3. IN RELATION TO THE REVOLUTIONARY

A. The Counter-Revolutionary Initiative

            There are no neutrals in face of the Revolution and the Counter-Revolution. There may indeed be noncombatants, whose will or velleities are in one of the two camps, whether consciously or not. By revolutionaries we mean, then, not only the integral and declared partisans of the Revolution but also the "semi-counterrevolutionaries."

            The Revolution has progressed, as we have seen, by hiding its complete face, its true spirit, and its ultimate aims.

            The best way to refute it among revolutionaries is to show it in its entirety, whether as regards its spirit and the general outline of its action, or as regards each of its apparently innocent and insignificant manifestations or maneuvers. To thus snatch away its veils is to deal it the

harshest of blows.

            For this reason, the counter-revolutionary effort must dedicate itself to this task with the greatest diligence.

            Secondarily, of course, other resources of well-conducted dialectics are indispensable for the success of a counter-revolutionary action.

            There are certain possibilities of working together with the "semi-counterrevolutionary" as well as with the revolutionary who has counter-revolutionary "clots." This collaboration creates a special problem: Up to what point is it prudent? As we see it, the struggle against the Revolution can only be properly developed by uniting persons who are radically and entirely free of the virus of the Revolution. It is very conceivable that counter-revolutionary groups may be able to work with the aforesaid elements for some concrete objectives. But to admit a total and continuous collaboration with persons infected with any influence of the Revolution is the most flagrant of imprudences and the cause of perhaps most counter-revolutionary failures.