While the 20th Century Communist movements which established Socialist Popular Republics and led National Liberation struggles were far from being perfect, one of the major reasons out of many that the International Bourgeoisie discredits and fears it so much is that it was able to Militarily defeat the capitalists. For over 500 years of what is now the Third World had always rebelled, and always resisted, but still Western Imperialism in spite of its loses had the strategic advantage. The development of the Class struggle with National Liberation struggles produced Peoples War, a Superior theory for defeating an enemy which had reigned advantageous for centuries. Yet Revolutionary Communism production of a superior theory in the 20th century turned the tables; The European, comfortable as the conqueror had be come the loser. We see this in the US Imperialists speed in intervening in the Middle-East, Yet, US Imperialism has always been reluctant to invade Cuba 90 miles from its Empire. Peoples War had been developed after centuries of trial and error. But from China 1949, to Vietnam, to Algeria and even Cuba (Cuba being a de facto peoples war, where the elements of Party Mass-United Front and Peoples Army collided with the Pro-US neo-colonial regime of Batista) this fear runs deep. We even quote the US ARMY/NAVY COUNTER INSURGENCY MANUAL: Protracted conflicts favor insurgents, and no strategy makes better use of that asymmetry than the People’s War conducted so well by the Chinese Communists and adapted by the North Vietnamese and Algerians. While this complex approach is relatively uncommon, it is the most difficult to counter. Mao Zedong’s model divides structurally into parallel political and military hierarchies, with the political hierarchy dominant. The overall strategic direction of the conflict comes from a centralized command element. The bulk of the effort is political subversion through united fronts and mass movements. Subversion often precedes the introduction of military forces into a region, and elements of the political cadre often remain behind after government forces have driven out the military elements. The guerrilla force expects to eventually wage a conventional war and seeks to form large conventional (what Mao calls “main force”) units. ~ Antonio al-Shuyui Photo: American Pilot Captured by Vietnamese Woman. 1965. Vietnam.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 03:44:13 +0000
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