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SF.:10.-61785 understandingof the true nature of this society and the ruling system responsible for the current oppressive conditions. We in the People's Party have a general understanding of -the problem, but by no means do we possess a specific or a clearly thought out understanding to the point that we can serve as that force which will educate and awaken the un- conscious and mislead (by McGovern on down) masses of the American people. Inorder to develop that specific and clear!y thought out un- derstanding, we must turn our energies inward - i.e., con- centrate oneducating those of us already committed to build- Ing the.People's Party so that we can begin to make crysta! clear the differences between what we must advocate and the "New Populism" of George McGovern and the left-wing of the. Democratic Party. They advocate reforming the present capitalist system; we must advocate replacing the present capitatist systemwithSocialism. But, in order to talk about Sociatism to others, we must first have a compleie under- Standing of Socialism ourselves. Our attempts at recruitment should'center upon those groups. and individuals politically educated enough to contribute to this period of internal development. This doesn't mean that we should be closed to those who through their own bitter. experience decide that they should join the party. In the im- mediate future, as McGovern's move to the right - and thus his duplicity- becomes more blatant, the People's Party can expect an influx of McGovern's more radical supporters, including; hopefully, all those mentioned above. The doors shouid and will be open to them.. The further one looks into the future the brighter that light at the end of the darkness becomes. If McGovern gets the nomination, wins the election, and then proceeds to carry on Johnson's and Nixon's policies (since he can't do any dif- ferent because of the nature of the system); then for many millions of the American people that.will be it. They will be through with the Democratic Party and the capitalist sys-. tem, and they will turn to the only mass-based, independent political party calling for Socialism: the People's Party! CONFUENTIAL