Organizing Soldiers to Communism here ♦ Introducing Communism to a Co-Worker here ♦
Guerrilla Fighters in El Salvador
Organizing Soldiers for Communism
Omar is a young man who joined the United States Army. He was born in the United States, but his parents are Latin American immigrants. Omar participated in Party activities before entering the army. I met with him and his girlfriend. She was visiting her family and his hometown for a few days.
We talk over breakfast. “Different governments of different countries, like this one, have their own armies. And their armies are made up of people like you and me, people of the working class. They have their wars and they mobilize us to go into battle against other people like you and me in other places,” I told them.
“Yes, it is like that,” Omar replied. “I entered the army with the intention of having a better life in the future, of having more opportunities like most of those who enter.” His gaze had a certain glow. I understood that he had his whole life ahead of him and could commit himself to the struggle for the liberation of the poor.
“From the beginning of class society, those below, the oppressed, have always struggled to free themselves from their exploitation,” I told Omar and Emily. “In this process there have been three different revolutions that have marked the way forward: The Paris Commune, the Russian Revolution and the Chinese Revolution. These revolutions have taught us many lessons on how to ultimately be victorious in establishing communism. Especially the role of industrial workers and soldiers as well as the complete elimination of money.”
“I think you can have conversations with some inside where you are,” Emily added. “But first you will have to make good friends and build trusting relationships with each other.”
“Yes,” Omar replied. “And by having those relationships I could share these pamphlets with them.” He had four pamphlets about the Party’s military work that I had brought him.
This conversation shows the potential that the Party has, generally and in particular, to mobilize soldiers for communism. In all areas we can continue this indispensable work or start it if we haven’t already. We have a communist world to win.
Comrade in Los Angeles, USA
El Salvador: Introducing Communism to a Co-Worker
“Hey, what if there was a solution to this exploitative system of the bosses making us work more and more?” I asked a young co-worker.
“It would be good to know about that solution. What would it be like?” he replied.
Me: “I can send you a communist newspaper called Red Flag on the Internet, today when I get home. There you will see many stories from workers all over the world.
Him: “I’ll look forward to it. When you send it to me, I’ll read it.”
Hello Comrades. I want to tell you about the experience I had with a co-worker and how I have been introducing him to the party. This started because one day we had a meeting at work where they demanded that we be able to finish all our work and bring everything up to date in 15 days, although of those 15 days we were only going to work one day on and one day off. Two days later I again had a conversation with this young co-worker.
Me: “You received the Red Flag newspaper, did you read it?”
Him: “It’s very interesting, since the workers in most of the countries from which they write, all struggle against exploitation. I read how the working class is exploited and that there are communists in the ICWP who are fighting for this to end and I would like to be one of them.”
I told him about our meetings, and he told me that yes, he was interested in being part of the group. But because of work it’s hard for him since he has two jobs. The crisis has left him badly off economically.
But on the days that we see each other we always talk about the Party. He told me that he will look for a way to make a space for us to meet so he can learn more about the party since he would like to be part of this struggle. Soon I will physically give him the new edition of Red Flag.
—Young Worker, Son of a worker.
