Sunday, July 20, 2025

The Importance of Maoism in Germany: Spread Maoism towards the German working class!

By Paulus Strother


Germany
—a nation with parties that call themselves “socialist,” yet none that truly oppose revisionism. In today's political landscape, finding committed Maoists is a rarity, as most factions have succumbed to revisionist trends.

There was once a time when this was not the case, and Maoism was widely known among left-minded people. In the 1960s and 1970s, the majority of socialist movements were Maoist—such as the KPD/ML, active from 1968 until 1978, when they fell into the Hoxhaite “trap.”

Today, there is no popular anti-revisionist movement, and it's time to change that. We, the Maoist Students Collective, are an international organization of writers from different countries, seeking to influence the working masses by promoting the study of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin, and Mao, and by fighting against revisionism.

Before the Maoist Students Collective existed, we were the KPD/ML Internationale—an organization of students aiming to raise awareness about revisionism and capitalism.

The fight against revisionism in Germany is an important one and must be carried on for years to come. Maoists in western Germany are rare, so we plan to spread the socialist idea among the working masses.

When the Maoist Students Collective was still the KPD/ML Internationale, we wrote a short essay about revisionism in Germany. Here it is:


As we know, in Germany there is the party “Die Linke” (in English: The Left), which proclaims itself to be a democratic “socialist” party. But should we really consider them socialist? No, we shouldn’t.

After taking a closer look at Die Linke, the members of the KPD/ML Internationale revealed the truth behind the party:

Upon further investigation, we showed that Die Linke is not socialist, but more likely state-capitalist. The people within Die Linke are anti-Stalin and more social-democratic than genuinely socialist. Die Linke rejects Marxism-Leninism and seeks its own form of socialism.

Here is a transcription from a video of a speech by Gregor Gysi, discussing capitalism vs. “socialism”:

“In addition, there must be a maximum of democracy and freedom, otherwise it is not socialism for me. In this sense, I would like to reform capitalism towards democratic socialism, if you like, because I say that we must adopt what capitalism can do and overcome what it cannot. It can produce a highly efficient economy, it can also produce top science and research, and it can be structured in a reasonably liberal democratic way—but it doesn't have to be. It cannot secure peace because too much is earned from wars, it cannot create social justice, it always ensures that some become filthy rich and others poor. We can work together to overcome these aspects of capitalism, then it will become much more bearable. I call it democratic socialism; you can call it whatever you like. That is part of the freedom of the individual.”

There are many other speeches from Die Linke that seem to “glorify” capitalism. From a Marxist-Leninist perspective, what Gysi described would not be considered socialism.

So, should we still consider Die Linke a socialist party? Not really. They aim to implement something similar to Deng Xiaoping’s reforms: capitalism for the economy and “socialism” for governance.

Additionally, Gysi claimed that modern-day China is “socialist”—but is that true?

We, the KPD/ML Internationale, do not consider China genuinely socialist. Here’s why:

“The modern-day People’s Republic of China does not follow Marxism-Leninism, but rather what we call ‘liberal socialism.’ Why? In 1978, when Deng Xiaoping came to power, he introduced capitalist reforms in China—much like Khrushchev did in 1956 and afterward. Deng allowed privatization, invited Western companies into China, and permitted the bourgeoisie to exist and exploit. Today, 85% of all companies in China are state-owned, but not entirely. Dengists also falsely claim that Deng continued Mao’s vision, but this is misleading and makes no sense. What Deng did was transform Mao’s revolutionary leadership into capitalist governance.”

More old documents can be found on the Maoist Students Collective official server.
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