Rafael C. Cardino | Philippine Communist Party (PKP 1930)
Dear Comrade,
Humanity now stands at the edge of its greatest danger. The threat of an imperialist global nuclear war endangers not only nations but the very survival of civilization. This is not progress. This is regression. Never before has humankind faced such a decisive moment. We must choose whether to advance toward peace and progress or fall into ruin caused by greed, domination, and decay.
Lenin defined imperialism as the highest and final stage of capitalism. It is a dying system built on monopoly, financial oligarchy, and conquest. Its nature is exploitation, its method is division, and its goal is to control the world’s wealth. Yet its decay also signals the birth of a new social order based on justice and equality. The world today reflects this struggle. Imperialism is collapsing, and in its desperation, it turns to violence and deceit to delay its inevitable end.
Across the globe, the signs of decay are clear. A small group of parasites live in luxury while billions endure hunger, poverty, and disease. Recession grips the United States and Europe. The old system of exploitation in Africa, Latin America, and Asia is breaking apart. Nations are rising to reclaim their freedom and their resources from imperial domination.
A new world is beginning to rise. The BRICS alliance is growing stronger as an alternative to the collapsing imperial powers. But as imperialism weakens, it becomes more dangerous. Like a dying beast, it strikes harder. It revives its most reactionary form, which is fascism. Fascism is the open rule of capital maintained through fear, terror, and repression. It destroys democracy, silences the people, and crushes the working class. It is the enemy of progress and the enemy of humanity.
Today, fascism is visible everywhere. It enforces sanctions and blockades against Cuba, China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, Nicaragua, Brazil, and India. It has caused wars of destruction and immeasurable sufferings in Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq. It starves nations and calls it freedom. In Venezuela, the United States hides behind the excuse of fighting drugs to seize oil and suppress the will of its people. In Palestine, the Zionist regime backed by the United States commits genocide. In Ukraine, fascism fuels war to weaken Russia. In Asia, it provokes China and destabilizes the region to preserve its global dominance.
The United States leads this fascist order. It aims to weaken both Europe and Asia to maintain control over the world economy. Through its proxy war in Ukraine, it has drained Europe of stability and resources. Germany, France, Italy, and Britain are now facing deep recession. The sanctions meant to destroy Russia have failed. Russia has grown stronger politically and economically. Europe, once the center of imperial power, is now collapsing under its own contradictions. The people are awakening and demanding change.
Even within the heart of the empire, in the United States itself, the crisis is undeniable. Its economy is unstable, its society divided, and its government increasingly resorts to militarization and fear. The illusion of democracy has fallen. What remains is the open rule of wealth and corporate power.
In Asia, the same pattern continues. In the Philippines, corruption and exploitation persist. The alliance between oligarchs and politicians drains the nation and deepens poverty. The economy’s dependence on the United States weakens our currency and public services. Yet our government continues to align itself with foreign powers, risking our nation’s peace and sovereignty in the dispute over the West Philippine Sea. If war erupts, it is the Filipino people who will suffer. We must never allow our country to become another battleground for imperial ambition.
History shows that imperialist powers resort to war in times of deep crisis. It happened in 1914 and again in 1939. It is happening once more. The same forces that brought destruction to the world in the past are now pushing humanity toward another global conflict.
Comrades, we must resist.
The only path forward is peace and unity against imperialist war.
Let this be our collective call:
Peace, not war.
Justice, not oppression.
Freedom, not fascism.
Our struggle is both global and national. We must face our own economic, political, and social challenges. We must build a society that serves the people, not the powerful. We must fight for independence, genuine democracy, and lasting peace.
This is our duty. This is our struggle. This is our time to act.
Thank you.
NO TO IMPERIALIST FASCIST WAR
NO TO GENOCIDE IN PALESTINE
NO TO FASCIST WAR IN UKRAINE
PEACE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION
SUPPORT THE STRUGGLE OF THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE AGAINST UNITED STATES IMPERIALISM
