Cuban Revolution is an oasis for the revolutionary movement in the universe. Many revolutionary movements in Latin America, as well as in Asia and Africa, taking lessons from the Cuban revolution. One of the most important lessons of Cuban Revolution is a success in bringing together various social forces of Cuban people. It allows the overthrow of Batista regime and then to pave the way towards socialism.
Here, Castro has a big hand. One of them is his success of elaborating a political strategy to build social power, which allows the overthrow of Batista regime and oligarchy. Fidel clearly knows how to identify the most critical link, which allows him to take over the entire chain and makes the revolution moving forward. Here, the most decisive chain is the struggle to overthrow the Batista.
As a consequence, there should be the unification of the whole social power of anti-Batista. It means, not only unites the sector and the revolutionary class, but also reformers sector and even reactionary sectors that contradict with Batista. Fidel strategy has a strong base. For Fidel, the imperialist powers -- with the backing of newspapers, television, and other means of mass communication -- using subtle lies to promote division and instill the fear to the masses about revolutionary ideas.
"Disunity is the product of all kinds of prejudices, false ideas and false; sectarianism; dogmatism; lack of common concepts in analyzing the role of every social strata, with its party, the organization and its leader, "Fidel said.
According to Fidel, all of the above preclude the need for unity of action that should occur among the progressive and democratic. It hinders the efforts to organize a large majority of masses in anti-imperialist struggle and anti-feudalism. Fidel calls it as an infantile disease in revolutionary movement.
In 1971, when talking with students Chile, Fidel gave an interesting view of the revolutionary unification. Fidel said, " The ideal thing in politics is the unity in view, the unity of doctrine, the unity of strength and the unity of command, as in war."
"A revolution indeed resembles a war," Fidel said. "It is difficult to imagine the battle, in the midst of a battle, with ten different military strategy and tactics. The ideal is unity."
Ideally it should be united, but in reality can be different. For Fidel, it is difficult to achieve full unity. However, let us seek unity in view. "We seek unity in purpose, unity in specific issues. If it is not possible to achieve the ideal of unity, let us together in a number of objectives," Fidel said.
Cuban Revolution provides three important lessons related to the process of unification of the revolutionary forces. First, the revolutionary leader must put an effort to unite the revolutionary forces as a major concern. And for that, as confirmed by Fidel, they must use a minimum goal, not a maximum, as a starting point. For example, Mexico's fact between 26th of July Movement and Revolutionary Directorate.
Second, the most helpful thing in the unification process of revolutionary force is implementation a strategy which has a lot of truth in the struggle against the main enemy. If the results are good, then the other revolutionary forces will join in the struggle, in the moment of victory, or a few months or years later.
Third, all participants (in alliance) should have equal rights and every "superiority disease" that may appear in one or another organization must be fought. It is very important to achieve the long-term unity of revolutionary forces. And -- as warned by Fidel -- it is useful to give a precise evaluation of the contribution of each of revolutionary forces without establishing the division of powers, both based on the degree of their participation in the revolution or even based on the number of members of each organization.
To combat sectarianism, Fidel said like this, "Revolution is superior when compared to what we do. It is a superior and more important than any organization here."
Fidel describing the revolution is like a big tree, and the revolutionary organizations is the root. Large trees have many roots. All roots -- originating from different directions -- united by a large tree trunk.
In addition, Fidel also stressed, that the great and small revolutionary forces are quite influential in unity. He explained, "Why when we only amounted to 120 armed men, we are not interested in a broad unity, but then, when we are already number in the thousands, we are interested in a broad unity?"
The answer is simple, "When we were only 120 people, unity means a majority in the hands of conservative and reactionary elements or representatives of unrevolutionary interests, though against Batista. However, towards the end of the fight, when all the organizations believe that the movement will achieve victory and tyranny will be defeated, they will be attracted to unity. And we become a decisive force in it."
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[CZ-lacalifusa120614/Recalling when Fidel Castro's revolution began on December 2, 1956]
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