Committee LVK and so came into contact with people
of the KEN(ml). Besides a kind of vague general
trend towards radicalization, a bit of an aversion
to the SP (too scouts like ... too Catholic) there
were really only banal arguments, that drove Richard
in that direction. The Student Unions used old sheets
to paint their slogans on. The KEN(ml) had banners
made of solid red cloth and the slogans were made
with yellow masking tape ... so everything could be
used again. Slogans like ... Down with the hostile
government den Uyl! That one was used in the
harbor strike ... and those letters could come off
because ... last summer the Central Comittee had been
to Italy ... a meeting of the European Maoists. There
was decided upon a new political strategy ... suspend
the class struggle ... and focus on the main enemy of
the moment: the Social-Imperialists.
Richard was invited to discuss a paper entitled:
the Dimitrov Thesis. That Dimitrov was the Bulgarian
representative to the 2nd International ... and at
that time there was also the question of the main
enemy ... their own ruling class or fascism.
Using typical Marxist rigmarole the Maoists stated
that the Soviet Union were waging an unprecedented
hegemonism strategy. Should that strategy succeed,
you didn't have to think of the struggle against
national oppression anymore.
Georgi Dimitrov
The facts they came up with: the Russian infiltration
in Vietnam and their naval base in Da Nang ... the role
of the KGB, the HVA (East German secret service), and
Cuban forces in the African liberation movements ...
the efforts of the Soviets to get involved with Argentina.
The Maoist strategy: switching support for the ANC to PAC
... MPLA to Unita ... anti NATO to anti Warsaw Pact.
Vietnam and Cambodia ... ignore ... shut down the LVK.
Move focus to Iran, Afghanistan, Indonesia ... How were
their ideas about China? Mainly about persons ... the
death of Zhou ... the gang of four ... Mao's wife ...
what was the link with Lin Biao? Deng ... out of favour.
It does not matter whether the cat is black or white,
as long as it catches mice. Deng reinstated again ...
Deng Xiaoping
