Internationalism is inscribed in the statutes of our party. We have fundamentally internationalist politics towards other communist parties and other Marxist and Leninist movements. And we also want to make close links with all the solidarity groups. L re of Thai le strategy on and the comprador bureaucrat capitalism, to increase rapidly. At the same time the feudal mode of production has declined.
At present the structure of Thai society is still semi-colonial. Instead of a natural economy based on domestic production and consumption, it has been transformed into a commodity-based economy. The monopoly capitalism of imperialism and the capitalism of the comprador bureaucrat class have grown greatly, and combined with feudalist elements, they now control the economy of the country. National capitalism, while itself under pressure, has also managed to grow, thanks to the
DOCUMENT overall growth of capitalism. At the same time feudalism still persists. II. Basic contradictions, the stages and patterns of the revolution, the targets, forces, duties and path of the revolution. A. Basic contradictions:
1. The contradiction between imperialism and the Thai nation.
2. The contradiction between the comprador bureaucrat capitalism and feudalism on the one hand, and the Thai people on the other. B. Stages and patterns of the revolution:
The present stage of the revolution is a national democratic revolution. The pattern of the revolution is a new-model democratic revolution. C. The targets of the revolution:
Imperialism, comprador bureaucrat capitalism together with feudalism form a reactionary alliance. Thus the internal targets are the comprador bureaucrat capitalism and feudalism. The external target is imperialism, particularly American imperialism. At present the internal targets are considered to be prominent and our energies are focused on attacking the reactionary government which is considered the representative of all three reactionary forces.
The target to be attacked, whether internal or external, could change in priority according to the situation, or for strategic and tactical purposes. D. The leading class and the forces of the revolution:
The proletariat is the leading class. The proletariat, the peasants and small-scale capitalism are the basic forces of the revolution. The class of national capitalists, and all those with patriotic and democratic ideals, are also considered a revolutionary force. E. The duties of the revolution:
To strengthen the basic revolutionary forces; to increase the effectiveness of the people's armed forces; to encourage patriotic and democratic moves to overthrow the rule of comprador bureaucrat capitalism and feudalism; to oppose the oppressive influence of imperialism; to found a new Thailand with an independent, democratic and prosperous future. F. The path of the revolution:
To stand by the armed struggle based in the countryside, as well as the economic, political and other forms of struggle; to unite countryside and city so as finally to seize state power.
Communist Party of Thailand IVth Congress, 1982
Tanks in Bangkok at the time of the 1981 coup (DR)
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