and ine resultino vote for tne social Democracy tne successive crises of the political-military power; the exploitation of the social situation existing in the Centre and North of the country; the actions unleashed by the church hierarchy; the presentation or the Document or tne wine, tne reactionarv exploitation of the problem of the returnees from Angola; and the rightist manoeuvres in the military Since it is impossible in reality to establish a stable system of bourgeois rule in Portugal through 'democratic" forms, it is understandable why this Social Democratic offensive objectively helped une Tascist rignt to reorganise usent and regain posi tions. In this context, the Social Democratic solution' for the present crisis will inevitably lead to a The working class, the toilers, and the progressive and revolutionary forces, both civilian and military, inus tind temselves tacmo an all-out bourgeois orrensive that can be defeated only by a firm and massive counter-attack.
The fallowing are the main aspects of this reacmonary escaralion. of the political plan presented by some officers in COPCON, as well as the support demonstrated for the formation of the Front for Revolutionary Unity, nave snown at oroao masses are reacy tor une revolution. This, of course, involves a consciousness on their part that to avoid a defeat we have to go forware Thus, it is clearly urgent to launch a broad mass ottensive unar can moouise Ine workers ang unEe them around their organs of people's power for an immediate and unnesitatino advance or tne revorutionary process, to defeat the bourgeoisie, to destroy their state apparatus, and to build a workers This vital obiective can be realised oniv it the various revolutionary political organisations and all the revolutionary activists are able to combine their efforts.
masses will take up as their own.
Line ordans or peoples gover Wing class and toiling masses.
Revolutionary unity is essential and power ov me broictaniar build the socialist society fascism.
The Front for Revolutionary Unity we are going to build to unite the political organisations in action is designed to help unify. the revolutionists behind ISHH a revolutionary platorm or struggle inat tne toming The Front for Revolutionary Unity will enable us to combine the forces of all the revolutionists so as to promote, strengthen, spread and co-ordinate The Front for Revolutionary Unity is not a subsutute tor the seit-guided organisation of the work The role of the Front is to help create the conditions that will enable the organs of people's power to come increasingly to the fore as the fundamental means for the taking of power by the workers and for the exercise of revolutionary Ably.
By its activity, the Front for Revolutionary Unity will help to bring about the strengtening or tne class alliances the proletariat needs to take power and The Front for Revolutionary Unity represents a contribution to uniting and organising the vanguard of the class, which is a historic need for the prolet-tonary OFFENSIVE The reactionary offensive continues in Portugal -on 15 October a bomb exploded at the Oporto
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