Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 19:28:46 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Re: M-G: Re: M-I: MRTA Has History Of High-Profile Attacks


Vladimir B. wrote:

>Rolf Martens wrote:
>
>> As for "left", there are TWO KINDS of such: 1) genuine, 2) fake.
>> The "MRTA" by no means is "further to the left" than the PCP
>> (an organization which I judge to be at least in the main
>> *genuinely* revolutionary, though it does support some
>> reactionary things too). The "MRTA", for instance, says "Cuba
>> is socialist" and "the former Soviet Union was socialist",
>> doesn't it? Therefore, it's unlikely that on the whole it's
>> really on the side of the people. These things are not all
>> "black-and-white" either of course, but on the whole, one
>> must suspect that the MRTA is being used as a pawn by some
>> reactionaries.
>
>Do they really say these awful things in public?! Ha, the reactionaries have
>indeed unmasked themselves. Let's hope Fujimore will squash this 
anti-proletarian
>conspiracy. The other day I heard some specialists from nearby Fort Braggs
>flew to Lima to help him. I may buy flowers to greet them upon return. Thanks
>Rolf, good show.
>
>Vladimir

Well, you see, Vladimir, that it sometimes does happen in
real life that some reactionaries first pull some
strings to launch a certain very rrrevolutionary action,
and then send some people on "the other" side to shoot at it.
The era of imperialism and - not to forget - social-imperialism
has contained many such instances already, and if full of
conspiracies of many sorts.

Speaking of conspiracies, I believe you once wrote something
sensible, namely that you held that the line of "sustainable
development" was a US imperialist conspiracy (well, I don't use
that exact word and you didn't either), a trick at any rate,
designed to curtail industrial development and combat the
workers. on this we do agree, in that case. Couldn't you
enlarge a bit on your views concerning this?

And do *you* really think that the hostages-taking action in
Lima will produce any result that will help the struggle of
the masses in Peru? 

Rolf M.



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