Semi-feudal and Semi
colonial/colonial arrangement gives rise to imperialist “creativity” which generates bureaucratic capitalism in oppressed countries.
So, bureaucratic capitalism walks with two legs: semi-feudalism+ semi
colonial/colonial. Imperialism is its evil soul or its pumping heart.
One cannot merely walk with one leg,
and if ever is willing to make a “walk”, that is only a staggering.
Such is the situation of those
analyzes who uphold that: Venezuela, is a semi colony, but, does not uphold its
semi feudal character, and “denies” it in favor of pretending it a capitalist
country. They try to do this, and they do this to fight Maoist thesis on
“Bureaucratic Capitalism”
Genuine Maoists always have argued
that: if ever there has not still occurred a transformation towards a New
Democratic Revolution, then the conclusion is nothing but a bureaucratic
capitalism, which is fascist corporatist in character. This is what Chairman
Gonzalo and the various documents of PCP
teach, and this is what Chairman Siraj Sikder thought in Bangladesh, and what
Comrade Charu Mazumdar taught in India. In our own case, in Afghanistan,
Chairman Akram Yari had also taken the genuine Maoist stand on bureaucratic
capitalism, and had pointed out its fascist corporativist character. We see
much more similarity between Gonzalo’s teaching and Comrade Akram Yari’s
Thought. Let us see how Chairman Akram Yari puts the issue forward:
“Will the
development of such a corrupt and degenerated capitalism {the bureaucratic
“capitalism} which comes from the situation of world imperialism, triumph over
feudalism in the “long run? Is imperialism able to grow its Embryo (the
capitalism) in this form in this country (in “Afghanistan)? {Without relying on
a corrupt form, which is bureaucratic capitalism}
“The answer to this
question, according to our stand, is absolutely negative! First, the
development and “growth of free market capitalism, which plays a second role in
such a circumstance, is prone to defeat “in international situation of
imperialist capitalism. This comes from greedy tendencies and hegemonic
“expansionism of imperialism, especially social-imperialism which creates
obstacles and prevents the “development of this domestic capitalist class {the
national bourgeoisie}. Secondly, the growth and “development of bureaucratic
capitalism which is mixed with oppression, disarrangements and feudal
“discriminations, and contaminated with corruptions, hierarchy of privileges,
and at the same time, “fascist religious dictatorship is also inseparably
annexed to it( to bureaucratic capitalism), and is the “only form which has
emerged in all countries under the domination of capitalism{ imperialist}, in such “a degenerated form{ which is
bureaucratic capitalism}, and this not only does not develop capitalism in
“such countries, but rather it reinforces and strengthens the remnants of
feudalism, and is instrumental “to save feudalism within its boundaries, and by
such a {degenerated development of capitalism} it “keeps the imperialist world
market stable. So, the thing which imperialist market place brings to such
“countries, which calls it “modernization” is a corrupt half-tailed capitalism,
which is rotten and “degenerated rather than progressive, and is older than
anyone can assume { and this is contrary to the “claims of its apologies who
argue for its modern character}, and this is more than its “modern” “character,
relying on rotten and old {prerequisites and old infra and supra structure}.”
Comrade Lenin,
even in 1905, in his famous and important book: two tactics of social democracy
in Democratic Revolution had already formulated that the proletariat is more hurt
by an undeveloped and under developed capitalism rather than by a developed
one. So, a deformed or an “ill mannered” capitalism, which is scientifically
called a bureaucratic capitalism, is a “capitalism” that imperialism raises on
very foundations of a rotten feudalist infra-structure. Such “capitalism” is
fierce than a market capitalist enemy of classical western style. Such a
“capitalist” country exploits the workers and the peasantry much fiercer.
After great
Lenin, it was Chairman Mao, who
formulated the thesis on bureaucratic capitalism, which explains how under
direct hegemony of imperialist capitalism, there would be no space for a sound
capitalist growth for those countries who have not seen a bourgeois-democratic
revolution yet. So, a degenerated “capitalism” generates in such countries,
under hegemony of imperialism and this ill-mannered and degenerated
“capitalism” merely serves world imperialism and its monsters.
Chairman Gonzalo
found out that this very thesis of Chairman Mao is of a very significant
importance, and is vital to analyze the situation in most of the Asian, Latin
American and African countries.
So, a Maoist
scientific tradition of analysis was fully developed within the framework of
Gonzalo Thought. Like Chairman Gonzalo, Comrade Akram Yari also says that:
“only form which has emerged in all countries under the
domination of capitalism {imperialist}, in such “a degenerated form {which is bureaucratic
capitalism}, and this not only does not develop capitalism in “such countries,
but rather it reinforces and strengthens the remnants of feudalism, and is
instrumental “to save feudalism within its boundaries, and by such a
{degenerated development of capitalism} it “keeps the imperialist world market
stable. “
Our organization
(Organization of the workers of Afghanistan) upholds the very scientific
analysis of classical MLM which still bears validity under current world
circumstances. We believe that: any deviation from this very analysis inevitably pushes us towards abandoning
the strategy of PPW as universal. So, when we analyze the situation of a
country like Venezuela, it is not possible to escape from analyzing and
introducing its class structure, which is semi-feudal. It is not sufficient to
argue merely its semi- colonial status. Such a narrow minded analysis, which
UOC (Colombia) has recently upheld, is only in favor of abandoning the very
Maoist thesis of bureaucratic Capitalism. Why has this organization taken such
an erroneous stand? Because, he thinks that: upholding, defending and applying
the Maoist analysis of bureaucratic capitalism may also infect their analysis
of class nature of Colombian revolution.Therefore, they have gone toward denial
of this very Maoist thesis that has a full scope of validity.
Colombian comrades can develop and
defend their analysis of class nature of their country,(whether their analysis
be true or false), but they are not in authority to abandon a Maoist
foundation, the very thesis of bureaucratic capitalism on behalf of saving
their own analysis of Colombia, as a capitalist country. Such an analysis would
make them deviate towards an opportunistic trend, which reconciles them with
Hoxaist analysis of countries like Venezuela. Any deviation from classic MLM on
this issue creates revisionism in the long run. So, we ask Colombian comrades
to revise their non-Maoist and subjectivist stand.
What is the source of illusion for
Colombian comrades so that they have replaced “advanced” bureaucratic
capitalist states with capitalist state and have called them capitalist? (And
consequently, as the Hoxaists do, they are also inevitable preaching a
socialist revolution for such countries)
According to presidente Gonzalo, when
bureaucratic capitalism more develops and ripens, it transforms as monopoly
state capitalism (and still bureaucratic in nature), and this paves the way to
New Democratic Revolution. Colombian comrades (and so the Guevarists and
Hoxaists) do not see this. Instead, they assume such ripen bureaucratic
capitalist countries, as being capitalist. This comes from their “walking with
one leg” analysis of such countries. Some comrades have called such analysis as
being such “ a glass half full half empty” as Colombian comrades see the semi
colonial state of Venezuela, but they fail to see semi feudalism, and this “not
seeing” comes from a denial of bureaucratic capitalism by Colombian comrades.
Such an analysis of “a glass half full half empty”, in one side, denounces
Chavez, but it cannot fully expose it as fascist based in analysis of
bureaucratic capitalism as fascistic and corporatist. So, such a denounce lacks
a firm reasoning.
Colombian comrades announce that: the
blind glare of the reforms blinds and take away the people from the path of
revolution”, but these comrades cannot prove it how and why such “blind glare
of reforms” takes away the people from the path of revolution. But genuine
Maoism ways that: reforms are obstacles that prevent the masses going toward
people’s war, and these reforms only strengthen the bureaucratic capitalist
state, and does not allow the masses to think out a revolutionary path, a path
toward New Democratic Revolutionary, by waging protracted people’s war,
smashing old state of bureaucratic capitalists, and establish the new power.
So, denying bureaucratic capitalism is nothing more than reaffirming oneself in
old state. Indeed, indirectly, Colombian comrades, have sided the apologists of
old order in have taken stand in favor of bureaucratic capitalism (however by
formally “denying” the very phenomena of bureaucratic capitalism”).
Colombian comrades claim that:“In fact the “Bolivarian revolution” has
left intact the old bourgeois state and the old social relations, and intact
the relationship of dependence on imperialism, even towards American imperialism,
which still has the privilege of the exploitation and the trade of oil. The “imperialist” and “anti-capitalist”
speech of “XXI century socialism” is verbiage to fool the labor movement and,
in that sense, it is wrong that the Communists join their coryphaei, when their duty is to expose them and
fight them as false socialist and communists.”
If such a bourgeois ( and not a bureaucratic
capitalist) state really exists in Venezuela, and still is “intact”, then how
such an “intact” bourgeois state, however in an “intact relationship of
dependence on imperialism, even towards American imperialism”, still is not a
bureaucratic and comprador in essence? This is where the reasoning of Colombian
comrades ceases to exist. Paradoxically they claim for a bourgeois state, in
Venezuela (assuming by them not to be a bureaucratic capitalist state), but
still claiming that: that state is dependent to imperialism, even to Yanki
imperialism! Why such paradoxical paradigm is has been put forward by Colombian
comrades? It is because that they see the trees but they do not see the forest.
They see the “dependence of bourgeois state of Venezuela to imperialism” but
still they do not see it as “bureaucratic capitalist comprador state”. This is
the weak point of UOC which has pushed it backward toward abandoning a correct
line.
Here, UOC
finds common language with Hoxaists and Collective Odio De Clase who claim
that: Chavez is a bourgeois reformist. UOC (Colombia) also calls him a bourgeois
reformist. But still Colombians are ahead and many steps forward than Communist
Party of Philippines who has falsely argued that: Chavez is a champion of the
Venezuelan masses.
UOC
formulates Chavis “socialism” as nationalism+ Bolivarism. What is the meaning
of such a claim? It means that: contrary to Chairman Mao’s analysis, imposing
Kemalist modeling, there still can be a bourgeois state in oppressed countries,
which may not be a bureaucratic state. Such a conclusion, opposes the very
formulation of New Democratic Revolution, as part of world proletarian
revolution, a formulation which is one of the most brilliant achievements of
Chairman Mao Tse Tung for oppressed people of the world.
UOC
(Colombia) truly says:” Neither
the “Bolivarian Revolution” in Venezuela, nor the “Citizens' Revolution” in
Ecuador, neither the “Sandinista” one in Nicaragua, nor their counterparts in
other countries, can break the chains that enslave the toiling masses to
exploitation and to the dictatorship of the exploiters. All these deceptions
reformists are as worst as the others bourgeois regimes like Santos in Colombia
Santos or Piñera in Chile. All are essentially a class
dictatorship of the exploiters over the exploited.” But still this
organization, has not asked from himself why such organizations mentioned in
above piece, are not able to “break the chains that enslave the toiling
masses”? it is because, that such organizations are the representatives of
reactionary old state of bureaucratic capitalists. If they were the
representative of progressive bourgeoisie, there would be no need for New
Democracy. New Democratic State, only necessitates when bureaucratic
capitalism, as the only form of a “capitalist” hegemony in oppressed countries,
rules. This is what Chairman Mao says. Neglecting this very point, means
falling to Kemalism. If UOC (Colombia) truly believes that Venezuela is an old
reactionary state, then it cannot be a bourgeois reformist. Bourgeoisie in oppressed countries, according
to Mao, is never able to lead the masses, is not able to come to power.
According to Maoism, it is merely a bureaucratic bourgeoisie, which leads the
bureaucratic capitalism, which “leads” the masses, but towards subjugation to
imperialism, and in reconciliation with remnants of feudalism. So, this “bourgeoisie”
is part of old state, the bureaucratic state of a comprador arrangement.
Maoism says that: in this epoch of
imperialism and proletarian revolutions, bourgeoisie no more reforms and it is
only bureaucratic capitalism, which through fascist pragmatism, claims
“reforms” to prevent the people’s war and the genesis of new state of oppressed
masses.
At the end of its recent document,
UOC (Colombia) concludes that: only the people can save the people. Here to,
these comrades “forget” to explain that: to save the people from ills of old
state, which, according to MLM cannot be but a bureaucratic capitalist state!
Organization
of the workers of Afghanistan (MLM-p-M)
3/24/13