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Banner of Peoples War, The Party's Military Line
Vietnam Ulusal Kurtulus Savasi; (genel Cizgi, Strateji ve Taktik)
144 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1971
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August 24, 2016
I'm not a fan of Mr. Giap. His cruelties were unforgivable. Even Ho had to reign him in at times.
This book was published in the early 70s, before the collapse of Saigon. So there are not many specific details. Just the usual imperialism talk. And the wonders of communism. I expected him to start singing, "Everything is glorious!!!"
I never trust anyone who refers to "the people." It happens everywhere, not just in communist countries. "The people" are not monolithic. Never believe anyone who says they speak for "the people."
He speaks of a worker-peasant alliance. Such phrases always carry a strong whiff of anti-intellectualism. I have never seen any communist nation benefit workers or peasants.
The "masses" need to be "educated" according to the "party line." That kind of sums it up, doesn't it? And they need to "resist every external and internal enemy." The internal enemies are dissenters. Not many of those see the light of day for very long.
He never gives the slightest hint that anyone could disagree with him.
And fascism by any other name is still fascism.
This book was published in the early 70s, before the collapse of Saigon. So there are not many specific details. Just the usual imperialism talk. And the wonders of communism. I expected him to start singing, "Everything is glorious!!!"
I never trust anyone who refers to "the people." It happens everywhere, not just in communist countries. "The people" are not monolithic. Never believe anyone who says they speak for "the people."
He speaks of a worker-peasant alliance. Such phrases always carry a strong whiff of anti-intellectualism. I have never seen any communist nation benefit workers or peasants.
The "masses" need to be "educated" according to the "party line." That kind of sums it up, doesn't it? And they need to "resist every external and internal enemy." The internal enemies are dissenters. Not many of those see the light of day for very long.
He never gives the slightest hint that anyone could disagree with him.
And fascism by any other name is still fascism.
June 24, 2022
Standard fare for communists fighting a war.
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