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March 1971
members constitute the fairer sex.
In
117
out of
9021
cities and towns, the
Bürgermeister is a Frau or Fraulein.
Teachers in high school are 70 percent
womcn, doctors 31.5 perccnt; in trade,
post and telephone,
67
percent; in
industry, 41 percent; in agriculture,
almost every second farmer is a woman.
No Opposition Allowed
How does the average person fare
¡ocially?
In the creation of the Utopian
socialist state, harsh measures are
believed to be necessary by the leaders.
Their principie is,
the end jtutifies the
means.
In other phraseology, any seg–
ment of the population not toeing the
Jine is forced into submission. This can–
not be accomplished overnight. But
opposition is being eradicated. Here is
how.
In East Germany,
the worker fo-rms
the basis
in establishing a man-made
Utopia. He becomes the tool with which
the leaders hope to bring their plans to
fruition. The
common
laborer
offers the
leas/ resistmzce.
If
he does well on his
job and fulfills his work quota, witl1out
rendering any criticism, he will be well
provided for and presumably can
share
in the present and future wealth of tbe
nation. And most seem satis.fied to do
just that.
But not all take the easy way out.
There is opposition
in
the nation,
opposition that cannot be tolerated.
Opposition for purely política! rea–
sons is easily detected. Since only pro–
Communists run for office, there is little
a politicaJly opposing person can do.
He can abstain from voting, but that
can hardly be regarded as effective
opposition. But even then, he is a
marked man whose steps are closely
watched. However, as long as he keeps
his contrary views to himself, he is Jeft
alone.
Bat tle Against Religion
There is no prohibition against pub–
líe worship. The government has not
closed down the churches or made it an
offense to publicly assemble for reli–
gious reasons. But the
stmggle agaimt
religion
is there and constitutes a gen–
uine threat to one of the last liberties
not yet entirely suppressed.
The
PLAJN TRUTH
LENIN
FATHER
Ambossodor Col/e¡e
Photo
COMMUNISM'S
FIGURE
-
Billboard
depicts Lenin as the protector of
the
family.
The Communists are engaged in a
slow but
delibera/e campaign lo destroy
all vestiges of
religiotts /iberty.
It
is
waged in the following manner.
In schools, youth movements, the
press and over the radio, religion is set
in a bad light. Historiad events with
their dire consequences are unearthed to
show how religion has been the "opiate
of the people." Through this means tbe
younger generation is taught to abhor
and despise religion - to regard it as a
"superstition." Many of the kindergar–
tens formerly run by the church are
either cut back or taken over by the
state.
But not all. Sorne schools are still
administered by the church. But once
parents send their children to the paro–
chía! schools, the fate of their offspring
is sealed. From that moment on, their
children are
doomed to become second–
rate cttrzens,
with no chance of ever
dimbing the social Jadder . They are
shunned and discarded from fulfilling
any worthwhile function in the nation.
Life is hard for those resisting the
state's reforms for a "Socialist Utopía."
Their aspirations of being someone
when they grow into adulthood are for–
ever shattered, the best they can hope
for is a steady factory or clerical job.
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The Communists know that most of
the younger generation will travcrsc the
easier course. Only the older generation
will want to hold on to religion - and
they are allowed to. But in the govern–
ment plan it will merely be a matter of
time before the older generation will
die - and with it religion.
The New Messiah
In a Communist system, the Messiah
of the Christian religion is replaced by
Lenin. Whereas Karl Marx is consid–
ered the father of socialism, Lenin is his
son or prophet. And to devout commu·
nists Lenin is the
new
man-made Mes–
siah worthy of reverence.
This is nowherc more obvious than in
the many red-lettered proverbs one
reads on walls of public buildings, rail–
road stations, hotels. "Lenin lives in us,
giving us the strength to overcome"
reads one proverb. In public speeches
Lenin is quoted time and again just like
a minister of religion might quote the
Bible to back up his point. Lenin has
achieved socialist divinity among his
devout and faithful disciples.
I am reminded of the communist bor–
der guard who - politely but fervently
- discussed the merits of socialism
with me. For about
20
minutes this dis–
ciplc of Lenin preached the socialist
gospel with a zeal that would put many
preachers of the Christian reJigion to
shame. Those who are behind the cre–
ation of trus utopian dreamland are
sorne of the most idealistically minded
people one can ever meet.
A few decades ago it was Hitler who
was revered by the zealous German.
Today, in East Germany, it is Lenin
who is permeating the thoughts of the
devout. In 40 years East Germany has
not experienced any democratic forros
of government. There are no personal
freedoms granted as we know them in
the West. None dare criticize the gov–
ernment, for fear of reprisals. Here it is
the State that does the thinking for the
people, and it is the citizen's sole
responsibility to carry out the thoughts
of the State.
All the while, children in schools and
youth clubs have beeo
ta11ght lo hale
Western democracy. As adults they
learn to do without all the personal