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ny nl “On tio national qantien thovorla outlook of tha oe + * prolctarien party is intornationalism and not \~ * nationalism, In the revolutionary strugglo it : supports progrossivo nationalism and opposes ro= actionary nationalism, It must alvays draw a -" cloar lino of domareation betwon itsolf and .* ee + bourgeois nationslism, to vhich at must hovor™ 2 erste? fe) captive, !) > s oe ; Tho oxtonsion “of the rovoluticnaty movonont to the most opprossod nations and <= © among tho most oppressed pooplos sharponod Marxist thoory on tho national question 4n throo ways, At no timo will "nationalism" bo troatcd in tho abstract as a . motapysical category. (1) It was ossontial’ to unito tho ne tion against tho foroign Anparkalism. Mo statos: “Can a * eemhinist. Who ds’ an intoriattonalist,” at ‘th samo time be a patriot? “b hold that ho not only can bo but must bo, Tho spocific contont of —~ patriotism 4s dotorminod by historical conditions. Thoro is tho 'patriotism" of tho Japanoso aggrossors and of Hitlor, and thore is our patriotism, Cormunists must rosolutely opyoso. tho, "patriotism" of tho depaneso aggrossors and of Hitlor...Tho victory of China and . yl os : : =. the defoat of tho invading imporialists will help tho . soos a] _ | _pooplo of other countrios. Thus in vars of national. . : liboration, patriotism is eppliod interne onslisa. 12 - (italics eddod) : 2) ‘It was a)so ossontdal to’ oxposo the “take “Hpatriotisat end fadco ‘Netionslion . of tho Yecrinteng and Chang Kai Shok, ‘Tho whole point 4s that the strugglo for © socialism, roprescnting as it doos tho roal intorests. of tho mejcrity, aro tho roal rodecmors of tho nation and not the misor&ble handful of onslavors, It 4s diffi- . evlt for Arcricens te grasp this point beceuso our cxporionco has shown us thet . those whoreiso the banner of "patriotism" ero invariably tho most reactionary form ~” + eos andraiso it to at oneo cony tho black pocple their hosicland and to mobilizo the country for imporialist advonturos, It is tho imporielist education systen . that mystifics tho netional quostion alivays treating it abstractly, thoroby covor. ~” Ang up its clessneturo and’ scoking to convoy tho idea that nationalism and inter. .natd onalism "run diroctly counter" to one anothor, PL's fermlation has its roots 4h thoso bourgeois thoorios, (3) Tho third manifestation of tho national quostion arises in connscticn with the minority nationalitios within China, Horo the fight ageinst Han chauvinism (Toh Hans vore tho majority pooplo) was decisivo in winning over the fifiy-cight minority netionalitios to now-democracy and thon to socialism, * tl . fe Facod with tho prospoct of total isolation, tho PL Joedorship is forcod omake a | setae. ae ) cleprinetpod eoncossion to nationalisn bocauso ‘it is within the framouork of a sorious fight egainst impordalism, If not for tho anti-imporiglist str elo thoxo would bo no _ oa * roason for tho concession. |? This is roal notaphysiesmongoring! Frets stao ono in tho faco but aro totally @isrogardod, Instead of recognizing that support for tho national litoration strugglo is itsolf e matter of principlo, PL reducos such "support" to that of a principled conecssion, Like powting childron tho loaders of the PLP throw 2 bono to reslity. But this is a bono with no woat on it vhatsoover. It is cesontial that tho uertership ef PL not fall for this sophistic trap. Onco tho premisos of this Tretskyile line ure aceuptod tho internal struggle tocones one ovor tacties and ihe logic uf that strugzlo loads to furthor dsola- tion, Tho criterion of truth is social practice. fut scsial practice based on a felso thoory sonds ono dosper into tho swamp, Tho intornal prossure to be consis~ : font has led to a repudiation of all nationalism and will ultimately load to 2 ropudiation ef Mao. - : a ao 7 tho PLP Foouces on Hingsttationst ard Soriot FAId" to _Attagk tho M tho vory yionsnt. whon-Ladrd and “Rixon Litunch now Daubang rasds ‘and stop # the aggression in Viotnam snd oxposo in deods thoir phonoy yeoase ‘talks" pley, P - stops up fits attack on all phasos of th: pooples strugglo in Victnam, They