National Day for the Victims of Communism

ARRA News Service: Yesterday the White House released the below statement on the same day that President Donald Trump visited South Korea, which is facing a nuclear threat from its communist neighbor North Korea.

"Today, the National Day for the Victims of Communism, marks 100 years since the Bolshevik Revolution took place in Russia. The Bolshevik Revolution gave rise to the Soviet Union and its dark decades of oppressive communism, a political philosophy incompatible with liberty, prosperity, and the dignity of human life.

"Over the past century, communist totalitarian regimes around the world have killed more than 100 million people and subjected countless more to exploitation, violence, and untold devastation. These movements, under the false pretense of liberation, systematically robbed innocent people of their God-given rights of free worship, freedom of association, and countless other rights we hold sacrosanct. Citizens yearning for freedom were subjugated by the state through the use of coercion, violence, and fear.

"Today, we remember those who have died and all who continue to suffer under communism. In their memory and in honor of the indomitable spirit of those who have fought courageously to spread freedom and opportunity around the world, our Nation reaffirms its steadfast resolve to shine the light of liberty for all who yearn for a brighter, freer future."The Daily Signal released the following statements by Marion Smith, executive director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation noted:

"Recognizing the current victims of communism was an important step. What's particularly important about the [White House] statement is that it mentions all who die and continue to suffer under communism.

"Typically the last few presidents have shied away from acknowledging North Korea, China, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam are communist. That's something we haven't really heard since President [Ronald] Reagan in connecting the ideas of communism with the consequences."

Smith noted that President George W. Bush was the last president to recognize the victims of communism, as he was the honorary chairman of the memorial in 2007.

Lee Edwards, a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation said, "It's important to have an acknowledgement from the White House the Bolshevik Revolution was the god that failed. Communism promised peace, land, and freedom and failed to deliver. Instead of peace, there were decades of communist wars. It took land from people and put them in communes, which resulted in famines."

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