The “Pyramid Theory” of the KKE – A revisionist laughingstock

The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) created a theory in March 2013 under their former General Secretary Alexandra Papariga which became famous as the “pyramid theory” of imperialism. This theory was elaborated in an article for the ideological periodical “El Machete” of the Communist Party of Mexico titled “On Imperialism – The Imperialist Pyramid”. The “Pyramid Theory” is an ivory tower theory The “pyramid theory” is revisionist. Why so? According to the pyramid theory also African countries like Uganda and

The Prachanda Path leading nowhere – The failed successful Nepalese Revolution 20 years later

Between 1996 and 2006 the South Asian Himalaya country Nepal was stuck in a civil war between the Kingdom of Nepal and Maoist rebels led by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) which in the end led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a federal republic. The tragedy lies in the fact that the CPN(M) failed despite being successful with its people´s war strategy in the civil war. This history should be studied to draw conclusions

What is Marxism?

Marxism is no ideology that newly emerged, but it is one of the most misunderstood ideologies in human history. It is the ideology we root our thinking in as communists, so we need to get a clear understanding of what Marxism means by definition. Confucius once said: “If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.”1

Is “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” really just socialism?

Also available as a PDF. So called “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” is leading to confusion among many comrades. There is a harsh debate going on about it for many years already between revisionist apologists and Marxist-Leninist critics. Let us look into the facts. Xi Jinping claimed in January 2013 in a study session in front of the back then newly elected 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China: “Socialism with Chinese characteristics is socialism and nothing else. The

Are colonies non-capitalist? – Why Comrade Booker is wrong

Comrade Booker wrote in a recent statement on X (formerly Twitter): “Kenya is not a capitalist state. Kenya is a backward semi feudal neocolonial formation dominated by United States imperialism, comprador power and persistent landlordism. Nairobi is not a centre of production but a vast warehouse for imperialist substandard goods. NDR it is!”1 This view is wrong, very wrong actually. Why so? The reason is the following: A colony is put under a form of comprador capitalism, which is despite

The Feudal Mode of Production in pre-colonial Uganda

The class analysis of the Ugandan society today contains a sentence that caused some requests. It is this one: “Before the arrival of the British colonialists most of Uganda already was a class society, a feudal one under the rule of local kings, such as the Kabaka of Buganda.”1 I will clarify this passage more in the following. Confusions about the essence of feudalism It is obvious that in East Africa class societies were already existing. The romanticization of the

Pan-Africanism or Proletarian Internationalism?

The pan-Africanist idea is far spread in Africa. That is an obvious truism like that there is much water in the seas of the world. This idea used to be connected to the socialist cause but increasingly turned into a vague phrase. No name is more connected to the term of pan-Africanism than Kwame Nkrumah, the Marxist-Leninist first president of independent Ghana. He already said in his independence speech in 1957 that Ghana’s independence would be “meaningless unless it is

The Class Composition of the Ugandan Society

“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.”1 – Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Uganda’s society is divided in classes. Before the arrival of the British colonialists most of Uganda already was a class society, a feudal one under the rule of local kings, such as the Kabaka of Buganda. The society of today’s Uganda is a capitalist one. Therefore the class structure is mainly divided between the bourgeoisie, the capitalist class, and the proletariat,

How to organize our study?

It is a truism to say: Marxism needs efforts to be studied. But that mere fact does not help, only concrete ways to organize that study help. Self-study can work, but it is mostly without structure. The best would be of course establishing Marxism courses or even an ideological school, like the UPC operates one. That needs a plan of course. First of all, the content of the study. We need to set up a curriculum suiting the Ugandan national

Serving the people or serving the own pocket?

It is no secret that corruption is a big issue, not just in Africa but all over the world. This manifests in the mindset of only seeking to fill the own pocket instead of serving the people with the whole heart. Every Christian knows these famous words by Jesus: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is

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