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ce with the communist conception of the economy, was adopted as an
essential measure and then abandoned once sufficient economic
growth had been achieved. The same tactic can be seen today in Chi-
na’s Hong Kong policy.

Another interesting example of the communist shape-changing
and withdrawal policies can be seen in their approaches to the family
and the state. As we have seen in detail in previous sections, commu-
nism is violently opposed to the family and the state and regards these
two institutions as obstacles in the fight to return to communal societi-
es. Nonetheless, communists generally resort to a stratagem and say

that a strong state is needed in order to do away with the institution of
the family and in order for the state to be strong, the institution of the
family has to be strengthened first. They therefore first take one step
back and strengthen the family. The communist state is thus strengthe-
ned, after which the institution of the family is gradually done away
with. The next stage involves doing away with the state, and that is easy
for communists in a society with no more family or religious values. 7

Communist tactics have been applied in a determined manner by
most communist leaders and have been regarded as essential for com-
munism to grow and flourish. To put it another way, all possible masks
are worn for the sake of a powerful communist state. It was clear that

Stalin would never support the churches; however, when circumstan-
ces so required, a mask was adopted with great mastery. And no con-
cession was made on that deceptive appearance.

The PKK are currently employing the same technique. The PKK
realized that the way to settle in the region and obtain autonomy was
by drawing closer to the West. They are aware of the fact that standing
with a communist identity would attract a negative response from the
world superpower, the U.S., and that such a reaction would inevitably
result in failure.

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