Declaration on the Reversal of Chinese Capitalist Restoration
1980
The following document was originally received, translated, and published by the organ of the American Revolutionary Communist Party, “Revolutionary Worker,” on January 1, 1981, at a time when Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao were being tried.
This Chinese translation is only machine-translated and proofread; any errors are welcome to be corrected. The second edition of the English translation can be downloaded here.
Dear comrades:
Our party and country have unfortunately experienced a counterrevolutionary coup aimed at restoring capitalism. Recently, this counterrevolutionary clique has arrogantly established a so-called “court” to conduct a so-called “trial” of outstanding Chinese Communist leaders—Comrade Jiang Qing, Comrade Zhang Chunqiao, Comrade Wang Hongwen, and others—who insist on following the Marxist-Leninist path. Therefore, the Marxist-Leninist Central Committee has issued a solemn statement, firmly expressing our unwavering resolve to fight to the end. Now, we present this booklet to you, requesting your comrades’ support.
Revolutionary greetings.
A worker from a factory in Shanghai
January 3, 1981
The Reactionary Forces That Sent the Party to the “Dock” of Trial Became Defendants Themselves
The Deng, Hu, Zhao group, which brazenly and openly, smugly and viciously, embarked on the road of capitalist restoration, after long-term planning and manipulation of their fabricated “Supreme People’s Procuratorate Special Procuratorate” and “Supreme People’s Court Special Tribunal,” staged a series of the most unjust and ugliest farces in the history of the international communist movement and Chinese revolutionary movement—so-called “Trial of the Ten Main Criminals.” Among these “ten main criminals,” the so-called “Gang of Four”—Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan—outstanding children of the Party and staunch defenders of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought—became the main targets of this “trial” and revengeful attack. Chen Boda and others such as Huang, Wu, Li, Qiu, Jiang, etc., were merely accessories.
Because the Deng, Hu, Zhao clique’s power to restore capitalism was directly stolen from Jiang, Zhang, Wang, and Yao, they planned from the very beginning to use super-fascist, regime-changing methods to deal with the other side that had been deprived of power. If we seek appropriate language in international communist literature to describe everything Jiang, Zhang, Wang, and Yao suffered and to condemn the despicable acts of Deng, Hu, Zhao, and their henchmen, Marx’s discussion of the positive and negative aspects of the Paris Commune is entirely applicable: “What flexibility these Parisians had, what a sense of historical initiative, what a spirit of self-sacrifice!.. No matter what, even if the Paris uprising is suppressed by the wolves, swine, and treacherous dogs of the old society, it remains our Party’s most glorious achievement since the June uprising in Paris.”[^1]
Ultimately, what crimes did Jiang, Zhang, Wang, and Yao commit?
Anyone who is illegally arrested, detained, and deprived of all political rights can be arbitrarily accused by the rulers of a host of crimes. Forcibly including Jiang, Zhang, Wang, and Yao among the so-called “ten main criminals” fully exposes their malicious intent to plot conspiracies day and night and to recklessly implicate others. Moreover, in the indictment involving the so-called “Gang of Four”—Jiang, Zhang, Wang, Yao—covering forty-eight alleged “crimes”[^2], it is especially prominent that this group used—against the very revolutionary principles Marx tirelessly opposed—very measures that must be taken to reform and revolutionize. If we must say that Jiang, Zhang, Wang, and Yao, especially the two heroic proletarian fighters Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao, indeed committed so-called “crimes” deserving punishment, then their “crimes” can be summarized as:
1. Jiang Qing should not have borne the blame for those feudal “wife-paying-debt” customs just because she was Mao Zedong’s wife. Mao Zedong is the greatest Marxist-Leninist of our era. In the struggle against imperialism and domestic reactionaries, in the fight against right and “Left” opportunism within the Party, against all forms of revisionism, in the integration of Marxist-Leninist truth with China’s revolutionary practice, and in the cause of liberation for oppressed nations and peoples worldwide, Mao Zedong left an indelible, glorious mark in history. But Mao Zedong was human, not a god. Facing attacks and reprisals from imperialism, reactionary classes, opportunists within the Party, revisionists, and wolves, swine, and treacherous dogs, he could not always be gentle, modest, and tolerant, nor could he handle them with delicate painting, embroidery, banquets, or essays.[^3] Therefore, in the fierce struggle to eliminate all demons and ghosts and to defend Marxism-Leninism and the dictatorship of the proletariat, it was inevitable that some self-proclaimed “saints and heroes” would be regarded as demons and ghosts to be eliminated, and that one or two ordinary people’s heads would be smashed—an unavoidable sacrifice in any revolution. But now, the traitor group of Deng, Hu, and Zhao, who embarked on the road of capitalist restoration, has posthumously enshrined those defeated demons and ghosts as “saints and heroes,” and turned the smashed “dog heads” into human heads. They not only shout “frame-up” but also use this to smear the great revolutionary Mao Zedong, whom the Chinese and world peoples admire, and even attempt to make Mao’s wife Jiang Qing or the so-called “Gang of Four” responsible for the small, unavoidable mistakes Mao made during his leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese revolution. Is this justice?
2. Comrade Jiang Qing and her few close comrades were too civilized, suffered many losses due to “kind-heartedness.” The revolutionary struggle must not be so gentle and modest, nor as delicate as painting, embroidery, banquets, or essays, nor can it be complacent when the revolutionary situation seems favorable, nor talk about equality and peaceful coexistence with hostile classes. Mao Zedong personally drafted the “May 16 Notification,” which clearly states: “The struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, the truth of Marxism and the fallacies of the bourgeoisie and all exploitative classes, is not a matter of east wind overwhelming west wind, but west wind overwhelming east wind…” and emphasizes: “…The bourgeoisie and imperialist loyal dogs, together with the bourgeoisie and imperialism, uphold the ideology of bourgeois oppression and exploitation of the proletariat, oppose Marxism-Leninism and socialist social systems. They are a group of anti-communist, anti-people counterrevolutionaries, and our struggle with them is a life-and-death struggle. There is no question of equality. Our struggle with them can only be a fight to the death, and our relationship is not one of equality but one of class oppression—proletariat dictatorship over the bourgeoisie.” Following this brilliant and sharp directive, the proletariat launched the Cultural Revolution that shook the world. At that time, Comrade Jiang Qing and her comrades gained Mao Zedong’s full trust and strong support. They undoubtedly had enough strength to thoroughly defeat the anti-Party, counterrevolutionary elements composed of Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping, Peng Zhen, Luo Ruiqing, Lu Dingyi, Yang Shangkun, and others in the Party, government, military, and arts, leaving them with no chance to turn over. But unfortunately, although Comrade Jiang Qing and her close comrades could have done so, they did not. During the glorious ten years of the Cultural Revolution, most of the anti-Party, counterrevolutionary elements who embarked on the road of capitalism were given opportunities to reform, and some even found political outlets, except for a few who went down the path of complete separation from the Party and people, committing heinous crimes. However, because Jiang Qing and her comrades failed to realize that revolutionary work does not require gentle and conciliatory principles, and did not root out these anti-Party, counterrevolutionary elements, even trusting the reactionary group leaders’ false repentance and return to power to spread more toxins and rescue drowning dogs, they provided opportunities for future revenge.
3. There are too few comrades who could be trusted by Jiang Qing, who fought to the end and would rather die than surrender! Unqualified people were promoted, leading to shocking betrayals at critical moments determining the success or failure of the revolution. Investigations found that over the past decades, the Marxist-Leninist education and Mao Zedong Thought implementation within our Party seemed superficial. For a long time, most Party cadres, especially those in important leadership positions, failed to firmly grasp the ability to distinguish true from false revolution, nor did they develop the noble character of professional revolutionaries—to defend the truth unwaveringly, even at the cost of beheading or house-searching. As a result, among our revolutionary ranks, there are cowards who retreat, cunning rabbits fleeing at the first sign of trouble, and profit-seekers. Even well-known flag-bearers like Wang Hongwen and Yao Wenyuan could not withstand the harsh test of revolutionary struggle. Ultimately, under the brutal torture and threats of anti-Party, counterrevolutionary elements, they shamelessly denounced the necessary sabotage and violence of revolutionary struggle, as well as the legitimate self-defense that should be part of revolutionary combat, and were manipulated by the enemy, admitting to the various “crimes” and “mistakes” arrogantly imposed on them. All this happened on that reactionary, absurd, and merely showy “court” set up to boast of the temporary victory of anti-Party, counterrevolution.
Only genuine gold can withstand the fire; only those like Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao, who dare to despise the enemy, can demonstrate the great spirit of sacrifice that regards death as home.
4. Our military actions failed to closely coordinate with the changing political situation. During the Cultural Revolution, guided by the brilliance of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, inspired theoretically and led practically by Comrade Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao, our revolutionary ranks gained the support of the masses, becoming a common goal for unity and struggle among workers, peasants, revolutionary youth, and soldiers nationwide. Especially within the People’s Liberation Army, we had overwhelming support, so even if our revolutionary cause faced temporary setbacks, the unparalleled strength rooted in this invincible people’s army—across all branches, military academies, and command levels—remained a reliable guarantee to defeat all anti-Party, counterrevolutionary traitors. Moreover, we established militia units composed of workers and peasants across the country to defend against revisionism, smash class enemies, and fight against anti-Party, counterrevolutionary traitors. However, when we deepened and expanded political mobilization, creating a highly favorable political situation for revolution, we neither took the initiative to strike at various anti-Party, counterrevolutionary strongholds nor anticipated that reactionary forces would launch a sudden attack during the mourning period after the death of our great revolutionary leader and mentor Mao Zedong, arresting and imprisoning several revolutionary leaders including Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao. Furthermore, after the incident, the People’s Liberation Army and militia units in various regions failed to take the initiative, nor did they carry out timely actions conducive to continuing the revolution and expanding the struggle. The near-completion of the armed uprising in Shanghai was abandoned because of our lack of vigilance and delayed emergency measures. As a result, a golden opportunity for resistance was lost.
Among the many “crimes” charged against Comrade Jiang Qing, some were unavoidable under the social conditions of feudal thought still existing in Chinese society; others reflected that, in this unprecedented revolutionary struggle, faced with extremely stubborn, cunning, widespread, and covert enemies, Jiang Qing, as the leadership core of the revolutionary organization, and the new revolutionary forces under her leadership, lacked experience. Therefore, we do not shy away from discussing shortcomings and mistakes in revolutionary work, nor from acknowledging our temporary setbacks and defeats. This should not be solely attributed to Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, and other leaders. Our setbacks are the setbacks of the Chinese Communist Party’s adherence to the Marxist-Leninist line, the reversal of Mao Zedong’s revolutionary path under the dictatorship of the proletariat, and a serious setback for China and the world’s revolutionary peoples on the road of anti-revisionism and anti-revisionist struggle. Because of this, the more consciously and specifically we identify and point out these errors and faults, the more we can learn from history, be more cautious in the future. In this way, these shortcomings and mistakes can be avoided, overcome, and corrected one by one, allowing our revolutionary cause to withstand the test of fire and enabling us to persevere unwaveringly to the end.
The People Are the Ultimate Judges
The masses are the creators of history. Likewise, all anti-Party, counterrevolutionary elements must undergo the judgment of the people and receive their final verdict. Today, China’s proletarian state power has been usurped by a small handful of reactionaries who were overthrown but have now restored capitalism. Demonic demons and treacherous wolves have come out to cause trouble, and treacherous dogs are rampant, attempting to restore all bourgeois privileges; meanwhile, they fabricate a bourgeois-style “court” to barbarically suppress and “trial” outstanding proletarian revolutionary leaders—an absurd and shameful farce, as Comrade Jiang Qing sternly pointed out: “This is a trial of the Chinese Communist Party!”
Because these reactionaries who restore capitalism openly carry out anti-Party, anti-people activities, they viciously deprive Comrade Jiang Qing of the most basic rights to defend and argue for the Marxist-Leninist line upheld by the Chinese Communist Party and for the interests of the Chinese proletariat and revolutionary people in their bourgeois “court.” Isn’t this a naked exposure of their putting the Party on trial and ruthlessly dictating dictatorship over the proletariat?
But for these reactionaries who restore capitalism, the more they fear the truth, the more they try to conceal and persecute it, the more the truth will become an indestructible lighthouse in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people. People will see through their sinister intentions and ugly faces from beginning to end. Today, if these reactionaries truly value their so-called “seeking truth from facts” and “practice is the only criterion for testing truth,” the people will naturally scrutinize their actions over the past four years since usurping the Party and restoring the bourgeois dictatorship, relentlessly exposing their hypocrisy with Marxist-Leninist “truth-seeking mirrors,” analyzing their emptiness and falsehoods, and comparing their actual deeds with the standards of Marxism-Leninism or the so-called “truth” pursued by bourgeois revisionists opposed to Marxism-Leninism. It will be easy to discern their true goals and their real conduct.
We can confidently say: for that small handful of stubborn reactionaries, wolves, and treacherous dogs attempting to restore capitalism, all slanders, framing, curses, and even incredible rumors they pour out against those who uphold Marxism-Leninism and are inheritors of the proletarian revolutionary cause—especially now targeting Comrade Jiang Qing and Zhang Chunqiao—can be directly and fully retaliated against themselves. Because if we “judge” their own “practice”—their anti-Party, counterrevolutionary, anti-people activities—the ironclad fact is:
1) Implementing Feudal Dictatorship
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution aimed to create a forum for the political expression of the people, allowing the entire nation, especially workers, peasants, and revolutionary youth, to freely voice opinions, concern themselves with the fundamental affairs of the Party and the country, implement the mass line, prevent anyone—especially Party members and cadres—from abusing power for personal gain, and further closely connect with the masses, resolutely fighting bourgeois ideology. This was to aid socialist revolution and construction, and to create a political situation characterized by both centralization and democracy, discipline and freedom, and unity of will and personal vitality. Therefore, at the Second Plenary Session of the Ninth Central Committee, we amended the constitution to explicitly guarantee “the people’s rights to large-scale criticism, discussion, debate, and posters” in the highest legal form. But because these “Four Great Freedoms” are weapons for close contact with the masses and for resolutely fighting bourgeoisie, the bourgeoisie’s actual agents—those reactionaries seeking to overthrow the proletarian dictatorship and restore capitalism—fabricated the idea of using them to establish so-called “socialist democracy and legal system.” They soon found that the “Four Freedoms” were extremely unfavorable to consolidating their rule and restoring capitalism. So they turned around and slandered the “Four Freedoms” as “destroying democracy, destroying law, destroying production, and splitting party-mass relations,” and viciously erased them. This vile retrogression, this transformation of socialism into fascism—anti-Party, counterrevolutionary activities—forced us to make a supplement to our previous work, changing from “From Bourgeois Democratic Party to Capitalist Roaders” to “From Capitalist Roaders to Fascist Dictatorship”[^4]. This is entirely determined by their reactionary nature; we are not slandering them.
2) Causing the National Economy to Fall into Catastrophe
Since the reactionaries’ four-year-old restoration of capitalism, they have viciously slandered the glorious and fruitful ten years of the Cultural Revolution as a “Decade of Catastrophe.” But the masses have sharp eyes. Who caused the “catastrophe”? It was them. Because, in fact, before the counterrevolutionary coup in October 1976, China was a financially sound, stable socialist country, with no internal or external debt, and a national treasury reserve exceeding hundreds of billions. But by 1978, under the rule of these reactionaries who restored capitalism and wasted resources, our reserves had shrunk to about 1 billion. By 1980, due to wrong principles and serious consequences, China shifted from surplus to deficit, with debts reaching $17 billion, and an expected deficit of over $10 billion in 1981–82. What caused such a staggering deficit? It was inseparable from the anti-Party, counterrevolutionary restoration of capitalism. Under the crazy manipulation of that small group of swine, treacherous wolves, and self-proclaimed “supermen”—who fancied themselves able to control the wind and rain and boasted as “saviors”—they blindly followed the “Four Modernizations,” claiming it as their own genius. The so-called “Ten-Year Economic Plan,” followed by the so-called “Three-Year Adjustment” and the “Eight Character Policy”[^5], were all shattered by facts. Repeated plans failed, especially when they worshiped the dollar and foreign things, and established so-called “Special Economic Zones.” These were in fact meant to attract overseas and foreign capital, exploit Chinese labor, and turn these zones into “paradises” for illegal activities, profiteering, smuggling, and tax evasion. They attempted to turn socialist zones into openly illegal and profit-seeking “heavens.”
They have completely lost confidence in socialism, abandoned the policy of self-reliance and hard work, and recklessly leaned toward capitalist countries, importing machinery and “advanced technology.” Within two or three years, import totals soared to $16–17 billion. All imported goods were bought on high-interest loans. A single project at Baoshan Steel cost billions. They are truly “blind commanders,” completely ignoring economic calculations. The result was raw material shortages, lack of operational and maintenance skills, no supporting or spare parts, turning into a heavy burden. The blood and sweat of the people were thus squandered! As for turning to capitalist countries for aid, they blindly relied on capitalist “fathers,” who manipulated and mocked them, pulling their noses—an act that not only defiles socialism but also shames the Chinese people.
3) Creating a Serious “Crisis of Confidence”
Over decades since the founding of the Chinese Communist Party and the birth of New China, the Party has established immense prestige among the people across the country, especially during the glorious ten years of the Cultural Revolution. The youth eagerly studied Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought. Many Red Army soldiers and veteran cadres rekindled revolutionary passion, advancing courageously and serving the people. The youth went to the countryside and conquered nature, producing countless heroes like Zhu Hejia[^6].
Various forms of open schooling—such as “July 21 Workers University,” “May 7 Cadre Schools,” rural political night schools, and theory study groups—were not only important educational reforms but also a surge in mass learning movements. They elevated workers, peasants, and soldiers onto the political stage of the superstructure, cultivating numerous revolutionary cadres through the “Three Great Revolutionary Movements,” transforming them into fighters who dare to struggle and dare to win. These creative developments not only illuminated the glorious milestones of our socialist cause but also earned respect and trust from brother parties of Marxism-Leninism worldwide. However, every step forward became a thorn in the eye of those anti-Party, counterrevolutionary groups. Therefore, once their conspiracy of restoring capitalism succeeded, they viciously and relentlessly sabotaged and trampled on the Cultural Revolution. They distorted Marxism-Leninism, smeared socialism, defamed revolutionary leaders, persecuted revolutionary cadres and masses. They turned black into white, falsely accusing good people. They promoted a semi-feudal, semi-colonial philosophy—money first, profit above all, “Nurture is Mother,” and worship of all “foreign goods.” To foster this corrupt atmosphere and let bad elements run rampant, they depicted socialism as a dark mess. The youth felt empty and confused; workers and peasants lost hope and future. This naturally caused an unprecedented “crisis of confidence” in socialist China since its founding.
Today, the true children of the Party who seriously study Marxism-Leninism are hard to find. Many outstanding children from the ranks of workers, peasants, and soldiers, who contributed on various production lines and were elected to important leadership positions, are now being purged and cruelly persecuted.
Those who once dedicated themselves to revolution no longer aim for rural exile; quite the opposite. These revisionists open the back door[^7], openly seek privileges, and incite a pernicious trend of sending their children abroad. Currently, some scum who only know ABCs are staging farces, sharpening their heads, and scheming to go abroad “on pilgrimage,” eating capitalist bread but not Chinese steamed buns and rice! More tragically and contemptibly, this group of half-hearted “overseas returnees” squander the foreign exchange earned with the blood and sweat of the motherland: either indulging in the “civilization” of capitalist sins or completely betraying the motherland, slipping away with their feet.
4) Creating a Severe “Crisis of Confidence”
For decades since the founding of the Chinese Communist Party and the birth of New China, the Party has established immense prestige among the people across the country, especially during the glorious ten years of the Cultural Revolution. The youth eagerly studied Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought. Many Red Army soldiers and veteran cadres rekindled revolutionary passion, advancing courageously and serving the people. The youth went to the countryside and conquered nature, producing countless heroes like Zhu Hejia[^6].
“July 21 Workers University,” “May 7 Cadre Schools,” rural political night schools, theory study groups, and other open educational formats were not only important reforms but also a popular wave of learning among the masses. They brought workers, peasants, and soldiers onto the political stage of the superstructure, cultivating numerous revolutionary cadres through the “Three Great Revolutionary Movements,” transforming them into fighters who dare to struggle and dare to win. These creative developments not only marked milestones of our socialist enterprise but also earned respect from Marxist-Leninist brother parties worldwide. However, every step forward became a thorn in the side of those anti-Party, counterrevolutionary groups. Therefore, once their conspiracy of restoring capitalism succeeded, they viciously and relentlessly sabotaged and trampled the Cultural Revolution. They distorted Marxism-Leninism, smeared socialism, defamed revolutionary leaders, persecuted cadres and masses. They turned black into white, falsely accusing good people. They promoted a semi-feudal, semi-colonial philosophy—money first, profit above all, “Nurture is Mother,” and worship of all “foreign goods.” To foster this corrupt atmosphere and let bad elements run rampant, they depicted socialism as a dark mess. The youth felt empty and confused; workers and peasants lost hope and future. This naturally caused an unprecedented “crisis of confidence” in socialist China since its founding.
Today, the true children of the Party who seriously study Marxism-Leninism are hard to find. Many outstanding children from the ranks of workers, peasants, and soldiers, who contributed on various production lines and were elected to important leadership positions, are now being purged and cruelly persecuted.
Those who once dedicated themselves to revolution no longer aim for rural exile; quite the opposite. These revisionists open the back door[^7], openly seek privileges, and incite a pernicious trend of sending their children abroad. Currently, some scum who only know ABCs are staging farces, sharpening their heads, and scheming to go abroad “on pilgrimage,” eating capitalist bread but not Chinese steamed buns and rice! More tragically and contemptibly, this group of half-hearted “overseas returnees” squander the foreign exchange earned with the blood and sweat of the motherland: either indulging in the “civilization” of capitalist sins or completely betraying the motherland, slipping away with their feet.溜之大吉，甚至有人自杀身亡。这为资本主义国家和台湾国民党提供了丰富的宣传材料，他们大肆渲染所谓“逃往自由”的惊人案例，宣称这些人是对中国“极权”统治不满。当你自贬身价时，他人便更容易落井下石。从这种严峻的形势来看，这伙反党集团不仅在我国制造了“信心危机”，更挥舞着破坏球，企图将我们的社会主义大厦的每一块砖都砸个粉碎。
4）扩大资产阶级文化污染，传播资产阶级思想毒素
在文化大革命的十年光辉岁月里，春光灿烂、莺歌燕舞[^8]。我们的工农兵文艺工作者活跃在“三大革命运动”的各条战线，他们的英雄壮举无论怎样歌颂都不为过；军旅史诗数不胜数；描绘工人与农民、科技与国防的发展和进步的画作层出不穷；更有在社会主义建设道路上推陈出新、层出不穷、鼓舞人心、丰富多彩、颇具诗意的革命文艺作品。而如今，无产阶级不仅失去了国家政权，也失去了文艺领域的领导权。于是，那洪钟般的声音被扔到一旁[^9]，取而代之的是瓦片碰撞般的刺耳杂响，文艺界那些曾被打倒的牛鬼蛇神如今又浮出水面，出版酸腐发臭的“复仇文学”、“反思文学”。而那些惯于拍马谄媚、如蝇逐臭的无耻娼妓，为讨好复辟资本主义的反动派，趁机炮制出他们的“伤痕文学”和“阴谋文学”[^10]。他们以为只要挤出几滴眼泪，就能把文化大革命的晴空抹黑成阴云密布的烂摊子。但文革的光辉岂是他们能遮蔽的？真正散布阴霾的，正是由复辟资本主义的反党、反革命集团蓄意炮制、鼓吹的“复仇文学”“反思文学”“伤痕文学”“阴谋文学”，这些早已在祖国上空弥散着乌云和浊气。在这乌云的掩护下，在日月无光的黑暗中，某些资本主义腐朽现象——色情、紧身裤、长发、墨镜、迪斯科、堕落音乐等——起初悄然走私入境，如今竟公然大行其道。所有革命传统与艰苦朴素的教育，都被这一小撮复辟资本主义的豺狼、瘟猪和下贱的走狗尽数抹杀！纵观这一切，请问他们骨子里还有一丝一毫的马克思列宁主义吗？
通过把党放上审判台，复辟集团的丑恶面目暴露无遗
为了给其篡党夺权的罪恶阴谋寻找理由和借口，这个反党、反革命、反人民的阴谋集团将江、张、王、姚——这些曾反对他们，如今却因突袭而身陷囹圄的马克思主义战士——推上审判台，仿效资产阶级法律程序，炮制出这场彻头彻尾的丑剧——所谓的“审判”。然而众所周知，江、张、王、姚所执行的，是得到全党、全国、全军拥护的伟大领袖：毛泽东同志的指示，是基于党中央和全国人民的共同意志并经过总结而做出的指示。就连今天坐在“审判”席上那一小撮人，当年也同样高呼“毛主席万岁！”，紧跟毛主席的英明领导。如果他们不是阳奉阴违、专搞阴谋诡计的两面派，那么为什么不在毛主席仍然健在之时，就公然鼓吹资本主义道路，直接反对无产阶级文化大革命，甚至施展他们那套突袭的伎俩，逮捕、囚禁这位受到全国各族人民拥戴的伟大革命领袖呢？正因为人民不站在他们那边，真理也不站在他们那边，他们才不得不戴上紧跟毛主席、紧跟党中央的顺从面具。经过批判修正主义、批林批孔的重要斗争之后，他们更展现出虚伪的热忱以骗取信任。直到毛泽东同志逝世、全国人民沉浸在悲痛之中时，他们才发动突然袭击，最终彻底暴露出他们一贯隐藏的反党、反革命、反人民的真面目。正因为他们是阴谋家、两面派，所以如今他们“审判”江、张、王、姚，其实是在“审判”我们这个时代最伟大的马克思列宁主义者、中华人民共和国的伟大缔造者毛主席同志，更是在“审判”拥有六十年历史，经过二十八年的革命斗争推翻了帝国主义、封建主义、官僚资本主义反动统治的伟大的中国共产党。
不过，他们上演这场“审判”革命导师、“审判”中国共产党的丑剧时，也不可避免地将自己那小撮人复辟资本主义的狂妄野心一并送上了审判台。实际上，本文所揭露的他们篡党夺权后对我国政治、经济、社会、教育、文化的严重破坏，已经足以使我们每个人——特别是每一位马列主义者——认识到：其反党、反革命、反人民的罪行早已达到天怒人怨的地步。尤其可恶的是，他们非但不为其叛党卖国感到丝毫羞耻，反而将那出“审判”党、审判他们自己的丑剧一幕幕地拍下来，精心挑选最能彰显其不可一世的录像通过卫星转播。这些录像的版权以4万美元的价格卖给了美国哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)。美国广播公司(ABC)不甘落后，也通过卫星转播了录像。见美国广播公司(ABC)能够不花一分钱就拿到录像，美国哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)不愿吃亏，便拒绝付款。眼见煮熟的鸭子飞了，这一小撮复辟资本主义的白猫黑猫、贪狗饿狗便疯了似的嚎叫，指控对方违约。这场争斗真是火药味十足！此外，这群无耻的渣滓还将其肮脏行径的片段录成磁带，以每盘230港元的价格在国外及港澳地区大量兜售。这进一步证明，这些复辟资本主义的败类为了牟利不择手段，甚至甘愿成为国际笑柄，不惜进行任何危害国家和人民利益的罪恶勾当。
但是，我们严正警告这一小撮坏分子：你们拙劣的表演无法压倒中国共产党，更无法压倒千百万坚定捍卫马克思列宁主义的英雄战士。事实上，在你们的严刑逼供下，江青、张春桥两位同志早已视死如归，对你们这群鼠辈、小丑的表演嗤之以鼻。江、张两位同志坚持真理、奋勇斗争的精神，极大地鼓舞了我国革命人民、我党革命同志，也鼓舞了人民解放军中那些不愿被这群复辟资本主义的反动派拖进泥潭，决心革命到底、战斗到底的指战员们。国家要独立、人民要革命，我们要马列主义、不要修正主义，更不要资本主义——这条通向未来的道路无可阻挡。只要我们还活着，你们这群复辟资本主义的豺狼、瘟猪和下贱的走狗，就最好别得意得太早。我们也必须加倍努力，增强战斗本领，坚持到底。我们誓要夺回政权，将它还给无产阶级。若你们不信，就走着瞧！[^1]: 中译者注：《马克思致路·库格曼》（1871年4月12日），《马克思恩格斯选集》第四卷，人民出版社1972年版。[^2]: 中译者注：见《中华人民共和国最高人民检察院特别检察厅起诉书》特检字第一号，1980年11月2日。[^3]: 中译者注：此处是化用了毛主席的《湖南农民运动考察报告》。[^4]: 中译者注：英译本的原文加了引号，应该是文章名，但暂未找到这篇文章的任何线索。[^5]: 中译者注：指由邓小平于1975年提出但被驳回，复辟后通过的《1976—1985年发展国民经济十年规划纲要》。另见：《陈云与20世纪80年代初期国民经济的调整》。[^6]: 中译者注：暂未找到关于Zhu Hejia的报道，以确定其中文原名，故保留原状。[^7]: 《革命工人》注：靠托关系把青年塞进大学。[^8]: 《革命工人》注：摘自毛泽东诗作。中译者注：未找到原文，可能是《革命工人》把成语出处搞错了。[^9]: 中译者注：英译本原文是“Therefore, a metal bell was discarded”，直译是“于是，金属铃铛被丢弃”。中译者认为此处的中文原文应该是“洪钟”，美革共的英译者未能正确理解这个词语的含义，因此翻译错了。初版英译本翻译成了“Therefore, a yellow bell was discarded”，并写注释说：“yellow bell”是中国古代乐器，此处喻指无产阶级文化大革命时期文化工作取得的重大突破。[^10]: 《革命工人》注：“伤痕文学”是哀叹这些人在文化大革命期间遭受“迫害”的文学；“阴谋文学”则是将文化大革命描绘成领导集团之间派系斗争的文学。
