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

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<strong>to</strong>ric questi<strong>on</strong>? First <strong>of</strong> all, the working class, guided by itsvanguard — the <strong>Marx</strong>ist-Leninist party, the working people<strong>of</strong> each country.The Chinese comrades propose something different. Theyfrankly say: “On the ruins <strong>of</strong> destroyed imperialism,” in otherwords, as a result <strong>of</strong> the unleashing <strong>of</strong> war, “a beautiful futurewill be built.” If we are <strong>to</strong> accept that then, indeed, there isno need for the principle <strong>of</strong> peaceful co-existence, for thestruggle <strong>to</strong> strengthen peace. We cannot take such an adventuristicpath: it c<strong>on</strong>tradicts the essence <strong>of</strong> <strong>Marx</strong>ism-Leninism.Every<strong>on</strong>e knows that under present c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s a world warwould be a therm<strong>on</strong>uclear war. The imperialists will neveragree <strong>to</strong> quit the scene voluntarily, <strong>to</strong> put themselves in<strong>to</strong> thec<strong>of</strong>fin <strong>of</strong> their own free will, without having resorted <strong>to</strong> theextreme methods at their disposal.Apparently those who describe the therm<strong>on</strong>uclear weap<strong>on</strong>as a “paper tiger” are not fully aware <strong>of</strong> its destructive power.We soberly take this in<strong>to</strong> account. We ourselves producetherm<strong>on</strong>uclear weap<strong>on</strong>s and have manufactured them in sufficientquantities. We know their destructive power full well.And if imperialism starts a war against us, we shall not hesitate<strong>to</strong> use this formidable weap<strong>on</strong> against the aggressor. Butif we are not attacked, we shall not be the first <strong>to</strong> use it.<strong>Marx</strong>ists-Leninists strive <strong>to</strong> ensure durable peace not bysupplicati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>to</strong> imperialism, but by rallying the revoluti<strong>on</strong>ary<strong>Marx</strong>ist-Leninist parties, by rallying the working class <strong>of</strong> allcountries, by rallying the peoples fighting for their freedomand nati<strong>on</strong>al independence, by relying <strong>on</strong> the ec<strong>on</strong>omic anddefence might <strong>of</strong> the socialist states.We might ask the Chinese comrades, who <strong>of</strong>fer <strong>to</strong> build abeautiful future <strong>on</strong> the ruins <strong>of</strong> the old world destroyed bytherm<strong>on</strong>uclear war: did they c<strong>on</strong>sult, <strong>on</strong> this issue, the workingclass <strong>of</strong> countries where imperialism is in power? Theworking class <strong>of</strong> the capitalist countries would be sure <strong>to</strong> tellthem: are we asking you <strong>to</strong> unleash war and destroy ourcountries in the process <strong>of</strong> destroying the imperialists. After544

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