Rosa Luxemburg And Ho Chi Minh

Ho Chi Minh, a communist leader and Vietnamese nationalist, gave a speech addressing various groups of people for unity and guidance. Rosa Luxemburg, a naturalized German revolutionary socialist, wrote to accomplish the goal of women’s suffrage. Ho Chi Minh focuses on the communist ideology and his rule in the Vietnamese Revolution. Rosa Luxemburg focuses on capitalism and the woman’s lack of rights in society during this time. Both Ho Chi Minh and Rosa Luxemburg argue for freedom from oppression, though each author emphasizes the violence inherent in this struggle in a different manner. Ho Chi Minh and Rosa Luxemburg are able to pitch their respective freedom movements against the backdrop of the twentieth century’s ideological/political movements …show more content…

This quote illustrates the importance of decolonizing, as he felt that the French were driving Vietnamese people to their death by overworking them. As the authors argue for freedom from oppression, Ho Chi Minh has a more violent tone, while Rosa Luxemburg has a more pressing tone. Throughout Ho Chi Minh’s speech, he uses violent language to express his feelings during this time of decolonization. In chapter 28 of McNiell’s textbook, he states, “Due to the fact that colonial rule depended financially on mines and plantations” (McNeill 837), Ho Chi Minh felt that he needed to make changes quickly through any means necessary. Ho Chi Minh uses verbiage such as “When it does, the French imperialist will certainly drive our people to an even more horrible slaughter,” (Minh 2) and “they have driven our people to utter misery” (Minh1). While the tone in Ho Chi Minh’s speech is very aggressive, the tone in Rosa Luxemburg’s article is more of an urgent demeanor. However, she does not use violent language to accelerate the change in societal