News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
["We have to remember that capitalism kills far more than socialism ever did. Looting of the Americas greased the wheels of early capitalism. Genocide and plunder of the Americas helped kickstart capitalism. An entire continent was exterminated. Millions of Africans were killed and enslaved in plantations resembling concentration camps. Even today, capitalism kills millions every... Continue Reading →
[Despite attempts by the capitalists and revisionists, Stalin is still viewed positively by most of the peoples of the ex-Soviet Union, by the relatives of those who lived under his rule. What Stalin's detractors do not understand is that Stalin existed in hard times. He made tough choices that had to be made. Had Stalin... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists plan to divide and conquer Syria. The imperialist vultures feed on the masses of Syria. --NP] Commander: Contingency plans under way for Syria By DONNA CASSATA and RICHARD LARDNER (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible... Continue Reading →
[It is reported that those targeted were in government controlled areas. In other words, communities supporting the Assad regime appear to be the victims of the attacks. Both sides accuse the other attacking with chemical weapons. However, it seems unlikely that the state would target its own base of support. Russia, the only third party... Continue Reading →
[Our movement was first, that we are aware of, to call out the revisionism in Nepal. While others tailed and cheered on, we stood firm. That's what it means to put the most advanced science, today Leading Light Communism, in command. It means leading, taking the correct stance even when it is unpopular. Stop tailing.... Continue Reading →
Police fire teargas on China village after land grab protest (Reuters) HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese security forces fired tear gas and beat protesters in a village in southern China on Sunday to quell a grassroots protest movement over a land dispute, residents said. Dozens of villagers were taken to hospitals in Mianhu town and... Continue Reading →
[The Sri Lankan regime brutally oppresses the Tamil population so much so that even bourgeois human rights organizations have noticed. -- NP] Sri Lanka security forces rape, torture Tamil detainees: group By Nita Bhalla (Reuters) NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's security forces have used rape to torture and extract confessions from suspected Tamil separatists... Continue Reading →
[We at LLCO were the first to really call out the revisionism in Nepal's Maoist movement and Prachanda Path. We told you so. While all kinds of fake communists failed to call them out, we took the correct line. That is what scientific thinking is, willingness to use revolutionary science, Leading Light Communism, even when... Continue Reading →
[China has not be socialist since the 1970s. The ruling party is a bourgeois one. There has been growing class struggle against the capitalist system in China. --NP] Angry Chinese workers held factory bosses hostage (AP) BEIJING — Hundreds of Chinese factory workers angry about new work rules held their Japanese and Chinese managers hostage... Continue Reading →
[The Taliban are fighting the imperialist occupation of their country. Although the Taliban are reactionary in many ways, they are defeating the armies of imperialism. Recently, the Taliban have stated they will not roll back women's rights in a post-occupation Afghanistan. Mao said women hold up half the sky. Fighting imperialism without women is like... Continue Reading →
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