong>of</strong> imperialismand col<strong>on</strong>ialism and their lackeys, and that they should justwait quietly — until the producti<strong>on</strong> levels and living standards<strong>of</strong> the Soviet Uni<strong>on</strong> outstrip those <strong>of</strong> the most developed capitalistcountries, when the oppressed and exploited slavesthroughout the world would be able <strong>to</strong> enter communism <strong>to</strong>getherwith their oppressors and exploiters. Is this not anattempt <strong>on</strong> the part <strong>of</strong> the leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU <strong>to</strong> substitutewhat they call peaceful coexistence for the revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary struggles<strong>of</strong> the peoples and <strong>to</strong> liquidate such struggles?An analysis <strong>of</strong> these three questi<strong>on</strong>s makes it clear tha<strong>to</strong>ur difference with the leaders <strong>of</strong> the CPSU is a major difference<strong>of</strong> principle. In essence it boils down <strong>to</strong> this. Ourpolicy <strong>of</strong> peaceful coexistence is Leninist and is based <strong>on</strong> theprinciple <strong>of</strong> proletarian internati<strong>on</strong>alism, it c<strong>on</strong>tributes <strong>to</strong> thecause <strong>of</strong> opposing imperialism and defending world peace andaccords with the interests <strong>of</strong> the revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary struggles <strong>of</strong>the oppressed peoples and nati<strong>on</strong>s the world over; whereas288

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