January 1976 | IMGpapers 1976

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7 November). CHIOCE in order that "peace and discipline" may reign' (Revolucao, 7 November).

It concluded: What separates the "socialism" of the social democrats trom the fascists is only a question of form. And as the two have need of each other to avoid that which is allergic to both of them - the dictatorship of the proletariat - they ally. Who is the enemy? The holy alliance and fascism. Yes, it as me nov amance oerween social aernocracy and fascism. It is this which permits them born to allow ine mamten ance of capitalism' ('The Danger comes from the Social Democracy' in Revolucao, Continued This line was then fully continued even after 25 November. As Isabel Do Carmo explained clearly: "We believe that the social democratic power which is hegemonic at this moment, that is to say the SP and the PPD, will convert in Jornal Novo, 12 December).

With such perspectives the PRP oriented logically towards a violent clash and insurrection. It announced: *The PRP-BR, which did not let itself be disarmed by Caetano or Spinola, is not afraid of the flabby and veiled vioconcentrate?

Wasn't it really that the whole ponucal nine - correctly summarised in Socialist Worker on 6 December: "The revolutionary left groups, the PRP and the MES, had been arguing that an armed insurrection was necessary to avoid the danger of another Chile. was false from begining. to end? That there was no danger of a Chile type coup to crush the mass organisations but a deadly danger of a 'social democtanic coup to provoke, Isolate and crush the vanguard? That the PRP totally confused the relation of social democracy and fascism? That the line of the PRP walked right into the trap, and to the degree that it influenced Clemente et al it contributed to their disastrous orientation?

Finally, of course, we could deal with how the PRP intends to combat the danger of "social democratic hegemony converting itself rapidly ITO TASCISM Its response so far has been to establish, with the MES, the 'Commando of Revolutionary AntiFascist Unity Guidelines This, as we reported in our last issue, has a basis which states: "The