>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 20:11:26 -1000 >From: Stephen E Philion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [L-I] Part Three: DHKC Document on Fascism >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >I just spoke with 3 workers here in Luoyang...they all expressed >unanimous support of this document....and added three words of sdvice, >cao ni made...' > > >steve in luouyang.... China > >Stephen Philion >Lecturer/PhD Candidate >Department of Sociology >2424 Maile Way >Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 >Honolulu, HI 96822 > > >On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, dhkc wrote: > >> Assessing the parliament as being an ineffective, powerless and puppet >> institution is not enough. Parliament is in the service of fascism. It >> provides for the implementation of fascist policies. >> >> THE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION >> >> The parliament appoints the administration. This is done through a vote of >> confidence, which means that governments carry out their work under the >> supervision of parliament. The appointment of the government in our country >> is the same. But they don't carry out their work under parliamentary >> supervision. An example of this: >> Let's remember Bulent Ecevit in the 1970s. When he was in opposition, he was >> talking about the existence of the contra-guerrillas and said that when he >> came to power, he would deal with the problem. He came to power and not only >> did he not deal with them, he even forgot that they existed. He even denied >> their existence. The meaning of this is that governments are supervised by >> the contra-guerrillas, not by the parliament. >> This situation is much clearer today. If the question of "is there any >> institution that the government is responsible to?" is posed, the answer >> will definitely not be "parliament". It will be either "no" or "the MGK". >> Whichever government is in power, during the meetings of the MGK, the >> "National Security Document" or as it is also known, "the Secret >> Constitution" or "the Red Book", is put in front of the representatives of >> the government. The message is: "Your party and election programmes are >> over. Learn the basic outlines of your work well." >> This secret constitution is the only constitution for the government. The >> government rules the country in accordance with this constitution by issuing >> "governmental directives" and "regulations". These governmental directives >> are the decisions of the government and have the force of a decree. This is >> done without the approval of parliament. That is, the government, without >> having the authority to issue "decrees", can in practice issue them. The >> most famous of these are the "SS directives", which are based on repression >> and prohibitions. For example, since 1982 there has not been a single decree >> issued on prisons, but more than 10 directives were issued by the government >> to intensify the repression in prisons. >> Also in our country or countries like ours, authority rests with unelected >> bureaucrats rather than with those elected to parliament. The generals, >> police chiefs and mayors directly or indirectly control the administration. >> For example, the name of General Cevik Bir, who was educated in the USA and >> can speak English better than Turkish, was heard more often than the Prime >> Minister's at one time. Again, another establishment of the military called >> the "Western Working Group" is still functioning and continuing to compile >> files on almost everyone from a butcher to a minister, despite the decision >> of the Prime Minister that "it is no longer needed". >> These people make public their opinions about the state of the nation and >> issue warnings. They even act as spokesmen for the country abroad. Their >> opinions are more valid than, for example, those of the head of parliament. >> The most important slots in the bureaucracy are staffed with fascist cadres. >> No-one can be head of police or mayor without a track record as a torturer >> or murderer. Some examples are: >> Necati Bilican; he was mayor of one of the state emergency districts. He >> proved himself to be the murderer of hundreds of people and then he became >> head of police. This is only one example. Today in our country all the posts >> of police chief, mayor and similar positions are given to such people. >> Mehmet Agar's career from police chief to minister follows a similar >> pattern. Therefore it is no wonder we call the state "the police state", >> "the contra-guerrilla state" or "the Susurluk state". >> What about the judiciary? >> Here, we will ask questions in a way that will guarantee the answer "No". >> Could the gangs be judged? The names of almost all MPs including the head of >> parliament have been mentioned in connection with corruption. Can they be >> brought before a court? >> Could Tansu Ciller (former Prime Minister of Turkey and a US citizen) be >> brought before a court? >> Mesut Yilmaz (another former Prime Minister)? >> Mehmet Agar? >> Ayhan Carkin and Ibrahim Sahin? The fascist murderer Oral Celik, whose crime >> is known even down to the last minute and who is presently chairman of a >> premier-league football club? >> The Gazi massacre trial recently concluded. And the murderer-policeman Adem >> Albayrak was acquitted. Eleven people were killed by police gunfire in March >> 1995, and there is video footage of it happening, with Adem Albayrak clearly >> visible on camera using his automatic rifle. The trial took four years, and >> was moved from Istanbul to Trabzon (a distance of 1,083 kilometres, or 18 >> hours by coach). He was the only policeman who was detained until the final >> court verdict. >> Today even members of the judiciary say that the judiciary is not >> independent. The DGM (State Security Court) prosecutor Mete Gokturk >> explained the situation in detail on a TV programme. Now he is on trial on a >> charge that may result in twelve and a half year's imprisonment. >> In every courtroom in Turkey there is the motto, "Justice is the Basis of >> the State." >> The justice of fascism is the basis of fascism. According to this, for >> example, children who stole pastries are put on trial, not the smugglers, >> drug traffickers, fraudsters etc. Whether or not one has any idea about the >> state, today nobody trusts the courts. >> Fascism also established special courts called the DGMs in order to protect >> itself and legitimise the repression and terror. >> The DGMs are fascist institutions designed to condemn the people's struggle. >> Fascism makes use of these courts to whitewash its own attacks and massacres >> and to legitimise its attacks. These places are the places where fascism is >> whitewashed and the revolutionary struggle is put on trial. While the >> torturers and contra-guerrilla chiefs are acquitted, revolutionaries, >> democrats and intellectuals are sentenced to death or to long terms of >> imprisonment. >> >> ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS OF FASCISM IS THE MILITARY >> >> According to the dictionary definition, the military are part of the state >> administration. But in country's like ours, the military is in charge of >> every issue, and it is the most important institution of fascism. >> We have already mentioned how the military dominate the state administration >> by means of the MGK. What is the structure of the military, which is so >> dominant? First of all, the military is dependent on imperialism in every >> way. From the weapons soldiers carry to the socks they wear, everything is >> supplied by imperialism. It is not only dependent but collaborationist as >> well. All the strategically important positions within the military are >> staffed by the officers and the generals who have been educated in the USA. >> The military is under the control of the Yankees, from its >> institutionalisation to its regulations. The Yankees organise courses to >> give instruction in how to use the weapons that they sell, as well as >> supplying technical information, training and disciplinary regulations. Of >> course these examples are not enough to explain the collaboration. Today the >> military is also a monopoly tied to domestic and foreign monopolies having >> mutual interests. With the establishment of military markets, military >> entertainment clubs, military pleasure beaches, military foundations, OYAK >> (Military Aid Institutions), ASELSAN (military company specialising in >> electronics), TUSAS (Turkish-American military firm), TUSLOG (Turkish-US >> Logistics Group) and so on, the senior administration of the military is >> turned into a bureaucratic bourgeoisie. The military cadres live in better >> conditions than their civilian counterparts, therefore the military protects >> the interests of imperialism and the collaborationist bourgeoisie better >> than any other force. >> Also, the collaborationist monopolies in our country like Sabanci and Koc >> continuously give presents to the Chiefs of Staff and the heads of the armed >> forces. >> >> FASCISM SURVIVES THROUGH TERROR >> >> If the people are organised and conscious, imperialism and the monopolist >> bourgeoisie cannot apply fascism. That is why besides their own legal >> institutions, they need several other institutions of repression. >> An administration that protects the interests of imperialism and the >> monopolist bourgeoisie is of course the enemy of the peoples. Because this >> administration means the plundering of the peoples' labour and their >> exploitation by force. It is not a form of administration that can be >> accepted by the people. >> Therefore fascism does not want the peoples to achieve consciousness and >> become organised. The people are constantly subject to repression, in short, >> fascism survives through terror. >> There are associations, unions and political parties, but almost every >> activity is banned. In one night tens of NGOs (non-governmental >> organisations) are raided by police and their members arrested. Supposedly >> there is a right to participate in an organisation, but to go to these NGOs >> means to face oppression and torture. >> There are socialist and revolutionary newspapers, magazines and books, but >> almost every issue is seized. The bureaus of newspapers and magazines are >> raided and even bombed, all the furnishings are damaged and plundered, their >> workers are brutally beaten and arrested. The socialist weekly Kurtulus >> (Liberation) is a typical example. >> When this is not enough, they try to intimidate and silence the people >> through killings, massacres and disappearances. >> But to do this, the state's legal institutions like the police are not >> always sufficient. Under these circumstances the contra-guerrillas which >> supervise the rest of the state institutions intervene. >> >> THE CONTRA-GUERRILLAS >> >> They are directly responsible to the General Staff. It is the planner and >> executor of all the filthy deeds, massacres, provocations, the 1,000 >> OPERATIONS, and the chauvinist policies which divide the people. If >> functions under the name of the "Special Forces Command". >> The gendarmerie stations, JITEM, the Special Action Teams, the village >> guards, Special Commando Units, the Mayoral Administrations of the State of >> Emergency Areas, the DGMs and similar institutions are all responsible to >> the Special Forces Command. >> The contra-guerrillas are the enemies of the people. Their principal duty is >> to divide and intimidate the people and make them the slaves of imperialism >> and the oligarchy at whatever the cost. For this reason savage murders are >> committed and the people are split into fragments and incited to kill one >> another. Mass killings are organised, villages are bombed, peasants are >> forced to migrate, forests are destroyed. >> Both the contra-guerrillas and the MIT are under the direct control of >> imperialism through the CIA. >> >> BESIDES THE INSTITUTIONS OF REPRESSION, >> FASCISM TAKES MEASURES IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE >> >> With the YOK (Higher Education Council) which destroyed the autonomy of the >> universities, students; with the YHK (Higher Arbitration Council) workers; >> with the Higher Council of Judges and Prosecutors the judiciary; and with >> the State Control Council the bureaucracy and government are all under the >> control of fascism. Its institutionalisation is completed from top to bottom >> through these institutions which are shaped by the constitution. >> On the other hand, fascism has to have a certain amount of mass support (at >> least from a minority of the people) to continue to exist. >> >> THE MASS SUPPORT OF FASCISM IS THE CIVILIAN FASCISTS >> >> The fascist organisations find their supporters mainly from small-scale >> entrepreneurs. These could be shop-owners or land-owning peasants. These >> kinds of people always wish to get richer and never give up hoping in the >> system. >> In this way, they are influenced by the propaganda of the system and become >> its natural supporters. >> Whenever it is necessary they become the state's source of mass support or >> an offensive force against the revolutionary-democratic opposition. They >> attack demonstrations, burn and destroy and carry out massacres. Again, >> whenever it is necessary, they become the instruments of chauvinist >> propaganda. They declare the entire peoples of the world to be enemies, >> their principal demagogy is "Turks have no other friends than Turks", they >> continuously say that we should be in "national unity and togetherness". >> Their understanding of unity is the unity of serving imperialism and the >> oligarchy. They declare that the rising struggle of the people for rights >> and liberties is destroying this unity and they consider the supporters of >> this struggle to be enemies. >> The state's businesses like drug-dealing and prostitution are also carried >> out by these civilian fascists. Alaattin Cakici and Drej Ali are well-known >> examples. The commando camps of the past are replaced by today's mafia >> ranches. It is also well-known how these are on very good terms with >> bureaucrats and ministers. How they committed murders and carried out >> provocations are known very well by the people. In short, when the state is >> restricted in carrying its dirty businesses because of its own laws, the >> civilian fascist cadres are used. >> >> THE PERSONALITIES THAT ARE CREATED BY FASCISM >> AND CULTURAL DECOMPOSITION >> >> Fascism has to create a people who will accept its culture in order to >> protect its system, as well as civilian fascists. >> It tries to do this with cultural decomposition. The era when cultural >> decomposition was at its height was the era following September 12, 1980. >> Those who reject the culture of fascism and mindless admiration for >> imperialist countries are called the children of September 12. September 12 >> is not only a special period. It is the beginning of an era which began with >> the military coup. September 12 is an understanding, a lifestyle and a >> social structure. >> No matter how bloody and repressive the junta was, without creating a mass >> which accepts its administration voluntarily, it wouldn't have been able to >> survive long. The way to do this was to depersonalise society, that is, >> bring about its decomposition. In order to provide for the continuity of >> fascism, this was one of the biggest targets of September 12. In this way >> its fascist practices would be easily accepted. >> On the one hand the educational system was completely reshaped in accordance >> with the fascist ideology. On the other, the media were used widely. The >> media monopolies became voluntary supporters of these fascist policies. >> Turncoats, fainthearts, cowards are bought by the media bosses and from them >> the propaganda of decomposition is made. Today they still are the biggest >> tool of depersonalisation, making use of left-wing vocabulary. >> For this reason the philosophy of "there is no belief that is worth dying >> for" was propagated. To be a turncoat became something valued. Belief in >> justice, equality and independence was denigrated. Terms like freedom and >> democracy were deprived of their content, private property became sacred, >> democracy and freedom were presented as meaning you could do whatever you >> wanted to. >> "To turn the corner" (get rich) became the main aim. >> Individualism, individual liberation and a money-oriented life were >> propagated at every level. As far as the understanding of September 12 is >> concerned, there was no rule, value, morality other than to achieve >> individual liberation and to get rich. Their motto was "anything goes". >> For example, when such people are questioned about their immoral ways of >> life, they don't even discuss whether it is immoral or not. Shamelessly they >> say, "I am earning money. What's wrong with that?" >> One of the typical examples of such people is Hulya Avsar who is a "famous" >> character in Turkey, often on TV. As far as we know, she does not support a >> fascist party and if she believed that being a candidate of a social >> democratic party would bring more money and fame, she would do it. But she >> is one of the archetypes of fascism's personality. Women like Hulya Avsar, >> men like Ibrahim Tatlises and youngsters like Tarkan are presented as >> models. They want to create people who dress like them, laugh like them and >> sell themselves like they do, at every stage of life. >> Because fascism can only stand upon a foundation of such people, on the one >> hand September 12 presented decomposition and devaluation as a "system of >> values", these were so-called 'changes', 'openings', 'renovations'. On the >> other, fascist murderers like Abdullah Catli were treated as statesmen. >> These murderers killed on behalf of the state and even, as happened in >> Azerbaijan, were involved in coups abroad. Also, the mafia mobs like Cakici >> were given duties under the guise of being statesmen, they financed these >> murders. >> Murderers like Mehmet Agar, Kemal Yazicioglu and Yasar Okuyan became >> valuable. They took part in the administration of the state. >> All these relations and filth were exposed at Susurluk, one by one and name >> by name. It was fascism's true face which was exposed at Susurluk, despite >> only a small part of it coming to light. >> Those who issue reports, supposedly, about the gangs and their murders claim >> that they are fighting against gangs, say that "the state may be in need of >> doing such work in the future, so all this has to be taken into serious >> consideration like a state would do." Some parts of the reports were not >> made public for the same reason. This has a clear meaning; massacres, >> murders, provocation, drug-trafficking. That is, Susurluk, that is, fascism >> will continue. Again with these words they admit that they have no other way >> to continue their rule other than fascism. >> COULD FASCISM BE SUCCESSFUL? >> History has shown that wherever there is repression, force and tyranny, >> there are definitely people who resist and fight against it. Because to >> resist is in the nature of human beings. Neither the era of slavery in which >> human beings were bought and sold by other human beings, nor the feudal >> system of the Dark Ages in which people were burned alive and crucified >> could survive forever. History is written by those who fought against >> tyranny, not those who spilt blood unjustly. Society always progresses >> forward and adopts the revolutionary path. >> If one side of history is tyranny, pain, blood and sorrow for the people, >> the other side is resistance, revolt and revolutions. To live on your knees >> is against human nature. >> Today the name of tyranny is fascism. Like all systems of repression, it is >> destined to rot and disappear. After the 1900s, following the fascist >> regimes which tried to destroy the people's liberation struggles, >> revolutions took place. Heroic peoples established socialism and fought >> against fascism with a united front. Today the growing struggle for >> Independence, Liberation and Democracy both in our country and throughout >> the world, is the proof of fascism's failure. >> The only way not to surrender to the savagery and terror of the monopolies >> is to call out "freedom" and to struggle. >> Fascism will be defeated "without depending on outside forces, by believing >> in your own power, thinking, learning, achieving the revolution and >> protecting the revolution." (DHKP (Revolutionary People's Liberation Party) >> Congress Report, page 104.) >> Fascism is the regime of destruction and decomposition. It hates everyone >> except itself. Therefore there are only two choices for the people who are >> united against fascism; >> >> EITHER VICTORY OR DEATH. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leninist-International mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To change your options or unsubscribe go to: >> http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leninist-International mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To change your options or unsubscribe go to: >http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. 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