MIM Notes 223   December 1, 2000

Letters

Vocabulary must serve revolution

It seems to me that since we are about the business of preparing 
for the "Cultural Revolution", we must be ever cognizant of the 
fact that it will only be by the people. Agreed. And the people, 
physically, will not be moved to rebellious actions, seminally 
necessary, until and unless we capture their hearts, souls and 
imagination, viz. to debrief them and instill a new consciousness, 
of normalized partisan opinion. Agreed. Therefore, I encourage and 
applaud the development of a unique "revolutionary", very 
explicit, vocabulary, e.g. united snakes, u.$., Department of 
Corruption, Kolonial Koncentration Kamp, amerikkka, Public 
Pretenders, etc.

But just as the Cultural Revolution is not yet accomplished, and 
what form "Popular Justice" will take (when it comes to taking a 
wo/man's life, viz., causing h death) we should never ever give 
credence, however subtle, well meaning and subliminal, to snake 
sanctioned or supported killings. What I mean is this: Never call 
a snake murder an execution! Words have significance. An 
"execution" brings to mind a justified and legitimate death to a 
person presumably worthy thereof. This could never be in a 
capitalist, fascist, imperialist, racist, society! Whether the 
victim is legally or factually guilty or innocent of the 
accusation used to justify it! And no matter what the accusations 
are! A murder by a snake is always murder, a killing by a snake is 
always a killing and criminal by necessity of sound reasoning. 
Only the people post-Cultural Revolution can pronounce popular 
justice -- and in whatever form or appellation it then uses.

Mumia, if murdered, would be a martyr, but he can never be 
executed. Impossible! No amount of sophistication or rhetorical 
casuistry can change that fact.

--A Pennsylvania prisoner, September 2000

MIM responds: Thank you, comrade for your summary of the reasons 
for adapting the English language to proletarian purposes.  We 
agreed with you about the proper use of the word execution and 
murder. Occasionally, old words, constructions and ideas will slip 
in to MIM Notes. Therefore, we must be vigilant against such 
slippage while we continue to advance the state of revolutionary 
language.

Just to clarify, however, we use the term "cultural revolution" 
differently than you do. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution 
in China was a battle against party leaders who were attempting to 
restore capitalism and bourgeois rule to socialist China. That is, 
it was a means of class struggle within the dictatorship of the 
proletariat. Our first task -- and you seem to be in agreement 
with us here -- is to overthrow this reactionary Amerikan state, 
this dictatorship of the imperialist bourgeoisie.

The Cultural Revolution was so named both because it involved 
criticizing bourgeois and pre-bourgeois ideas, and because it 
began in the cultural sphere. The Right had been using reactionary 
plays and other cultural works to promulgate their line. The 
Cultural Revolution began by exposing how such works served the 
interests of capitalists or the old feudal lords and not the 
people.

Never too young to get involved

Hello RAIL. My name is X. I'm 14 years old but I feel a deep 
hunger to find the "true" political party. Even at this young age 
I feel that it is my duty to be very weary of this deceitful 
government. I feel that I have the obligation to join a political 
movement (if I LIKE the organization), and make the government of 
our country crumble to the ground because of it's mistakes. I 
would love to be a member of your mailing list. The main reason 
I'm writing though is because I'm wondering if you could please 
send me some free info on the RAIL organization through snail-
mail.

Thank You Very Much, 

--a South Carolina Supporter

MIM Responds: We commend this youth for taking a stand and wanting 
to get involved in politics while most amerikkkans spend time 
thinking only about themselves. MIM thinks you are never too young 
to get involved in politics. Children all over the world die by 
the millions from malnutrition. Young people your age around the 
world have come to understand that this is due to imperialism; 
many play important roles in revolutionary struggles.

Youth in the U$ generally do not face perils like starvation, 
infectious disease, civil war, etc. Still, Amerikan youth live 
under an oppressive patriarchal system, are subject to police 
brutality (especially oppressed nation youth), will suffer the 
consequences of the destruction of the environment, will be the 
ones to fight in Amerika's military adventures, and have to deal 
with a degrading and oppressive culture. Amerikan youth are 
potential allies in the international struggle against 
exploitation and oppression. We encourage all youth living within 
the belly of the beast to become political traitors to U$ 
imperialism and build a movement in support of self-determination 
of all nations!