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dal agricultural societies. The capitalist phase in between was skipped
over. Consequently, according to the Marxists, it is natural for these
regimes to be unsuccessful. Now with these countries embracing capi-
talism, the "capitalist phase" mentioned by Marx will be experienced
and after that socialism will return more permanently and strongly. All
communists, in their hiding places, have waited for this moment
since capitalism started to rule the world.

"One step forward, two steps
back"

The scenario we have stressed in the previ-

ous section is Lenin's well- known "one step
forward, two steps back" tactic. According
to this tactic, in order to reach their goals,
communists will occasionally take a few
steps back whenever it is necessary and
appear as if they have distanced them-
selves from their goals. However, they

simply wait in ambush. This principle, that
Lenin wrote a pam-
phlet about, is
being executed
at the moment.

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