Democratic Palestine : 13 (ص 5)
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Interview with Comrade Habash
In anticipation of the PFLP’s 18th anniversary, comrade George Habash, General Secretary, made an
extensive interview with «Al Hadaf» magazine. Below we include some of the most important questions.
How much has been achieved in terms of trans-
forming from a revolutionary democratic organiza-
tion into a Marxist-Leninist party?
First, allow me to clarify that the PFLP is not the only front
that has put forward the slogan of transformation. Transforma-
tion from revolutionary democratic positions to that of scientific
socialism has become an international phenomenon. Trans-
formation is governed by the following objective and subjective
conditions, without which it would be impossible:
First: The transition of capitalism to its highest stage,
imperialism, and its dominance on the international level, with
all the consequences this entails. The most important con-
sequence, in this respect, is the failure of the local bourgeoisie
in the countries where capitalist growth has been retarded, to
accomplish the aims of the national democratic revolution.
This transfers the task to the revolutionary classes, led by the
working class party and ideology.
Second: The victory of the great, socialist October
Revolution, and the rise of the Soviet Union as a force suppor-
tive to national liberation movements in the backward coun-
tries. Speaking of transformation makes us remember Lenin’s
greatness and clear vision. He was the first to give sufficient
attention to the liberation movement of the people of the East.
Lenin considered this movement as a main contributor to the
world revolutionary movement, and valued its role in the strug-
gle against imperialism and reaction. Lenin even predicted that
the national liberation struggle of the oppressed peoples would
assume a socialist perspective. He creatively developed the
slogan «Workers of all countries, unite» into «Workers of all
countries and oppressed peoples, unite.» The experience of
revolutions in the backward countries, especially where a
revolutionary democratic movement transformed into a com-
munist workers’ movement, proves that this process can only
occur in the era of transition to socialism, as begun by the
October Revolution.
Third: The nature of the petit bourgeoisie as a class which
vacillates between capital and wage labor. The petit
bourgeoisie aspires to ownership and the position of the
bourgeoisie. On the other hand, part of the petit bourgeoisie
shares the conditions of the masses of the workers and poor
peasants. This particularity is the objective basis of the trans-
formation process. There is no strategic perspective for an
independent movement of the petit bourgeoisie. Rather, the
petit bourgeoisie has two options: either to follow the
bourgeoisie or to transform to the position of the working class,
if subjective conditions permit this.
Fourth: The subjective factor needed for complete trans-
formation. Objective conditions, without the subjective factor,
cannot go into effect. Also, the subjective factor, without the
objective conditions, will fall short. The objective factors
needed for the transformation process have existed for many
years on the international level. What is needed for the comple-
tion of this process is the subjective factor,i.e., the vanguard
organization. If this vanguard does not exist from the begin-
ning, there must be elements whose experience leads them to
feel that Marxism-Leninism is the only scientific theory which
provides answers to the challenges and obstacles facing the
revolution. These elements would adopt Marxist-Leninist
theory and begin a persistent struggle to complete the transfor-
mation process.
These are the subjective and objective conditions. They
are universal, not only for this or that country. These factors
have special qualities. They may take different forms, depend-
ing on the conditions, the level of social development, and the
nature of the revolutionary process in the specific country.
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