The Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) resolutely condemns the neo-Nazi attacks against the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia’s headquarters.
These attacks, of which there have been several in the past year, are one part of a wider trend of European imperialism to allow and encourage the resurgence of fascist ideology and forces as the imperialist economic crisis deepens.
Fascists across eastern Europe, equipped and supported by Nazi Germany during World War 2, were roundly defeated by the heroic local partisan forces and the Soviet Union, but not before inflicting mass casualties and terror against workers and minorities. The survivors and descendants of these fascist groups became useful tools for western imperialism in their fight against socialism.
In the most blatant and terrible recent example, neo-Nazi forces were unleashed on Ukraine in the 2014 Euromaidan coup. They targeted the most progressive elements of the Ukrainian working class to facilitate the acquisition of Ukraine by western imperialism and prepare the ground for its proxy war against Russia.
As the working class of Serbia becomes more conscious of its exploitation, and more dissatisfied with the ruling class and its cronies in government, the ruling class will tolerate and support reactionary forces to try to keep the working class in line.
The imperialists’ hypocritical talk of ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom of speech’ is being exposed for what it is – talk, and nothing more. We must expose all cooperation between the state and fascism, fight against fascist ideology, and most importantly build an anti-imperialist working-class movement in order to defeat fascism!
Solidarity with the NKPJ!
Solidarity with the progressive, anti-imperialist forces in Serbia!
Solidarity with the working class of Serbia!
Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist)
