Andrei Kuznetsov
5th December 2009, 02:32
Yo, my fellow Maoist homies, I got somethin' for all of us to chew on:
In my time as a Maoist- both in the RCYB and now as an independent- I've done a lot of work among various immigrant communities- especially among the Chinese, Turks, and Filipinos- whose home countries have experience with Maoism. I also was a member of the Committee to Support the Revolution in Peru (http://csrp.org/) when I was a junior/senior in high school. And I noticed something, in terms of their reactions.
Chinese seem to be, understandably, a mixed bag in their reactions when they find out I'm a Maoist. Example: my roommate was from Hunan Province, China, and he was delighted when he found out I was a Maoist, although most the American-born Chinese students at my campus think I'm insane (or at best, very naive).
Indians I meet are also very ambivalent toward the Naxalite rebellion- although I've noticed more and more Indians I meet these days are becoming somewhat sympathetic toward them.
Nepalis, Turks, and Filipinos seem to be almost always sympathetic toward their respective Maoist parties. Even one self-described "Turkish nationalist" I used to know wept and embraced me when I told him that my personal hero was Ibrahim Kaypakkaya, the founder of the Maoist Communist Party - Turkey/North Kurdistan.
However, every Peruvian-American I've ever met (except for one) that I've ever met speak nothing but ill of the PCP/Shining Path. (Some immigrants from Peru have said good things).
What are your experiences, comrades?
In my time as a Maoist- both in the RCYB and now as an independent- I've done a lot of work among various immigrant communities- especially among the Chinese, Turks, and Filipinos- whose home countries have experience with Maoism. I also was a member of the Committee to Support the Revolution in Peru (http://csrp.org/) when I was a junior/senior in high school. And I noticed something, in terms of their reactions.
Chinese seem to be, understandably, a mixed bag in their reactions when they find out I'm a Maoist. Example: my roommate was from Hunan Province, China, and he was delighted when he found out I was a Maoist, although most the American-born Chinese students at my campus think I'm insane (or at best, very naive).
Indians I meet are also very ambivalent toward the Naxalite rebellion- although I've noticed more and more Indians I meet these days are becoming somewhat sympathetic toward them.
Nepalis, Turks, and Filipinos seem to be almost always sympathetic toward their respective Maoist parties. Even one self-described "Turkish nationalist" I used to know wept and embraced me when I told him that my personal hero was Ibrahim Kaypakkaya, the founder of the Maoist Communist Party - Turkey/North Kurdistan.
However, every Peruvian-American I've ever met (except for one) that I've ever met speak nothing but ill of the PCP/Shining Path. (Some immigrants from Peru have said good things).
What are your experiences, comrades?