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“Sask as PL ottrituQM@ to the state pover of the es rid Since ager d powers to co-opt and turn into its opposite every reform struggle short 0 saga rocialisn (not led by PLP), so too, it attributes to the proletariat ‘supernatural “ea powers once it has established its state power. This simpleminded formulation’ ebscures the struggle between two roads, the capitalist road and the socialist: = road, which continues during all phases of the struggle for communism, Smashing the state power of the imperialists increases the opportunities of the working class to finally defeat the ruling class a thousand-fold, but it by no means ;° follows that the proletariat can do exactly as it wishes, in total disregard...’ of the mass line. - aa at . Poets E s FI ni Ea : mes . : - Jour, ar What is the nub of PL's argument on the “aid", question? They say, "You can't. * take increasing “aid” from the revisionists and fight revisionism at the same tine tine."27 They have since gone way beyond this, arguing that Soviet domination of the Vietnamese is a fait accompli. Concealed in this emingly innocent phrase 4s rampant national chauvinism, It is certainly true that Soviet “aid” is not genuine "aid", The “aid” the Soviets give is designed to increase their leverage ce 4n order to undermine the revolutionary struggle of the Vietnamese, It is designed to enhance Russian Great Power ambitions vis a vis China and Southeast ‘Asia and > . 4t is designed to maintain a facade of support for revolution, Recently, the ” "Soviets have expanded contacts with Chang Kai Shek clique in Taiwan, are closely | re } . | coordinating military and other matters with the Jepanese, are directly seeking to: to occupy Chinese territory, and, in general, ere stepping up their campaign to encircle China. But Soviet intentions are one thing and the Vietnamese reaction is quite another, ‘They cannot be equated nor can they be blurred over. The 7 Vietnamese believe they can subordinate "aid" received from abroad to the revolutionary struggle. It ultimately comes down to a question of whether or ~~ <tet not it is possible to have unity on any level with the revisionists. The 6 Vietnamese believe you can. The Chinese believe you cannot, he fundamentally agree with the Chinese on this question, but we refuse to arrogate to ourselves the posture of denouncing the Vietnamese on that count. Furthermore we ~ hold that it is @ bald-faced lie to say that the Vietnamese are under the ee domination of the Soviets, PL really treats the question revisionism as if it were - some thirteenth century plague. If the body becomes infected, the case is = terminal, This attitude shows nothing but contempt for the people. In practice PL ends up counting on a Vietnamese sellout and desperately searching for proof! . Chou En Lai summed up the question excellently so far as we are concerned in a speech delivered at the National Day Celebration given by the Vietnamese ambassa- dor, . On the Vietnamese question, Soviet revisionism has long pursued a policy of sham support and real betrayal. In fect, the peace talks scheme on Vietnam is jointly devised by U.S. imperialism and Soviet revisionism, After the invasion end occupation of eiuk Czechoslovakia by Soviet revisionism, U.S, imperialism will definitely —~ deman3 a higher price on the Vietnam question, while Soviet Joe. revisionism will only serve U.S, imperialism all the more obce- : quiously in the latter’s scheme of splitting the Vietnam nation and forcibly occupying souther Vietnam, It is high time all etl those whp cherish il}ysions about Soviet revisionism and US, “ Snperialism woke up! . Tt was in the same speech that Chou En Lai hailed Ho Chi Minh's great leadership and reaffirmed Chinese support for the Vietnamese revolution, If the leadership of the PLP were really consistent, it would denounce Mao Tse Tung and the Chinese party for permitting Soviet “aid” to pass through Chinese territory, If the "shameful betrayal of the Vietnamese revisionist leaders" was that grave, what docs it make Mzo who has yet to denounce them? The last refuge of these scoundrels in etiempting to cover thei: real spposition to the Vietnamese is to finally admit “we are doing the Chinese e favor since they musi be quiet for 27) Unfortunately the footnote for this citation was lost, In the tedious job of reviewing PL's literature we found an even better statement of their position which wo include here: “We believe that revolutionaries must agree on this crucial point: under no circumstances should aid be taken from revisionism. ‘We believe thzt anyone who takes “aid” from the revisionists will eventually lose their struggle, no matter how heroic the forces involved. We believe this to be a life cndi death question for the international . revolutionary movement,” - . : : " 28) Peking Review, September 6, 1968 = + phy yt whys Sas