Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind to Oppose Hegemonism and Power Politics

The development of science and technology and the mode of production has given humanity the capacity to solve world hunger, provide quality education, achieve universal healthcare, end homelessness, and secure full employment with decent wages. In other words, we have the ability to end the world’s suffering; the only thing preventing us from achieving this is the capitalist system. In the capitalist world, one percent of the people control resources, power, and wealth.

科学技术和生产方式的发展使人类现在有能力解决世界饥饿问题，提供优质教育，实现全面医疗保健，结束无家可归的现象，以及提供体面工资的充分就业。换句话说，我们有能力结束世界的苦难，但唯一阻碍我们实现这一目标的就是资本主义制度。在资本主义世界中，1%的人控制了资源、权力和财富。

There are over eight billion people in the world, and the vast majority share common life goals and aspirations: to have a place to live, food to eat, schooling for their children, and a peaceful life. Yet the interests of a minority are once again set against the desires of the majority. In capitalist countries, the greater the capacity of those who control political and economic power to pursue profit maximization, the more human needs will go unmet. This is the predicament and the challenge. Hence, “how to build a community with a shared future for mankind” has become a critical issue of our time. We all know that each country has its own unique conditions for addressing this problem, and at the same time, every country must confront a different balance of forces.

世界上有80多亿人，绝大多数人有着共同的生活目标和愿望，即有房住、有饭吃，孩子有学上，还有和平的生活。然而，少数人的利益再次与多数人的愿望对立起来。在资本主义国家，那些控制着政治和经济权力的人追逐利润最大化的能力发挥得越大，人类的需求就越将无法满足。这就是困境和挑战所在。因此，“如何构建人类命运共同体”成为当下的一个重要议题。我们都知道，每个国家在解决这一问题方面都有自己独特的条件，同时，每个国家都必须面对不同力量的平衡。

The United States has for decades sought to maintain its position as the world’s hegemon, using its economic and military might to subjugate other countries, install dictators, overthrow democratically elected governments, force conquered nations to open their markets, and exploit cheap labor and natural resources abroad for the benefit of its multinational corporations. The United States is a living contradiction: it pursues imperialist interests abroad while trying to pose as a democratic state at home. The Communist Party of the United States of America is well aware that any change occurring in the United States will have certain international repercussions. Therefore, we understand that the CPUSA’s struggle for peace, justice, and equality will bring positive change to the rest of the world.

美国几十年来一直企图维持世界霸主地位，利用自身经济和军事实力征服各国，扶植独裁者，推翻民主选举产生的政府，强迫被征服国开放市场，利用他国廉价劳动力和自然资源为其跨国公司谋取利益。美国是一个活生生的矛盾体，它在国外追求帝国主义利益，而在国内却试图以民主国家自居。美国共产党深知，美国发生的任何变化都会产生一定的国际影响。因此，我们明白，美国共产党为促进和平、正义和平等而进行的斗争，将会给世界其他地区带来积极的变化。

Perhaps the greatest threat facing the United States today is that fascism is taking over the U.S. government. The far right has existed for decades, received a major boost during the Reagan administration [1]1 The "military-industrial complex" refers to the close, symbiotic relationship between the U.S. Department of Defense, defense contractors, and politicians, which President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against in his 1961 farewell address., and has transformed from a fringe force into the dominant faction within the Republican Party. With the election of Donald Trump in 2016, workers, women, immigrants, the environment, and our democratic institutions all came under vicious attack from the right. Voting restrictions, gerrymandering, election manipulation, attacks on the media, and the lie of stolen ballots are all direct assaults on the existing U.S. system. This fascist threat is real, and the far right appears to have won some victories. It is deeply concerning that right-wing parties have won in Italy, Sweden, the Congo, and most recently in Argentina. All progressive forces need to confront this issue head-on.

美国如今面临的最大威胁或许是法西斯主义正在接管美国政府。极右翼已经存在了几十年，在里根政府时期得到极大推动，从一支边缘力量变成了共和党党内的主导力量。随着2016年唐纳德·特朗普当选总统，所有工人、妇女、移民、环境和我们的民主体制等都遭到来自右翼的恶毒攻击。投票限制、选区划分不公、选举操纵、对媒体的攻击、选票被盗的谎言等都是对美国现有体制的直接攻击。这种法西斯主义的威胁是真实存在的，极右翼势力似乎已经取得了一些胜利。令人十分担忧的是，在意大利、瑞典、刚果等地，以及最近在阿根廷，右翼政党赢得了胜利。所有进步力量都需要正视这一问题。

Yet, as a party, we are very optimistic about the current struggle. We have witnessed a wave of movements in which the U.S. working class has united and won victories. Auto workers in the United States rose up against the Big Three automakers and won. The union leaders’ strategy was to publicize the incredibly high compensation of CEOs compared to workers. This made workers and the United Auto Workers clearly recognize how unjust these corporate relations are and that they must be corrected. Drivers at the United Parcel Service (UPS) also demonstrated their strength by proactively seeking union support and informing the union in advance of the working conditions they faced. They did this to counter the propaganda of corporate media that sides with capitalists and misleads society. Workers at Amazon and Starbucks are also fighting for fair wages, dignity, and respect. Hotel employees, small-business workers, actors, and writers have united, determined to win their victories in different fields.

然而，作为一个政党，我们对当前的斗争非常乐观。我们目睹了美国工人阶级团结一致、为赢得胜利而掀起的运动高潮。美国汽车工人奋起反抗三大汽车公司，赢得了胜利。工会领导人的策略是公布首席执行官与工人相比高得令人难以置信的薪酬。这让工人以及美国汽车工人联合会清楚地认识到，这种企业关系是多么不公正，必须予以纠正。美国联合包裹运送服务公司（UPS）的司机们也展示了自己的力量，他们主动寻求工会支持，事先告知工会他们所面临的工作条件。他们这样做是为了应对那些为资本家站台、误导社会的企业媒体的宣传。亚马逊和星巴克的工人也在为获得合理的工资、尊严和尊重而斗争。酒店员工、小企业员工、演员和作家团结一致，决心在不同领域赢得属于他们的胜利。

Today, people of color, women, and immigrant rights groups are actively organizing and taking to the streets. We have a new generation of young people who are no longer influenced by the government’s anti-communist tactics. Today, every opinion poll shows that a majority of Americans under 35 believe socialism is better than capitalism. This is clearly reflected in the large number of young people joining our party every day. We must also recognize that far-right ideology has been rejected in many places, and social movements and left-wing parties have achieved great successes—such as the positive results left-wing parties have recently achieved in Latin America—which gives us great comfort.

如今，有色人种、妇女以及移民权利团体都在积极组织起来，走上街头。我们有新一代的年轻人，他们不再受政府反共策略的影响。今天，所有民意调查都显示，美国大多数35岁以下的年轻人认为社会主义制度比资本主义制度更好。每天都有大量年轻人加入我们党，这也清楚地反映出这一点。我们也必须认识到，极右翼意识形态已经在许多地方遭到摒弃，社会运动和左翼政党取得巨大成就，如近年来左翼政党在拉美地区取得了积极成果，这使我们感到非常欣慰。

In Mexico, with the election of Andrés Manuel López Obrador as president in 2018, the Morena party, the first left-wing party in over 80 years, came to power. The party has achieved some impressive victories, including the nationalization of oil, lithium, and other natural resources. They have centered people’s needs, raised the minimum wage, doubled pensions for the elderly, and provided free education and healthcare for millions of Mexicans. The López Obrador government has been very popular, and the new candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, an ally of the current president, is expected to become Mexico’s first female president in 2024. Colombia, once the most fervent supporter of U.S. imperialism in Latin America, elected its first-ever left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, and its first Black vice president, Francia Márquez, who have promised to bring real, fundamental change. Brazil, the largest economy in Latin America, rejected the fascist government of Jair Bolsonaro by re-electing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

在墨西哥，随着2018年安德烈斯·曼努埃尔·洛佩斯·奥夫拉多尔（Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador）当选总统，80多年来第一个左翼政党莫雷纳党上台执政。该党取得了一些令人印象深刻的胜利，包括将石油、锂和其他自然资源国有化。他们以人民的需求为中心，提高了最低工资标准，将老年人的养老金翻了一番，为数百万墨西哥人提供免费教育和医疗服务。奥夫拉多尔政府一直非常受欢迎，作为现任总统的盟友，新候选人克劳迪娅·欣鲍姆（Claudia Sheinbaum）有望在2024年成为墨西哥历史上第一位女总统。哥伦比亚曾是美帝国主义在拉丁美洲最狂热的支持者，却选出了该国有史以来第一位左翼总统——古斯塔沃·佩特罗（Gustavo Petro），以及首位黑人副总统弗朗西亚·马尔克斯（Francia Marquez），他们承诺将带来真正的根本性变革。巴西作为拉丁美洲最大的经济体，通过重新选举卢拉·达席尔瓦（Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva），摒弃了雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗（Jair Bolsonaro）的法西斯政府。

In fact, 2023 appears to mark the beginning of a new era of progressive politics, as twelve countries in Latin America are governed by left-wing administrations. According to a report by The Economist website on November 13, 2023, this represents up to 92 percent of the region’s population and 90 percent of its GDP. A prominent common feature of this new “Pink Tide” is that these left-wing parties are not only seeking to meet their countries’ economic needs but also proposing new social choices and new values. In Chile, we see that women have played a leading role in social movements, reflected in their achievements in the struggle for gender equality, childcare, and the formation of women’s groups. In Bolivia, a powerful indigenous resistance movement has brought about a new constitution aimed at protecting the rights of Mother Earth and all living beings. In Cuba, socialist democracy plays an important role in every aspect of Cuban life, and the Cuban people have adopted a new Family Code that firmly guarantees the rights of women and other groups. In Mexico, Bolivia, and Chile, we see important gains made by indigenous and Afro-descendant groups demanding recognition, respect, and land rights.

事实上，2023年似乎是进步政治新时代的开端，因为拉美地区有12个国家由左翼政府管理。据《经济学人》网站2023年11月13日报道，这代表了该地区高达92%的人口和90%的GDP。在当前这股新的“粉红浪潮”中，一个突出的共同点是，这些左翼政党不仅要满足本国的经济需求，还要提出新的社会选择和新的价值观。我们在智利看到，妇女在社会运动中发挥了主导作用，这体现为其在争取性别平等、儿童保育和组建妇女团体斗争中所取得的成绩。在玻利维亚，一场声势浩大的土著抵抗运动带来了一部新宪法，旨在保护地球母亲和所有生物的权利。在古巴，社会主义民主在古巴生活的方方面面都发挥着重要作用，古巴人民通过了新的《家庭法》坚决保障妇女等群体的权利。在墨西哥、玻利维亚和智利，我们看到要求得到承认、尊重和土地权的土著和非洲裔群体取得了重要成果。

Today, how do we wage the struggle against hegemonism and power politics? The Communist Party USA places great emphasis on waging struggle in the ideological sphere. From the day we were born, we have been constantly inculcated with so-called "American values." These values preach individualism and competition, winning at all costs, and if you are not successful, it is your own fault. These notions run counter to our nature as social animals. The result of these negative values is that the United States has the highest rates of depression, suicide, and drug addiction in the world. The United States spends over $900 billion on its military budget, money that primarily ends up in the pockets of the military-industrial complex. The U.S. government has the money to maintain over 800 overseas military bases, fund proxy wars in Ukraine, support right-wing regimes in other countries, and destabilize democratic governments. Yet, the government tells us there is no money to help the millions lacking healthcare, who are homeless, and living in poverty; no money to cancel student debt; no money to provide childcare for single mothers or food for the hungry.

今天，我们如何开展反对霸权主义和强权政治的斗争呢？美国共产党非常注重在意识形态领域开展斗争。从我们出生那天起，我们就一直在被灌输所谓的“美国价值观”。这一价值观宣扬个人主义和竞争，不惜一切代价赢得胜利，如果你不成功就是你的错。这些观念与我们作为社会动物的本质背道而驰。这些消极的价值观导致的结果是，美国成为全球抑郁症患病率、自杀率和吸毒率最高的国家。美国在军事预算上花费了9000多亿美元，这些钱主要落入了军工复合体的腰包。美国政府有钱维持800多个海外军事基地，资助乌克兰的代理人战争，支持他国右翼政权，破坏民主政府的稳定性。然而，政府却告诉我们，没有钱来帮助数百万缺乏医疗保健、无家可归和生活在贫困之中的人，没有钱来减免学生债务，没有钱为单身母亲提供托儿服务及为饥饿者提供食品。

Within the Communist Party USA, we resist this bombardment of American values through our programs, plans, and actions by promoting the importance of building social groups, collectives, and cooperation. We deeply understand that love, friendship, and solidarity are very important for eliminating the alienation, depression, and anger bred by capitalism. In early November 2023, our Party organized a peace conference. Party members from across the country gathered to discuss how we can build a stronger united peace movement. We discussed building peace in areas including communities of color, labor, youth, women, and elections. We proposed various legislative initiatives: first, calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip; second, cutting military spending and restoring investment in programs beneficial to working people; third, banning nuclear war; fourth, calling for a comprehensive, bottom-up solution to poverty and low income.

在美国共产党党内，我们通过我们的项目、计划和行动，宣传创建社会团体、集体及进行合作的重要性，以此来抵制美国价值观的轰炸。我们深知，爱、友谊和团结对于消除资本主义所滋生的疏远、抑郁和愤怒等情绪非常重要。2023年11月初，我们党组织了一次和平会议。来自全国各地的党员齐聚一堂，讨论我们如何建设一个更加强大的和平联合运动。我们讨论了在有色人群、劳工、青年和妇女以及选举等领域建设和平的问题。我们提出了各种立法议案：一是呼吁在加沙地带实现停火；二是削减军费开支，恢复有利于劳动人民的项目投资；三是禁止核战争；四是呼吁自下而上全面解决贫困和低收入问题。

We recognize that building a stronger peace movement in the United States is our responsibility and our contribution to the struggle against hegemonism and power politics. Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the achievement of justice—this has become one of our guiding principles. We know this is not only a political issue but also an ideological one.

我们认识到，在美国开展更强大的和平运动是我们的责任，也是我们对反对霸权主义和强权政治斗争的贡献。和平不是没有冲突，而是实现正义，这已成为我们的指导原则之一。我们知道，这不仅是一个政治问题，也是一个意识形态问题。

Furthermore, for many people living in capitalist countries, the new battlefield for the working class is increasingly appearing in the ideological sphere. We urgently need to engage in the struggle of ideas, because the moral, ethical, and social values of the next generation will be shaped through these struggles.

此外，对于许多生活在资本主义国家的人而言，争夺工人阶级的新战场越来越频繁地出现在意识形态领域。我们非常需要参与到思想斗争当中，因为下一代人的道德、伦理和社会价值观将通过这些斗争而得到塑造。

Today, we see world capitalism entering a stage of decline. As polarization widens, we see the bourgeoisie launching more radical ideological movements to maintain its power. While capitalist countries strive to conceal their growing decay, new forms of nationalism, xenophobia, religious extremism, anti-immigrant sentiment, and racism constantly emerge, becoming ideological tools to divide people by creating distrust, fear, and blaming others.

如今，我们看到世界资本主义进入衰落阶段。随着两极分化日益扩大，我们看到资产阶级为了维持自己的权力而展开更加激进的意识形态运动。当资本主义国家竭力掩盖其日益加剧的腐朽性的同时，新形式的民族主义、仇外心理、宗教极端主义、反移民和种族主义不断涌现，并成为通过制造不信任、恐惧和指责他人达到分裂目的的意识形态工具。

We need a movement that makes people recognize that all our struggles are interconnected. Only by shifting funds from the military to the people can our various social crises possibly be resolved. Only by achieving this can we change the American people's obsession with hegemonism and instead promote cooperation and mutual respect. The role of the Communist Party USA in the international communist movement is to consider how to coordinate among various parties to build a global movement that addresses the problems facing all our countries, such as global warming, poverty, and the threat of war.

我们需要一场运动，让人们认识到，我们的所有斗争都是相互联系的。只有将资金从军队转移到人民，我们的各种社会危机才有可能得到解决。只有做到这一点，我们才能改变美国人民对霸权主义的痴迷，转而促进合作和相互尊重。美国共产党在国际共产主义运动中的作用是考虑如何协调各个党派，以建立一项全球运动，解决我们所有国家都面临的问题，如全球变暖、贫困和战争威胁。

Moreover, how to view the construction of a new civilization based on new values and ethics is an important topic. As Marxists, we are delighted to see that our Chinese comrades have taken the lead in proposing the construction of a new society based on more advanced values and a more cooperative relationship with the rest of the world. We firmly believe that the new form of human civilization will be socialist civilization. We look forward to the near future when the American people will coexist in friendship and solidarity with all people who wish to build a community with a shared future for mankind!

此外，如何看待以新的价值观和道德观建设新的文明，这是一个重要的议题。作为马克思主义者，我们欣喜地看到，中国同志率先提出要建设一个基于更先进价值观和与世界其他国家更具合作性关系的新社会。我们坚信，人类文明新形态将是社会主义文明。我们期待着在不久的将来，美国人民将与所有希望构建人类命运共同体的人民友好相处、团结一致！

(Author: Rossana Duron Cambron, Co-Chair of the Communist Party USA; Translator: Lei Xiaohuan, Associate Researcher at the Academy of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

（作者：罗莎娜·康布隆（Rossana Duron Cambron），美国共产党联合主席；译者雷晓欢，中国社会科学院马克思主义研究院副研究员）

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