Monday, November 12, 2012

CPP/NDF: Only Justice Shall Pave the Way for Peace

Posted to the CPP Website (Nov 11): Only Justice Shall Pave the Way for Peace

Patnubay De Guia
Spokesperson
NDF-Southern Tagalog

Crowned as the hope of any nation, the youth should partake actively in the nation’s quest for peace. In September 2012, famous personalities like Anne Curtis, Gerald Anderson and Aple de Ap overwhelmed the launching of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) “I am for Peace” campaign. President Aquino led it himself, applauding the stars’ readiness to serve as national peace ambassadors geared for promoting peace and raising public awareness about the ongoing peace process with the Muslim community.

On October 28-31, 2012, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) launched the first National Youth Leadership Summit (NYLS) in Davao City participated in by more than 600 youths from all over of the country. AFP Chief of Staff General Jesus Dellosa said that NYLS was their “invitation for all Filipinos to take active part in winning the peace for our country and succeeding generations.”

First, the stars in the world of entertainment. Next, the common youth. Does the government think peace is achievable when endorsed by famous personalities? Are the youth really the AFP’s new army for peace or its mere instruments in waging peace against peace itself?....

There is nothing wrong with peace-building efforts. The question, however, should always be: for whom? For whom is the peace that the AFP strives for? Is it for the greater number of the populace, which are the poor or is it for the wealthy, ruling elite? Does AFP’s NYLS aim to teach the youth to be critical thinkers or does it inculcate conservatism that intends to maintain the status quo and thereby keeping peace itself at arms length?....

It is fitting when Comrade Mao Zedong said: “We are advocates of the abolition of war, we do not want war; but war can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.”

The youth is a potent force for social change. They possess that beautiful youthful spirit that is made even more meaningful when fused with the struggles of the toiling masses. Confronted with the ever-worsening world capitalist crisis, the youth should never cease to fight against the oppressive system that aims to waste them. We enjoin the Filipino youth, take up arms and join the armed struggle!

http://www.philippinerevolution.net/statements/only-justice-shall-pave-the-way-for-peace

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