... they read. Critical examining and analysing of party lines and goals identified "traitors", which were trying to sabotage the revolution. 2 The revolutionary consciousness could not be attained by those who allegedly had a corrupt past. The word "corrupt" meant corrupted by imperialistic ideas. Whoever spoke French for example was thought to have association with the colonial past and was normally victimised. Such people were called the "new people" and were to be "smashed". The "slate was to be wiped clean" in order to be written on again. Everything western was abolished, for example money, cities and private ownership3. As the people were forced out of the cities, they had nowhere to go and the bourgeoisie was therefore forced to do manual labour. The peasantry was to become the only class and everything was to be work. Other victims were the religious people. Monks were left to starve and no one ...

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