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Speech to London Vietnam Rally

The Week Vol. 8, No. 17, c. 26 October 1967 · p. 11 of the scan · 424 words

The scan: The Week v8 no17.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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being told that we can't work with certain people because they are communists, trotskyists, maoists, anarchists. Lets get rid of this macarthyism once and for all. There is only one yardstick by which we can judge people: Whose side are they on in the living struggles of the day? We judge people by what they do today, not what they say about history. Comrades, all of you here can help to form this united front. If the leaders of your organisations won't agree, disregard them, ignore them and, if necessary, throw them out. Let no one stand in the way of the united front. Let this united front embrace all those who are willing to fight imperialism and British capitalism and its representatives. Let us bring into the united front the communists, the trotskyists, the maoists, the left-wing labour, the left catholics, young liberals, young socialists and non-party people. Let us end once and for all the witchhunts of the past. Comrades, we owe a great debt to the Vietnamese people. Their heroic example, their determination to fight to the end against American imperialism, their noble courages has inspired us all. All over the world young people have been won for anti-imperialism, for socialism by the strength of this example. Our debt is deep. Let us repay it. Let us go forward from this meeting to make one of the most militant anti-imperialist demonstrations Britain has ever seen. Let us go forward from this demonstration to build the united front. Let us build through the united front a mighty movement against imperialism and against British capitalism's attempts to cut workers' living standards. Let us take this united front on to the offensive, with the aim of building a movement and the necessary organisations to destroy capitalism in Britain. Let us pledge ourselves to build a new society in Britain through this struggle. A new society which will help to build up the terrible damage done by the imperialist wars of aggression. A new society which will pay its debts to the people of Vietnam. Comrades, let us pledge ourselves to do all we can to help the world-wide struggle for national liberation, social advance and social justice. Comrades let us show by our actions that we are the conscience of the West. Comrades let us today and tomorrow show the same fighting spirit as the Vietnamese. Comrades let us start doing all things today. KIKI KHIR IKARIA IKEAK HIE IKE HI HAE IIH HEH IAHAC IRA SHIKAI IKI IAI IIH IK I

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