The tendency towards individualism in the Red Army Party
organization manifests itself as follows:
1. Retaliation. Some comrades, after being criticized inside the
Party by a soldier comrade, look for opportunities to retaliate outside the
Party, and one way is to beat or abuse the comrade in question. They also seek
to retaliate within the Party. "You have criticized me at this meeting, so
I'll find some way to pay you back at the next." Such retaliation arises
from purely personal considerations, to the neglect of the interests of the
class and of the Party as a whole. Its target is not the enemy class, but
individuals in our own ranks. It is a corrosive which weakens the organization
and its fighting capacity.
2. "Small group" mentality. Some comrades consider only
the interests of their own small group and ignore the general interest.
Although on the surface this does not seem to be the pursuit of personal
interests, in reality it exemplifies the narrowest individualism and has a
strong corrosive and centrifugal effect. "Small group" mentality used
to be rife in the Red Army, and although there has been some improvement as a
result of criticism, there are still survivals and further effort is needed to
overcome it.
3. The "employee" mentality. Some comrades do not understand
that the Party and the Red Army, of which they are members, are both
instruments for carrying out the tasks of the revolution. They do not realize
that they themselves are makers of the revolution, but think that their
responsibility is merely to their individual superiors and not to the
revolution. This passive mentality of an "employee" of the revolution
is also a manifestation of individualism. It explains why there are not very
many activists who work unconditionally for the revolution. Unless it is
eliminated, the number of activists will not grow and the heavy burden of the
revolution will remain on the shoulders of a small number of people, much to
the detriment of the struggle.
4. Pleasure-seeking. In the Red Army there are also quite a few
people whose individualism finds expression in pleasure-seeking. They always
hope that their unit will march into big cities. They want to go there not to
work but to enjoy themselves. The last thing they want is to work in the Red
areas where life is hard.
5. Passivity. Some comrades become passive and stop working
whenever anything goes against their wishes. This is mainly due to. lack of
education, though sometimes it is also due to the leadership's improper conduct
of affairs, assignment of work or enforcement of discipline.
6. The desire to leave the army. The number of people who ask for
transfers from the Red Army to local work is on the increase The reason for
this does not lie entirely with the individuals but also with: (1) the material
hardships of life in the Red Army, (2) exhaustion after long struggle, and (3)
the leadership's improper conduct of affairs, assignment of work or enforcement
of discipline.
The method of correction is primarily to strengthen education so
as to rectify individualism ideologically. Next, it is to conduct affairs, make
assignments and enforce discipline in a proper way. In addition, ways must be
found to improve the material life of the Red Army, and every available
opportunity must be utilized for rest and rehabilitation in order to improve
material conditions. In our educational work we must explain that in its social
origin individualism is a reflection within the Party of petty-bourgeois and
bourgeois ideas.
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