Other Comments on Bob Avakian and his Works

“A different world is possible. And I think we need Bob Avakian out there much more explaining to people what that different world, a communist world, could be. And I think this all needs to happen pretty fast because the Bush regime are trying to sew things up. And they are going to try and shut Bob Avakian up, so more people need to have his back and defend him.... Now, especially, I really believe we need Bob Avakian’s leadership. The masses need him and his ability to take really complex ideas about revolution and communism and 'break it down' to people—like he says, 'Revolution: why it’s necessary, why it’s possible, and what it’s all about.'” [From a letter from Joanne Rojas, proletarian woman, printed in Revolution, Aug 20, 2006]

“'That’s right, he’s good, that’s fantastic, ooh boy, that’s a powerful statement.' These were some of the things I said while listening to the talk by Bob Avakian, 'The NBA: Marketing the Minstrel Show and Serving the Big Gangsters.' I really appreciated hearing this talk. Everything he’s saying about sports, I lived through it. While listening to Part 1 of the talk, I couldn’t believe how deeply and accurately Bob Avakian described everything. Anyone who listens to this talk is put in a better position to understand what really went on. It’s unbelievable how it describes what happened to Black players. It is so excellent and incredible, I can’t begin to express everything I think about it and I need to listen to it again. If you took a group of high school kids and had them sit down and listen to this, they’d never be the same again.” Read More [Hal Perry, member of the University of San Francisco Dons NCAA basketball champions, 1955-56]

“We are all human beings. Avakian has in his understanding what is in the interests of humanity as a whole. He looks at the world in its totality. His books need to be spread throughout Central America, especially El Salvador and Nicaragua. We know about Lenin. We know about Mao. But they don’t know about Avakian. He must become visible to them.” [Man from El Salvador commenting on Bob Avakian at a reading of his memoir]

“This takes me back to all the stuff they have done to us, all the discrimination... I get it now, it’s the system! It’s the system that’s responsible for all this stuff that’s happened to us. It’s the system. They always blaming us when it’s the system.” [Comments from a proletarian, after listening to Bob Avakian's talk "Conservatism, Christian Fundamentalism, Liberalism and Paternalism...Bill Cosby and Bill Clinton... Not All 'Right' but All Wrong!"]