NEUE EINHEIT Internet Statement #3/1998 No Answer Is Also an Answer On July, 1/2, 1997, the article "José Carlos Mariátegui and Cultural Problems of the Peruvian Revolution" by Klaus Sender was published and posted to a number of political newsgroups by our editorial staff. This analysis deals with quite different aspects of the Peruvian history, of the approach of the communist party in this country, and above all with the question of the fundaments of the Communist Party of Peru as represented by the teachings of J. C. Mariátegui. As to Mariátegui himself there ensued a certain clash, accompanied by corresponding self-discrediting theses which Adolfo Olaechea, eg., among others came up with. Since then, however, there has hardly been any reaction concerning the rather important questions raised by this article. For: not only the question of Peru’s communist primeval society and the Incan empire are being raised there, but also essential other questions, namely of the influence of the catholic church and of the position with regard to that, and, even more important, of the admiration, existing with Mariátegui, of Georges Sorel, an admiration going as far as at times putting Sorel aside Marx. Georges Sorel, however, also is one of the precursors of extremely rightist ideas. The author Klaus Sender took trouble over drawing a subtly differentiated picture of Georges Sorel, even in this short statement. The fact, however, of connections existing between Georges Sorel and fascist currents, does constitute a matter for analysis - or how do you look at this? So everybody concerned with this question, notwithstanding his being a follower of the PCP (Sendero Luminoso) or another follower of Mariátegui, is being requested to give his opinion about this point - Georges Sorel-Mariátegui. Nothing, however, happens. But the people publishing in the Internet and not showing a reaction to that should not think that ‘no reaction’ is of no importance. ‘No reaction’ means a reaction to this important fact, anyway. It shows a certain embarassment and weakness. We think that connections as those standing out there definitely are a subject for treatment. For the Latin-American movement and even for the European one this is of high importance. And people thinking that by simple looking away in such an essential question they can get out of it are deceiving themselves. To say nothing about this point means to say something: to help to cover it up. Therefore we only can invite to deal with this subject also. We hopefully expect contributions. Editorial staff of NEUE EINHEIT April, 1998