Both in Germany and internationally, the fragmentation of the Marxist-Leninist as well as revolutionary movement is one of the most striking features of its weakness. The answer to this state of affairs must be to increase efforts in the struggle for unity.
However, not all unity is the same. Our claim as a Marxist-Leninist organization must be to approach this task on several levels.
It is necessary, on the one hand, to establish the greatest possible solidarity and unity in the common struggle of all honest revolutionaries in this country and internationally, and on the other hand, at the same time, work consistently, without lazy compromise, on the construction of a Communist Party.
These goals must be pursued simultaneously. The one does not contradict the other, but both will complement and strengthen each other in practice.
Recognizing the value o revolutionary solidarity
The history of the socialist revolution – from the high-flyers (Himmelsstürmer) of the Paris Commune, to the victorious October Revolution, to the most successful struggles in Germany in recent decades – is replete with examples of unity in revolutionary struggle across sometimes clear ideological-political differences.
Revolutionary solidarity, the ability to distinguish clearly between allies and class enemies, and united resistance against the attacks of counterrevolution, are invaluable to any organization that seriously pursues the goal of overcoming capitalism by means of revolution.
Therefore, it must be a matter of utmost urgency for us, especially in a country like Germany, whose revolutionary movement is strongly characterized by political circles and sectarian traditions, to build trusting, cooperative relations with our revolutionary allies and to focus our attention on the question of what we can learn from each other and what unites us.
We’ve no time to waste: let us build the Communist Party!
Nevertheless, the central weakness of communists in Germany remains the non-existence of a revolutionary fighting party grounded in Marxism-Leninism. The answer to the general fragmentation of the movement precisely cannot be to smooth over ideological and political differences in order to unite the greatest possible number of comrades under one organizational umbrella as quickly as possible. Such desperate attempts have been numerous and they have all failed. The result can only be one thing: an organization that is not viable and marked by political infighting instead of a unified Communist Party.
The fragmentation of our movement is by no means merely an organizational deficiency or a result of personal vanity and regional „claims to power.“ It is above all an expression of ideological and political disorientation; a result of not sufficiently succeeding in applying Marxism-Leninism to today’s conditions and transforming it into revolutionary practice. There is no historical necessity and thus no justification for living through a period of political circles in Germany.
The fragmentation of our movement is by no means merely an organizational deficiency or a result of personal vanity and regional „claims to power.“ It is above all an expression of ideological and political disorientation; a result of not sufficiently succeeding in applying Marxism-Leninism to today’s conditions and transforming it into revolutionary practice. There is no historical necessity and thus no justification for living through a period of political circles in Germany.
It therefore remains the declared aim of our organization to unite as many communists as possible in one organization, where their forces can be used optimally, according to a unified concept for the construction of the Communist Party.
We can clearly see that the ever-deepening contradictions of imperialism are also leaving traces in Germany. Traces in the form of a search for ways out of this system, but also in the form of ever newly emerging groups and organizations that have taken up the revolutionary overthrow of this system. We call on all these comrades to assume their responsibility, not to be satisfied with existence as local groupings, but to dedicate themselves to the great goal of building a party in Germany.
Reviving the best traditions of the Communist International!
As on the national level, the Marxist-Leninist movement is also weakened on the international level by the fact that it not only lacks a common organization in the tradition of the Communist International, but also by the fact that the contacts and relations between the revolutionaries of different countries are extremely weak in general.
It goes without saying that the very different social conditions in different countries have led to very different forms of the revolutionary movement. Even more than at the national level, it is important not to let such differences tempt us to approach the development of contacts across national borders with narrow-sightedness or exaggerated claims.
In this area, too, it is necessary to dare new attempts to make the great promise of international solidarity a reality. After all, it is – strategically speaking – one of the greatest strengths of the working class and the oppressed peoples that they share a common enemy across national borders of the imperialist world system and that no conflicting interests prevent them from fighting this enemy together.
In this context, it is of central importance for us as communists in Germany to link up with revolutionary forces in countries that are particularly exploited by German imperialism or have a strategic importance for the revolution in Germany.
But especially among the Marxist-Leninist forces there are still a large number of organizations and comrades in these countries, as worldwide, with whom we have not yet been able to establish contact. In many countries, our comrades face situations that are fundamentally similar to ours in Germany: They too are fighting for the reconstruction of revolutionary parties of struggle, and in doing so often draw on the traditions of movements that have fallen into deep crises in recent decades.
The exchange and experience of comrades from other countries has repeatedly been of enormous value to us on the road that our organization has traveled. It is now necessary to build on these successes, to expand and consolidate the opportunities for exchange; it is necessary to evaluate the experiences of the Communist International and to revive its best traditions!
In Germany as well as worldwide: Only through the common struggle against the class enemy and simultaneous ideological-political confrontations in solidarity, can we succeed in establishing a revolutionary culture of struggle and at the same time take the necessary steps towards founding Marxist-Leninist parties of struggle.
Only through the common struggle can we succeed in stabbing imperialism in the back in the run-up to World War 3 and utilize the potentials arising from the intensification of capitalism at all levels for new revolutionary attempts to overthrow imperialism.
