On Resolve

written by: Wyck Lo

“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” -Antonio Gramsci

Comrades, we face uncertain times. The Amerikkkan system that has been propped up at the expense of its true people is facing collapse. The bourgeois who profit off the system, abuse our indigenous, African, and other colonized brothers, sisters, and fellow proletariat, and allow the land to die are shifting further and further into outright fascism. How do we respond? How do we ensure the safety of the people and the land while holding back bourgeois oppression? Well, firstly, we give the land back to its rightful stewards. Furthermore, with advanced theory and meticulous praxis, we can achieve the physical. However, when the sun sets over a loss or rises to a battle, or half a crop succumbs to disease- all these things natural in their due course- we will need our resolve. When our fortune fails us, all we will have is our resolve and the principals we adhere to. We must be ready, one and all, for what is to come.

I often ponder on our revolutionary heroes. Fidel Castro began his revolution with 70 men and opened up to an initial failure, losing 60 of his comrades and fleeing into the mountains only to be captured and jailed for two years- and yet, who succeeded in Cuba? It was not the Bautista regime who achieved final victory, but Fidel Castro who proclaimed a socialist government and led the nation through the dark to where it is now, a global contender. That is just Cuba, of course! Take China as another example, as soon as the Japanese had withdrawn from the mainland, Chiang Kai-Shek and his nationalists outlawed all forms of leftism and went about the systemic murder of tens of thousands of our comrades- in their homes, at their places of business, in front of their families and peers, betrayed by a so-called ally in the early days rearing from Japanese retreat. After heavy losses, Comrade Mao led their remaining 100,000 troops on a controlled retreat through China’s harshest terrain. This final bid through inhospitable land took the lives of nearly 90,000 men. Left with only 10,000 to fight against the Nationalists hundreds of thousands, they perpetrated a guerilla war and persevered until their eventual success- and now China stands as the foremost socialist nation on the planet- a beacon of hope for many.

Comrades, I say all this to remind you, we WILL face hardship. We WILL struggle. No movement is without its mistakes, nor its failures. All things must ebb and flow. It is up to us to strive ever forward in the face of imperfection and suffering. It is up to us to learn from any mistakes and be better. The cause is not only righteous, but eminently necessary. If we cannot topple the US empire soon, we face the very real danger of human extinction in the face of environmental collapse. Remember what we are fighting for, comrades, and remember who have always been the protectors of our Mother Earth. Red Power!