From KP25, December 8, 2001
Since September 11, the working class and the peoples have been facing an intensified
global offensive of reaction, an offensive proclaimed as "world war against
terrorism", and, naturally, the strategy and tactics of the working class
and the communist parties must adapt to that situation.
The right answer is to strengthen class struggle all over the world, to strengthen
the struggle for the revolution, and to prepare for seizing power where revolutionary
situations exist. This was the answer of the International Conference of Marxist-Leninist
Parties and Organisations (ICMLPO) at its meeting in the end of September in
Mexico. It is the answer of the revolutionary forces of the Palestinian Intifada.
And it is the answer given by the revolutionary forces in Nepal with their resumption
of the People's War, following the sabotage of peace negotiations by the Nepalese
reaction.
To the communists and the working class in a capitalist country like Denmark, the right answer to reaction's offensive is to strengthen the struggle against the imperialist bourgeoisie and to increase the international solidarity with the struggle of the revolutionaries, the working class and the peoples everywhere, developing the broadest possible popular united front against crisis, war and reaction, a front with the working class as the leading force and having strengthened ties to all its allies. The social forces of such an alliance exist, and their fighting force can be developed and triggered off.
Politically, the situation in Denmark is like this: The result of the left
wing support for the former Social Democratic government has been a weakened
left wing. The strategic cooperation of the Socialist People's Party (SF), the
Unity List (Red-Green Alliance) and the revisionists with the Social Democratic
Party has failed. If the front is built by making cooperation agreements within
the left wing, it will never emerge, as illustrated by the problems within the
Danish peace movement. According to the above-mentioned parties, political "broadness"
is the "broadest possible" cooperation between the parliamentary parties
- and that broadness is very narrow.
But still, the broad front must bridge the different party views and dividing
lines on its different issues; the democratic and anti-war struggle, the struggle
for defending the living conditions, as well as the struggle against budget
cuts, competitive biddings and privatisations. Those who are against the US
war must be united, and those who are against the Terror Law must be united.
All opponents of the EU must be united, and the opponents of competitive biddings
must be united.
The APK is talking of a united front consisting of many movements and initiatives
that are not formally cemented together. On the other hand, a common fighting
identity should be created.
The big question is, as usual, the relation to the Social Democratic Party and
the Social Democratic-led trade union movement. The APK has the opinion that
the Liberal-Conservative coalition government of Anders Fogh Rasmussen should
be the main target of protest, but without forgetting to criticise the Social
Democratic Party and the policy of strategic and tactical alliance with the
leadership of the Social Democratic Party of the SF, the Unity List (Red-Green
Alliance) and the revisionists.
Making oneself hanger-on of the Social Democrats in opposition would cause the
most serious diversion to the movement. The Unity List (Red-Green Alliance)
and the revisionists can only work in that direction, but the APK cannot avoid
cooperating with these forces on the basis of unity of action with the aim of
building the biggest possible mass movements.
The Fogh Rasmussen government is anti-worker, anti-youth, anti-elderly and
xenophobic. And everything indicates that the government assesses that the time
has come for a confrontation with the working class. If the government encounters
little resistance in the beginning, it has a lot more bad measures in reserve.
The Social Democratic Party has promised to be a loyal opposition, a parliamentary
opposition. The upper layer of the trade union movement does not want that anybody
takes to the streets, but it can be forced to accept it because of the anti-worker
policy of Fogh Rasmussen's government.
The APK fully supports that the workers take to the streets right from the start!