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In Xhosa: “Workers of the World, Unite!”
Communism is the Only Solution to Crime and Exploitation
PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA, February 25— “I’m looking for freedom,” said a student in South Africa. “We have no freedom in this country.” She went on to say that we cannot say we are free in society when there is crime and poverty.
Crime is a result of capitalism. The real criminals are capitalist exploiters. Freedom is when we are free from crime and exploitation. That is when we have destroyed capitalism, and that’s when we will have freedom.
Many people are influenced by NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) to have capitalist ideas. NGOs are lenient towards capitalists and towards capitalist ideas. Most of the time NGOs are just public relations stunts by the capitalist bosses. They lead workers and students to be passive towards capitalism. They tend to view capitalism as something that can be done or practiced right in order for it to benefit everyone.
Such ideas need to be combated and refuted by our communist ideas. They are dangerous to the working class. They prevent the working class from seeing capitalism for what it is, a “horror without end.”
These wrong ideas prevent the working class from struggling towards reaching their full emancipation: communism. This was evident in the college I attended where most students were non-communists, not because they disagree with communism, but because they’ve never heard of communism, let alone ICWP. Most students generally see the ills of the society we live under, the ills of capitalism. They are looking for solutions.
Under capitalism we don’t have power. That means we don’t have freedom. Our freedom from exploitation will come when we collectively destroy capitalism and capitalists, and we live collectively in communist society. Free from bosses. Free from exploitation.
The conversation with the student was centered around this. After I gave her our party’s Mobilize the Masses for Communism document, she came back and told me, “I hear what your manifesto is saying, but how are we going to reach and win many people.? Because people listen to the media and you will never hear them talking about this.”
I said, “We are mobilizing the masses for communism. That is our driving motto. Our ideas have reached many workers and students around the world. As they reach many workers, they will continue to reach even more workers through workers’ collectives and mobilizing in mass events and factories. You and I are talking about communism and ICWP today. It’s something you’ve never really heard of, and you generally agree with most of what we are saying. And many more are agreeing too. That’s how we will win.”
She was interested. She said she was going to visit our website more often. We exchanged Facebook details and also exchanged them with two other students.
Let’s Unite for Communism
I would like to take some time and talk about what is happening in South Africa. First off, nobody, no human can rule another human. We are supposed to be together and fix this world. We must unite and struggle together to shape our lives. Not the way it is happening now. Money is being stolen left, right and center. The rich are getting richer, which means the government system. We, the society, are the ones suffering the most.
Our schools’ environment is very poor. How can kids learn in such an environment? While the premier kids are driving vans, attending private schools, we are the ones who are voting.
Now there is a disaster: Covid 19. They went all the way to go and fetch a vaccine, came back with an invalid vaccine. Tell me, is that possible? One thing I can tell you. I know before you can do anything, you verify it first to see if it’s in a suitable condition to be used.
These people always come up with empty promises, but they never forget to deduct the tax money. I feel that we are being used by the capitalist system. We are being lied at. They never care about us. Only care for our strength. There are no jobs for us. But they are only looking for experience. Where will you find experience if there are no jobs?
We watch our television news. We only see the money that is being stolen. Food is going up; petrol is going up. But no solutions. They only come up with problems for us, not solutions. They say when you are 35 years old, there will be no work for you.
They’re supposed to provide grants for us. Not R 350 (US $22.60 or 1650 Indian rupees). What can you do with R 350, while they are stealing billions?
Tell me who can trust South Africa a few years from now? Nobody will want to invest here.
I can sense the war is coming. Let’s just watch.
What will happen to our kids?
Let’s just heal society and make it a better place for the entire human race.
If we can unite together towards a communist movement, I see a very much better world for the whole human race. There will be no bosses, no mayors. We work hard together for a better world. Everything will be owned by us. It’s for us by us.
A luta
Comrade in South Africa
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