VIII

The problem before us is how to confront enemy of superior force and defeat him. The practical wisdom of the leadership lies in solving this problem. In order that the adversary may be defeated, he needs to be confronted with on all fronts, which is pretty well impossible for much a weaker opponent. We should, however, know that we are not alone because it is the world of conflicting historical forces. Therefore, the question of the strategy of United Front with all the forces that could be united with in some way or other cannot be dispensed with. In other words, we should by no means ignore or underestimate the necessity of a united front so long as there is the danger of isolated forces being defeated one after another. We should learn to help one another so that we are able to stand against the common enemy. Two men are always stronger than one and fighting on several fronts is more effective than fighting on a single front. We should be so united that there is co-ordination with the forces that are within the enemy line too, and struggle to wreck the enemy from within. Enemy forces are most effectively disintegrated only when they are confronted with from within and without. The old style of fighting single-handed like a bull should be avoided. We are to see the conditions around are jointly exploited against the enemy. Until that is done, we cannot claim that we are confronting him precisely in the way by which he could be defeated. It amounts to leaving the field to the opponent alone with all the initiatives in his hands to defeat us. We have to rectify our policy from being indifferent or opposed to the formation of united front. We are revolutionaries; we should not confine to ourselves alone. We should not just fight about without the tactics and strategy of winning the enemy. We should even forgive the traitors and the mistake of being on their side provided they repent of their mistakes and co-operate with us in the task of saving the nation of us all. We declare we will unite with all the forces, God-fearing and Godless, that can be united with and fight against the monster in packs.

It is a pity that the leadership persistently harps and counts on the tantalized boon of some particular imperialist country and bosses and the sensibleness of the adversary by making antagonistic pronouncements against the countries which are sympathetically sharing with us the weal and woe. We cannot refuse to ask ourselves. By so doing, has he gained them as he calculated? Definitely no. It is just beating about the bush. As a matter of fact, he is held up in a predicament by his own boomeranging. The option before him now is either to go on parroting the principle or come back empty handed. And then en-route to? Unfaithfulness to friends in their critical times have done much damage to mutual confidence. When open war broke out between our friends and our adversary, the leadership betrayed cooperation for the wanton purpose of winning the favor of the adversary. The two-faced policy of the enemy was often miscalculated. Wounds caused by such perfidy are not easily healed. Every friend is wounded; the adversary is gladdened and strengthened against us.

This is a total failure of policy resulting from the inability to know the forces that would be on our side and the forces that are against us. It is the failure to understand Nagalim and the world around. It is self-isolation and self-antagonism. It is rightist and cowardice and treacherous in the ultimate analysis. It is self-defeat on both the fronts, internal and external. It is a sad thing that we are led into such adverse state of affairs. The good old times are gone, we cannot call them back. We have to have the damaged repaired however long it may take and bide our time. The world is not ended here, it is continually on the process. We should endeavor to adapt ourselves to and catch up with the forces at work. It is not the world to wait for us; it is we to struggle and keep pace with the march of time. We should also correct ourselves from the past mistakes of being out of step with the forces that are in our favor.