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

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The superiority <strong>of</strong> the socialist system and the achievements<strong>of</strong> the socialist countries in c<strong>on</strong>structi<strong>on</strong> play an exemplaryrole and are an inspirati<strong>on</strong> <strong>to</strong> the oppressed peoplesand the oppressed nati<strong>on</strong>s.But this exemplary role and inspirati<strong>on</strong> can never replacethe revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary struggles <strong>of</strong> the oppressed peoples and nati<strong>on</strong>s.No oppressed people or nati<strong>on</strong> can win liberati<strong>on</strong> exceptthrough its own staunch revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary struggle.Certain pers<strong>on</strong>s have <strong>on</strong>e-sidedly exaggerated the role <strong>of</strong>peaceful competiti<strong>on</strong> between socialist and imperialist countriesin their attempt <strong>to</strong> substitute peaceful competiti<strong>on</strong> for therevoluti<strong>on</strong>ary struggles <strong>of</strong> the oppressed peoples and nati<strong>on</strong>s.According <strong>to</strong> their preaching, it would seem that imperialismwill au<strong>to</strong>matically collapse in the course <strong>of</strong> this peaceful competiti<strong>on</strong>and that the <strong>on</strong>ly thing the oppressed peoples and nati<strong>on</strong>shave <strong>to</strong> do is <strong>to</strong> wait quietly for the advent <strong>of</strong> this day.What does this have in comm<strong>on</strong> with <strong>Marx</strong>ist-Leninist views?Moreover, certain pers<strong>on</strong>s have c<strong>on</strong>cocted the strange talethat China and some other socialist countries want “<strong>to</strong> unleashwars” and <strong>to</strong> spread socialism by “wars between states”. Asthe Statement <strong>of</strong> 1960 points out, such tales are nothing butimperialist and reacti<strong>on</strong>ary slanders. To put it bluntly, thepurpose <strong>of</strong> those who repeat these slanders is <strong>to</strong> hide the factthat they are opposed <strong>to</strong> revoluti<strong>on</strong>s by the oppressed peoplesand nati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the world and opposed <strong>to</strong> others supporting suchrevoluti<strong>on</strong>s.14. In the last few years much — in fact a great deal —has been said <strong>on</strong> the questi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> war and peace. Our views andpolicies <strong>on</strong> this questi<strong>on</strong> are known <strong>to</strong> the world, and no<strong>on</strong>e can dis<strong>to</strong>rt them.It is a pity that although certain pers<strong>on</strong>s in the internati<strong>on</strong>alcommunist movement talk about how much they love peaceand hate war, they are unwilling <strong>to</strong> acquire even a faintunderstanding <strong>of</strong> the simple truth <strong>on</strong> war pointed out by Lenin.Lenin said:25

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