Word: anti-communist
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...countryside, but has surfaced in the urban areas as well. In fact, Saigon- long an ideal vantage point for "observing" the War from afar- is now the scene of an intensive political struggle. Workers, women, veterans, respectable politicians, religious leaders (including Roman Catholics, formerly among the most anti-Communist, enthusiastic supporters of the War), and of course students, have all taken a public stand in favor of hoa binh - peace. Moreover, for the first time, they have linked this peace with demands for: 1) withdrawal of "foreign" (i.e., American) troops from the South, and 2) the ouster of the military...
...Central Committee and a protégé of Gomulka, believes that Poland is ready to enter into a stage of "limited democracy." He explains: "By limited democracy I mean more room for discussion within the Communist Party, perhaps even two Communist parties, each presenting its men for election. But I do not mean the development of a party system permitting anti-Communist candidates to run for office...
Rebirth of Spirit. Such concepts will undoubtedly remain only theoretical proposals so long as old Moscow-oriented conservatives, who still have deep anxiety about Western plots and the latent power of anti-Communist forces in Poland, have a decisive influence in policy. But the rising generation of Poles shares few of these phobias. Younger Poles, including even officials, are also far less concerned with doctrinaire ideology. "If you tried to win an argument by quoting Marx," a young Warsaw lady said, "you would be laughed out of the room...
...Papanek says the present regime did not come to power by an anti-communist coup. This is absurd. Suharto did stage a coup in 1965, and it was directed against the Indonesian Communist Party, 500,000 of whose members and supporters were killed...
...Indonesian Communist party had previously (1948) attempted to seize power while the nationalist movement was fighting the Dutch armed forces for independence. The revolutionary forces supporting the Indonesian fight for independence later formed the backbone of the Indonesian Army and many never forgave the Communists this attempted stab in the back. None of this history in any way justifies the widespread killings by Communists of their opponents before the attempted coup, nor does it justify the slaughter of Communists and others afterwards. However, the Communists failure in their 1965 coup attempt does not turn what happened into an anti-Communist...