MEXICO--We carried out the most recent sale of our newspaper Red Flag, in a university in the center of Mexico, in the classrooms. This time, we were four comrades and it was suggested that we form two teams. I thought I would form a team with a more experienced comrade, but it wasn't like that. They told us that the reason for this is that it would help us take more initiative and get experience in speaking in front of a group, which would strengthen our training and our revolutionary communist practice.
Each team started at one end of the classroom building. We went to each classroom. We asked the teachers for permission. Most of them agreed graciously; others told us to come back later. The most advanced comrades on each team gave small speeches about ICWP and Red Flag. They explained that the cause of the current problems of Mexico, and the rest of the world, is capitalism. At the same time, we left Red Flag with each student at their desk. At the end of the speech, we asked for a voluntary donation to continue producing Red Flag. Many youth gave donations. This sale and distribution of Red Flag was successful. We distributed over 260 newspapers and we finished sooner than we had planned. After the distribution in the classrooms, we visited an old friend, a professor of this university. We gave him some copies of Red Flag. He very gladly took our newspaper, said he had read it once, and promised to read it and share it with some of his fellow teachers and students. He told us to visit him more often and we will. This is the third time that I have gone to sell and distribute Red Flag. This time, before starting the distribution of the newspaper, I was excited because this would be a new experience. During the distribution I got nervous because I was in front of many youth, but when we finished I felt a great satisfaction because we were successful and because I learned more from the comrades. Now I have more confidence in how to sell and distribute our newspaper.
In each group there are students who have pro-capitalist ideas and still have illusions about capitalism. They think that when they finish their studies they will have secure jobs, that they will be supervisors or capitalist bosses. But the majority of them will be unemployed, or have a miserable wage.
Most are very receptive to our communist ideas. They agree that capitalism is rotten and is beyond salvation. The workers, soldiers, teachers and students must understand that in the capitalist system there are no options. The capitalists impose their laws and reforms to exploit the working class more and to increase profits. The only option is to join ICWP to destroy capitalism and build communism.

---Comrade in Mexico

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