THEY WON'T SURRENDER

The courage of our American comrades

vol. 1, no. 10



They discussed the failure of the Communist party USA with anger and pessimism. You may think that they cannot recover, at least not before weeks and maybe months. Just a few hours later, one comrade sends you an email: check Wikipedia and what they write about the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain. Previously, it was barely a hypothesis when we broke the conversation; now, it is almost a concrete proposal to overcome the crisis within the CP USA. These American communists: practical and simple, they will always surprise us!
(Poster of the Communist Party of USA in the 1930s, years of intense struggles of the US workers for progressive measures in their country and against the Great Depression, Internet).

What does Wikipedia say about this European party? “The PCPE considers that the installation of socialism and communism in the Spanish State, fundamental aim of our party, implies the realisation and consolidation of the democratic, anti-monopolist, anti-oligarchic, and anti-imperialistic revolution, pronouncing itself in favour of the unity of all forces of the social and political left in a common programme, upon the basis of the recognition of the full rights of different nationalities (Amerindians, Puerto Ricans and Hawaiians, Ed.) including the right to self-determination in order to build a Confederated Republic based upon the Leninist principle of voluntary union of free peoples.”

Those communists who were struggling for a deep transformation of the CP USA, were also looking for international recognition. Wikipedia stresses that: “quickly after its foundation, PCPE was recognized by some other parties, such as the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other state bearing Eastern bloc Parties”. Almost everybody knows now that there is a crisis within the CP USA. One of our readers, Dimitri from Ukraine, even came to conclusion that there will be a split in the party.

In France, members of the French Communist Party, including some at the National Committee level are aware of it; leading personalities of the Pôle de Renaissance du Communisme en France have also been informed. As they say in France, it is a “secret de Polichinelle”. Of course, the Communist Party of Canada keeps an eye on the developments, is it not rooted in a neighbour country?

An international situation

The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) that will hold its 16th Congress in Athens (April 6-9, 2011) will be a unique occasion for genuine US communists to meet with their comrades from abroad and break with their political isolation. Some of them already told that they will do every possible effort to be there. Probably, there will be concrete discussions to help the formation of a new party. They want to publish anew a communist newspaper to replace the defunct People’s Weekly World, this is a matter of discussion seeking concrete support (maybe from Canada) to publish it.

Let’s return to Wikipedia which explains that: “in the last period the PCPE has increased its international relations with different parties, communist and progressive organizations of the world; especially in Europe, where it has taken part to the ‘Festa Avante’ 2008 of the Portuguese PCP with an edition entirely in Portuguese of his central paper, Unite and Fight, as well as the participation to the 90th anniversary of the KKE (Communist Party of Greece, Ed.) and the 40th anniversary of KNE (Young Communist League of Greece, Ed.) Also it has taken part in 2008 to the congresses of different communist parties and unions, for instance in India. [...] Its general secretary, Carmelo Suarez, took part in Athens to the presentation of a joint document from 21 communist parties of the European Union, before the June 7th elections to the European Parliament”.

A new Communist Party of the Peoples of USA would find support in Canada. The party Programme adopted in 2001 at its 33rd Congress in Toronto expresses the idea that “the international communist movement can and must play a central role in the building of a wide anti-imperialist front of struggle at the international level. Thus, it is important and decisive to increase cooperation, political cohesion and unity of action between communist and workers parties. [...] During the XXIst century, revolutionary forces will be able to unite, stop the international capital offensive and launch a strong counter-attack to protect mankind, world peace and environment. There is no other choice”. (Our Future in Canada: Socialism, Programme of the Communist Party of Canada, p. 46).

The US comrades are breaking with the recent past, the YCL of USA is taking the same road. The General Secretary of the Young Communist League of Canada, Johan Boyden, whose 25th Congress will take place in September 2010, insists: “ Basically all around the world, in Greece, Great Britain, Brazil, Venezuela, Nepal, etc., young communists organizations held congresses. I believe that it shows a new political movement, a renewed strength of the communist youth.” (Jeunesse Militante, vo.2, no.2, Montréal, Spring 2010).

At the party level, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) is paving the way for very important changes. In 2000, the resolution of the 16th Congress highlights the need to form a more distinct global pole of the communist movement. In 2005, at their 17th Congress, they affirmed that: “Our party will intensify its international activities so that a more distinct form of cooperation with communist and workers’ parties will be shaped, the communist pole. [...] The initiative for the creation of this pole can be triggered by communist parties which are close in their political and ideological viewpoints, which defend Marxism-Leninism, the contribution of socialism we knew, as well as the necessity of the struggle for socialism.”

Since then, they publish the “International Communist Review”, in which the communist parties express themselves through their theoretical journals or other publications. The KKE stresses the vanguard leading role of the working class in the class struggle for the overthrow of capitalism.

The electronic bulletin: Pour la Komintern now! fully endorses this resolution and the needed and consequent actions.

The members of the future CPP USA, party of a new type, have a role to play here. They are in the “belly of the beast”. They are resolute and fighters. The US working class needs them. The whole world needs a conscious US working class. They are experienced and they can bring optimism in the House of the international communist movement. They will bring joy and surely more happiness.

Welcome US Comrades and you may be sure that, contrarily to the main stream media in USA, including the “progressive” New York Times, it will never come to our mind that since you are not “in”, you are “out to lunch”, whatever difficult is the class struggle, in fact the psychological warfare in United States. Workers confronted with the economic and political reality will know best who their real friends are; it is just a matter of time. You have already a big place in our hearts, comrades.

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