International
Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and Organizations – ICMLPO
Political
Declaration of the Meeting of the Marxist-Leninist Parties and
Organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean
In the
course of fulfilling its revolutionary activities and obligations,
the Latin American and Caribbean Regional Conference of the
International Conference of Marxist-Leninist Parties and
Organizations (ICMLPO) has met for the purpose of evaluating the work
we are carrying out in each of our countries, analyzing the economic,
political and social situation of this region and defining our
actions and tasks.
We have
had a frank, critical and self-critical debate that has allowed us to
deepen our understanding of the political and social phenomena that
await a revolutionary solution; and to reinforce the ideological and
political unity among our organizations.
Based
on the Marxist-Leninist principles and the systematizations contained
in the Documents and Resolutions of the ICMLPO, we are acting in a
world in which the fundamental contradictions of the time are clearly
manifested. These are: the contradiction between labor and capital
that manifests itself in the confrontation between the working class
and the bourgeoisie; the contradiction between the oppressed peoples
and nations and imperialism; the contradictions between the
bourgeoisies, between the monopolies and between imperialisms; and,
the contradiction between socialism and capitalism.
After a
period in which US imperialism lost ground in this region, which it
has always considered as its "backyard," today it is trying
to regain ground by confronting China, Russia and the European Union,
which have expanded their investments and interests, particularly
since the beginning of this century. US imperialism has defined an
orientation to regain a more leading role on the planet, for which
has defined the policy of "Americanism" that seeks to "put
the United States first." Regarding Latin America, it is again
taking up the so-called Monroe Doctrine, summarized by the phrase
"America for the Americans."
With
that orientation, the Trump administration is pressuring and
blackmailing its allies, threatening to weaken them through economic
and military agreements, deepening a xenophobic anti-immigration
policy, feeding the warmongering discourse and actions, initiating a
trade war that can have serious effects not only on the countries
that would be directly involved, but throughout the planet because of
the worldwide impact of their actors. There is no doubt that in the
White House a group with arch-reactionary pro-fascist positions is
dominant.
We note
that a change is occurring in the balance of social and political
forces in the region, and after the failure of the so-called
progressive governments the neoliberal right-wing is taking up the
positions in the exercise of governmental power. The debacle of those
regimes does not mean the failure of the revolution and socialism, of
the organizations of the revolutionary left, because they were not in
power, as the bourgeoisie and imperialism claim in their systematic
anti-communist campaign. What has failed has been reformism, social
democracy, opportunism, which were unable to meet the needs of the
people, so after years of expectation and hope the people turned
their backs on them. The weakness of the revolutionary forces has not
allowed the workers and peoples to see in the revolutionary left a
real option of proletarian and popular power, which would put an end
to dependence and exploitation.
Due to
the deterioration of the living conditions of the masses and their
impoverishment, the search for change persists in the action of the
workers, youth, women and peoples in general, which is expressed in
the development and rise of the struggle of the masses for their
material demands and political rights, which are taking place, in
ways differentiated by their level, in practically all countries. It
is also seen in the electoral results, such as in Mexico, where the
people voted to sanction those who have traditionally been in power;
and in Colombia, where a democratic option achieved an
unprecedentedly high vote in that country. In both countries the
search for change, the repudiation of corruption and state violence
is seen among broad sectors of the population.
We
Marxist-Leninist Communists have the obligation to put ourselves at
the forefront of the struggle of the workers and the people
everywhere, even in those countries where there are self-proclaimed
progressive and left governments. The discourse promoted by
opportunism, that the struggle of the masses is playing into the
hands of imperialism and internal conspiracies in those supposed
revolutionary processes that do not really exist, cannot allow us to
turn our backs on the struggle of the masses; on the contrary, it
forces us to deepen our relationship with them and their political
education under the principles of class independence.
We
express our solidarity with the struggle of the Nicaraguan people who
are facing a government that has nothing to do with the forces that
led to the triumph of the Sandinista revolution in 1979. There, a
just struggle against the IMF policies applied by Ortega and Murillo
is being waged. Due to the discontent of the masses, this has taken
on political characteristics. Within the framework of inter-bourgeois
contradictions, sectors of the right and US imperialism are working
to drive this discontent in their direction and to settle accounts
with Ortega, which we reject.
Venezuela
is also – and has been for some years now – a critical point in
the region, where US interventionism is playing its part. The country
is experiencing an acute economic, political and social crisis, which
expresses the historical inability of reformism, social democracy and
opportunism to face revolutionary processes, precisely because of
their bourgeois class character. We reject Yankee interference; we
are in solidarity with the Venezuelan workers and people who are
fighting a daily struggle for subsistence and little by little they
are understanding the responsibility of the government in this
situation. We give our full support to the revolutionaries of that
country who are looking for a revolutionary solution to the crisis.
Faced
with the battles of the people for bread, freedom, democracy and
sovereignty, we will always raise up the right of these people to
their self-determination. The destiny of each country is in the
struggle of the workers and the peoples; no one has the right to
decide on their behalf.
The
work that we are carrying out in our respective countries will allow
us to reap new political victories, expand our forces and develop our
actions. However, we are conscious of the fact that our organizations
must make greater efforts to strengthen our ranks, to grow and
respond in better conditions to the challenges that the organization
of the social revolution of the proletariat demands; that is why our
main efforts must be to improve our mass work, to develop the forces
of the revolution, to strengthen the revolutionary vanguard in each
country. For that we have the support of Marxism-Leninism, the
accumulated experience of the international communist movement and
the revolutionary impetus of the workers, youth and our peoples.
We
sign this declaration inspired by the celebration of the 200th
anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, whose genius made it possible
to give scientific support to the struggle of the world working class
for socialism and communism.
Quito,
July 2018
Revolutionary
Communist Party – Bolivia
Revolutionary
Communist Party – Brazil
Communist
Party of Colombia (Marxist-Leninist)
Communist
Party of Labor of the Dominican Republic
Marxist-Leninist
Communist Party of Ecuador
Communist
Party of Mexico (Marxist-Leninist)
Peruvian
Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist)
Revolutionary
Communist Organization of Uruguay
Marxist-Leninist
Communist Party of Venezuela
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