Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 00:27:02 +0200 (MET DST)
From: rolf.martens-AT-mailbox.swipnet.se (Rolf Martens)
Subject: Re: M-G: NEUE EINHEIT: Rolf Martens' latest slanders


Chris-B wrote the below, on 10.08

And after this and some recent other postings by him, do
you, Vladimir - for instance - still not think that my
conclusion, of a little more than a year ago, about the
character, motives and role of this writer was correct?

What other theory might explain his particular mode of
behaviour? I find it difficult to imagine one.

Rolf M.


>Before Rolf tries to stir up mischief by distorting my words as being an
>ally of Neue Einheit (except in so far as I too object to his unprincipled
>name-calling libels and slanders), let me say that I also think that Klaus
>Sender was wrong on Mariategui.
>
>But Rolf seems to have a guilty conscience and objects to my perseverance
>and uses the childish word "nasty" in connection with it. It is interesting
>that he remembers my call for an apology or withdrawal as a call for
>expulsion. I did not call for his expulsion but I did warn that the future
>of this list may be in danger if it is just a playground from Rolf's
>recriminations. However there is little point in Rolf apologising unless he
>understands the reason for his error.
>
>Having declined to answer my political challenge to concentrate on the issues,
>"since I cannot see how this could turn into something 
>that would be of much interest to others", 
>he assumes the list would have much interest in another display of
>multilingual ability and personal recriminations against Klaus Sender.
>
>Despite apparently wishing to use the internet to create a new maoist
>international Rolf appears to be ignorant of some basic methods of work
>associated with Mao's name: 
>from Combat Liberalism 1937 -
>
>"To indulge in personal attacks, pick quarrels, vent personal spite or seek
>revenge instead of entering into an argument and struggling against
>incorrect views for the sake of unity or progress or getting the work done
>properly. This is a fifth type."
>
>
>I do not intend to be merely "nasty" in pointing out that at his best Rolf
>seems to be stuck in some ghastly bitter divorce proceedings with a lost
>love. As well as a bare assertion without analysis of the political
>correctness of the Communist Party of China between the 10th Party Congress
>of 1973 and the death of Mao in 1976, there is a repeated attempt to harp
>back to a "once excellent" German organisation. Rolf has told us far more
>times how excellent it was than what it did turn to betray his trust.
>
>Instead we have the latest post of 8th August, together with the usual
>childish name-calling and piqued accusations of "lies".
>
>I have an image of two fine pieces of  Baltic amber containing perfectly
>preserved beautiful insects, one the Communist Party of China sadly after
>Mao's death, but led perfectly and correctly by Hua Guofeng, and the other
>the KPDML Neue Einheit before the political corruption of Klaus Sender.
>Exactly what that corruption was, is less important that the overwhelming
>emotional fact that the dreams were shattered. The amber jewel in which
>perfection was to remain static and unmoving, has been violently and
>cruelly destroyed. At best there can be wry bitterness - Sender is a "silly
>old sod". At worst he is a totally untrustworthy liar.
>
>Can't they have a clean break divorce? Why do they have to go on meeting
>like this? 
>
>Why cannot Rolf accept that most people try to present their views and
>actions as reasonably honourable and consistent and brush aside objections
>that do not seem central. To call that repeatedly "lying", as Rolf has done
>with others too, reduces Marxist materialist politics to idealist
>personalised recriminations. 
>
>It is in Rolf's interests as well as this list's, as well as KPDML (NE)
>that he does accept the challenge to present (briefly) the one principal
>principled *political* reason he came to a parting of the ways with this
>German organisation in the 80's, and accept that a parting has occurred. 
>
>The rest of the list then has the opportunity of commenting or at least
>thinking about this *political* contradiction and how it relates to
>on-going political challenges. 
>
>By making perhaps a strong, but also comradely and principled political
>criticism Rolf also has the best chance of honouring his past regard and
>comradeship with the members of this organisation, by giving them the best
>chance of considering his criticism, even if it may still take several
>years for them to accept it.
>
>Rolf might also be surprised at other list subscribers wanting to take it
>seriously.
>
>Chris Burford
>
>London.
> 
>___________________________________________________
>
>At 12:10 PM 8/9/97 +0200, you wrote:
>>Dr Sendepause & the Klasberries ("Editorial Staff Neue Einheit")
>>wrote the below on 05.08
>>
>>- and re-reading the posting now, I see that it contains one
>>big fat lie that I didn't even notice the first time. I intend
>>later to go into the questions of a whole series of lies by
>>that so sadly degenerated organization, the main facts about
>>which can be proved too on the hand of various documents. 
>
>
>etc.
>
>
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