DHKC
DEVRİMCİ HALK KURTULUª CEPHESİ
REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT
AGAINST FASCISM, RACISM AND CHAUVINISM
THE FRATERNITY OF THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD
We condemn the killings of two Britons in Istanbul as well as
the racist attacks against the peoples of Turkey who live in Britain.
To the peoples of Britain:
Today, we are marching to salute the foundation of our hope, the DHKP-C
(Revolutionary People's Liberation Party – Front) and to commemorate our
martyrs who have fallen during our struggle for freedom, independence and
democracy.
We are from Turkey and Kurdistan. We are struggling against imperialism and
fascism. The struggle against imperialism and its collaborators means
opposing its culture and morality as well. The "culture" of imperialism and
fascism is based on suppressing and depoliticising people rather than
serving their development.
They use alcohol, drugs and football for this purpose. While poisoning the
youth both physically and mentally, their capital grows. They benefit
doubly from it.
Football is only a sport. But it is also used as a tool. For years,
football was used during Franco's Spain, Hitler's Germany, Salazar's
Portugal and Videla's Argentina. For example, the World Cup was taking
place in Argentina while dozens, hundreds of people were made to
"disappear". The people in Brazil are suffering from poverty and inflation
while football and carnivals are used to divert them.
What a coincidence! Such popular sports are always used by the fascist
regimes. While the masses were diverted and preoccupied by football;
torture, disappearances, massacres, concentration camps, crematoriums were
taking place at the same time. People were either destroyed mentally or/and
destroyed physically.
How does this happen in Turkey? The fascist state in Turkey uses everything
for its own benefit.
The massacre at Ulucanlar prison. 10 revolutionary prisoners were killed on
September 26th, last year. The agenda had to be changed. What did the state
use, do you think? FOOTBALL.
Turkey was made a candidate member of the European Union. So it was
essential to be "European". How could they be while their anti-democratic
exercises take place? Galatasaray became the lifesaver. Its success in the
European Cup was enough to cover everything up.
The football clubs in Turkey are centres for laundering "black money"
(capital that is earned through dirty businesses like drug trafficking,
prostitution, ..etc.) The chairs of the major football clubs are either
fascists and mafia mobs or have close relations with them.
"We came here to die or win the game!" is one of the main slogans of
football fans in Turkey. Nobody would die if it was only a sport.
Today, professional football is not a sport which physically and mentally
satisfies the needs of the people, mainly the youth. It has new social and
political functions which directly influence the psychology of the masses.
Degeneration is the aim, football is the tool of it.
The violence of the "culture of alcohol and vulgarity" became a way of
discharging the anger of the people. Those who were cast out became
"somebody" when they were welcomed to stadiums. They became members of
sects. Then, they targeted each other. The fans of the rival teams became
the main enemy. In the international games, nationalistic feelings were
added. There are examples in Turkey when people from two neighbouring
cities have killed each other because of a football match. The most recent
example is the killing of two Leeds United fans. Those nationalist/fascist
oriented lumpens were used to teach a lesson and save the "honour" of the
Turkish nation! This killing is the consequence of the depoliticisation
policy of the fascist state in Turkey and imperialism.
Those who are for democracy, human rights, independence and
self-determination of nations, must oppose imperialism and its collaborator
- the fascist state in Turkey.
Who are our friends, who are our enemies? This must be clearly determined.
Those who use the incident in Istanbul as an excuse to carry out attacks
against "foreigners" are racists. The enemy of the peoples of Britain is
not those who were forced to leave their countries for either political or
economic reasons.
We call upon all those who are for the fraternity of the peoples of the
world and against the exploitation and oppression of imperialism and its
collaborators, to unite and struggle against the common enemy.
DHKC
INGILTERE DEVRIMCI HALK GUCLERI
(Revolutionary People's Forces / England)
