A spectre is haunting our world—the spectre of Communism. All the powers of the old world have united in a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre. The capitalist imperialists, the bourgeois reactionaries, the fascists, the pork-chop nationalists, the social opportunists, the academic post-structuralists, the radical liberals and the philistine eclectics.

In an era of capitalist decay, in which the contradictions that plague society intensify day-by-day, there is an ever greater need to harness scientific socialism—i.e. Marxism—in its highest and most up-to-date form, which is Marxism-Leninism-Maoism. In a period during which revolutionaries in the Global South have made great progress in their individual protracted people’s wars whereas communists in the Global North have disintegrated under the iron heel of tailing the labour aristocracy, abandoning the communist objective to seize class power by all means necessary and succumbing to idealist metaphysics, there is a greater need of bringing everyone—communists and those who are not yet communists—to a qualitatively higher stage of consciousness, to finally understand what needs to be done. Red Spectre Writings is a blog that hopes to play a positive, albeit humble, role in catering to these needs.

Granted, the real struggle exists beyond the virtual. In order to struggle towards greater unity, we are bound to organise—to struggle, to polemicize, and to unite as a result of conscious struggle—in the material world, i.e. that what cannot be reduced to keyboard activism. With all that being said, being a communist online or disseminating communist critique and analysis through the internet are not without merit. We should just not lie to ourselves that our online activities are ‘enough’ on their own. Nevertheless, I do sincerely hope that this blog will positively contribute to our collective journey of broadening yet deepening our understanding of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism.

This blog has three goals:

1. To help those new or unfamiliar to Marxism-Leninism-Maoism understand certain concepts or historical circumstances integral to scientific socialism and its development throughout time and space.
2. To address or discuss various issues or questions from a scientific socialist perspective. This can range from matters pertaining physics and biology to matters pertaining history, ethics and philosophy.
3. To contribute towards a communist, or at least pro-communist progressive, culture. This goal has two aspects: to analyse and criticize previous works of communist art or works of art that insist on embodying “radical leftism”; and the creation of new stories that aspire to embody the revolutionary class struggle or communist principles in a sincere yet conscious manner.

This will not be an easy task, for sure. However, I do believe that this will, at the very least, make the most out of this blog. To those who have certain questions with regards to Marxism, feel free to contact me through contact@redspectrewritings.com, and perhaps I will be able to answer your questions in future blog posts or essays. To other Marxist-Leninist-Maoists out there, if you are interested in contributing to this blog—whether by submitting an essay or short story—feel free to contact me as well.

Unfortunately, I must end this article on a rather cautious note. Personal circumstances might impede me from writing for this blog on a consistent basis, so I cannot promise I will be writing for this blog on a consistent schedule anytime soon. I will try to keep everyone informed about new updates and articles through social media, so do not forget to follow Red Spectre Writings on Facebook and Twitter.

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Image: Smirnov, Jenya. Communism Wallpaper, Deviantart, 19 Feb. 2012, www.deviantart.com/jenissimo/art/Communism-wallpaper-285822675.