ANDRE VLTCHEK—The arrogance and self-righteousness of the Western Left is infuriating and the result is that there is very little of a working relation now, between the European/ North American left-wing movements and the PRC. Predictably, again, the Europeans will say, “Because China is not left wing enough”. Rubbish! Ask Fidel Castro whether China is socialist. Ask the government of Venezuela, or South Africa.
The main problem actually is, that the Western Left is not internationalist enough, or not internationalist at all! And to me, and to so many other comrades worldwide, internationalism is the essence of true socialism.