Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 16:23:13 -0500 (EST)
Subject: M-G: Re: Zaire, rwanda and Burundi




On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, Robert Malecki wrote:

> 
> Once again we see the complete bankruptcy of in this case third world 
> nationalism which pits ethnic group against ethnic group, one African nation 
> against another while the imperialist FN waits in the sidelines to pick up 
> the pieces after a new round of bloodbaths and mass starvation!

Once again, a splendid piece of analysis above! So according to Malecki,
the disease of third world nationalism is pitting one ethnic group against
another while the "imperialist FN waits in the side lines to pick up
the pieces" instead of actually instigating such ethnic strife 
as history demonstrates on many occasions. The role of the world economic
system as being the major cause of such ethnic eruptions (re-read the
article on Rwanda posted by Ang) is not even mentioned but third-world
savages are once again killing one another to the utter dismay of 
"revolution incarnate" Malecki.

> 
> The ANC and the South African CP must break with this tradition and turn 
> towards a policy and program that can involve the millions upon millions of 
> African toilers in a desperate struggle to develop the continent, 
> independently of imperialism and its colonial lackies on the continent. They 
> must draw in the millions of foreign nationals in Europe and not in the 
> least the American black proletariat in this struggle. Armed with a program 
> of independent struggle of agriculture and industralisation of the African 
> continent and the building of a Socialist federaration of African states.
> 

Here, "millions upon millions of African toilers", "millions of
foreign nationals in Europe" and the "American black proletariat" are
exhorted by Malecki to join in the revolution in Africa. But curiously,
no mention of the European (Swedish, British, French, etc) or the North
American "white" proletariat to support the revolution (to come!) in
Africa. This and the constant use of the word 'black' to describe
Africa and her people (indulged in by many western intellectuals, for
example "Black Africa") is a pointer to the intense racialism (often
times unconscious) in the western psyche. 


> 
> Break with the dead end cycle of African nationalism!
> 
> Break with all wings of imperialsm!
> 
> Construct and African COMINTERN!
> 
> Link the struggles to the European and foremost black American Proletariat!
> 
> For a Socialist Federation of African States!
> 
> For a reforged Communist International!
> 
> Bob Malecki
> 
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"Such people as Malecki with his puffed up phrases... are now the disease
of the age.... Everyone who supports Malecki's group supports the policy
of lies and deception of the workers... it is Malecki's special task...
to throw sand in the eyes of the workers... it is not possible to discuss
essentials with Malecki, for he has no views... we merely expose him as
a diplomatist of the meanest description.

This bloc is composed of lack of principle, hypocrisy and empty phrases...
Malecki covers them by the revolutionary phrase, which costs him nothing
and binds him to nothing.

Malecki... as always, entirely disagrees with the social-chauvinists in
principle, but agrees with them in everything in practice.

The name Malecki signifies: Left phraseology and a bloc with the right
against the aim of the left."
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I have borrowed the above descriptions from Lenin's periodic characteri-
zations of Trotsky whose name has been substituted by that of Malecki.
Just to show that the phenomenon we are dealing with here is quite old
and has a rich history.

S. Chatterjee



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