Communist Party Goals

[Gravitymaster 0]

After reading a discussion about communists in another post, I was curious what everyone thinks.

1963 Communist Goals

The following was entered into the Congressional record by Albert Herlong, Jr. (a Floridian who served in Congress from 1949-69) in 1963.

1) US acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war

2) US willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war

3) Develop the illusion that total disarmament by the US would be a demonstration of "moral strength"

4) Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.

5) Extension of long term loans to Russia and Soviet Satellites

6) Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination

7) Grant recognition of Red China, and admission of Red China to the UN.

8) Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the Germany question by free elections under supervision of the UN

9) Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the US has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress

10) Allow all Soviet Satellites individual representation in the UN

11) Promote the UN as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the UN as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo)

12) Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party

13) Do away with loyalty oaths

14) Continue giving Russia access to the US Patent Office

15) Capture one or both of the political parties in the US

16) Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions, by claiming their activities violate civil rights.

17) Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for Socialism, and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers associations. Put the party line in text books.

18) Gain control of all student newspapers

19) Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.

20) Infiltrate the press. Get control of book review assignments, editorial writing, policy-making positions.

21) Gain control of key positions in radio, TV & motion pictures.

22) Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all form of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings", substitute shapeless, awkward, and meaningless forms.

23) Control art critics and directors of art museums. " Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art".

24) Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.

25) Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography, and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio and TV.

26) Present Homosexuality, degeneracy, and promiscuity as "normal, natural, and healthy".

27) Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a "religious crutch"

28) Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the grounds that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state"

29) Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.

30) Discredit the American founding fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man".

31) Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of "the big picture:" Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.

32) Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture - - education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.

33) Eliminate all laws or procedures, which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.

34) Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

35) Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI

36) Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.

37) Infiltrate and gain control of big business

38) Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand or treat.

39) Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.

40) Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.

41) Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.

42) Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special interest groups should rise up and make a "united force" to solve economic, political, or social problems.

43) Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.

44) Internationalize the Panama Canal.

45) Repeal the Connally Reservation so the US can not prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction over nations and individuals alike.

[Lee03 0]

Amazing how much of this has been accomplished! At the rate things are going, I give this country about 5, 10 years at the most of surviving!

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[North95 0]

Any Congressman or Senator can enter anything into the Congressional record. While some of this is probably true, lots of this just plain silly.

North

Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth.
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[Chute 0]

Where's the who cares option?

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After reading a discussion about communists in another post, I was curious what everyone thinks.

1963 Communist Goals

The following was entered into the Congressional record by Albert Herlong, Jr. (a Floridian who served in Congress from 1949-69) in 1963.

1) US acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war
(Nope. Did not happen)

2) US willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war
(US Did not capitulate and won the Cold War)

3) Develop the illusion that total disarmament by the US would be a demonstration of "moral strength"
(The illusion is successful among some)

4) Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.
(Unsuccessful)

5) Extension of long term loans to Russia and Soviet Satellites
(I think this has happened)

6) Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination
(Obviously has happened when the nations accept it)

7) Grant recognition of Red China, and admission of Red China to the UN.
(Yep)

8) Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the Germany question by free elections under supervision of the UN
(Happened, then evaporated - thank God)

9) Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the US has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress
(Tests are banned)

10) Allow all Soviet Satellites individual representation in the UN
(Odd - took winning the Col War (see above) for this to happen)

11) Promote the UN as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the UN as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo)
(Happens quite often - many in US do not buy it)

12) Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party
(Happened)

13) Do away with loyalty oaths
(Has not happened)

14) Continue giving Russia access to the US Patent Office
(WTF???)

15) Capture one or both of the political parties in the US
(Happened)

16) Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions, by claiming their activities violate civil rights.
(THe reverse effect happened - it strengthened them)

17) Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for Socialism, and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers associations. Put the party line in text books.
(Happened - I went to college. What do you think, Professor Kallend?)

18) Gain control of all student newspapers
(Started happening till other newspapers popped up for alternative views)

19) Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.
(Happened in 60's - till draft dodging National Gurdsmen opened fire)

20) Infiltrate the press. Get control of book review assignments, editorial writing, policy-making positions.
(I've read the New York Times and LA Times - yep)

21) Gain control of key positions in radio, TV & motion pictures.
(Not radio. Not by a fucking longshot!)

22) Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all form of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings", substitute shapeless, awkward, and meaningless forms.
(IS This why the NAtional Endowment for the Arts got started? This explains it!)

23) Control art critics and directors of art museums. " Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art".
(See above)

24) Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.
(See "Howard Stern" thread)

25) Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography, and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio and TV.
(See "Howard Stern" thread)

26) Present Homosexuality, degeneracy, and promiscuity as "normal, natural, and healthy".
(See Gay Marriage Thread, Howard Stern threads, ad nauseum)

27) Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a "religious crutch"
(Jim Jones did it. L. Ron Hubbard did it. Not all churches, though)

28) Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the grounds that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state"
(Bingo. They got this one.)

29) Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.
(Bingo. Happens all the time now - see 9th Circuit)

30) Discredit the American founding fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man".
(Happens all the time - Dead White Men)

31) Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of "the big picture:" Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.
(Multiculturalism does this somewhat)

32) Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture - - education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
(Happened)

33) Eliminate all laws or procedures, which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.
(Unsuccessful)

34) Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
(Happened - it's called the FCC now. See above)

35) Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI
(The FBI nearly did that itself. Right-wingers discredited it)

36) Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.
(Happened)

37) Infiltrate and gain control of big business
(Has not)

38) Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand or treat.
(Halfway there)

39) Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
(HAppens - worse with psychologists)

40) Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.
(THey got this one)

41) Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.
(I dunno about this one)

42) Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special interest groups should rise up and make a "united force" to solve economic, political, or social problems.
(Hell no! THey want to ban guns now!)

43) Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.
(On the way)

44) Internationalize the Panama Canal.
(Thank you, Jimmy Carter)

45) Repeal the Connally Reservation so the US can not prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction over nations and individuals alike.
(Nope)

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[Gravitymaster 0]

So you think they have been somewhat sucessful? How many of these goal that haven't been achieved yet, and are applicable to today, do you think will be accomplished in the next 10 years?

[North95 0]

From their website. I'll pay for this one.

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