It would not be surprising if the last emperor of Rome, realizing his fate was sealed would try and build a giant ostentatious monument to himself and Rome in hopes that these things would survive his crumbling empire. They same could be said of various Egyptian Pharaohs.
Therefore it's not surprising that President George Bush would Bush speak at the dedication of the Victims of Communism Memorial, Tuesday, June 12, 2007, in Washington
Victims of Communism? The American ruling class has used certain examples of bad of misrule by certain Marxist-Leninist states to try and create the allusion that the American worker needs a capitalist rich and successful father figure in order to live a decent life.
They use scare tactics to convince us that being in control of our own destiny or owning our fair share of industry or any kind of working place democracy will lead to a Stalinist horror show. The memorial is one more constant reminder to re-enforce the idea that such leaders as Bush are as necessary to us as our fathers and mothers were when our diapers needed changing.
It's the same with efforts to get the Ten Commandments put in public building, such as schools and the courthouses. Religion is one more myth used to convince us all that we need a special father figure, someone much bigger than ourselves to take care of us.
on Tue, Jun. 12, 2007, The Wichita Eagle ran this story:
"Bush honors victims of communist regimes
By BEN FELLER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - President Bush, honoring the memories of those killed in communist regimes, said Tuesday that their deaths should remind the American public that "evil is real and must be confronted."
In dedicating a memorial to those victims, Bush linked periods of totalitarian rule to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States.
"Like the Communists, the terrorists and radicals who attacked our nation are followers of a murderous ideology that despises freedom, crushes all dissent, has expansionist ambitions and pursues totalitarian aims," Bush said. "Like the Communists, our new enemies believe the innocent can be murdered to serve a radical vision."
Tens of millions of people were killed in communist regimes, from China to the Soviet Union, Cambodia to Africa, North Korea to Vietnam."
So where is the monument to those killed by Capitalism?Few presidents have executed as many people as Bush has, many of whom were no doubt innocent.
And what about the 1.5 million Vietnamese the US Army killed during the Vietnam war or the nearly 1 million people killed during the carpet bombings of Easter Kampuchea(Cambodia). Many of these people, if not the majority, were civilians. When will someone raise a monument for them.
http://www.spectacle.org/595/kent.html
How about some of our past atrocities here at home? From The Ethical Spectacle, May 1995, http://www.spectacle.org :
"Kent State, May 4, 1970: America Kills Its Children
Twenty-five years ago this month, students came out on the Kent State campus and scores of others to protest the bombing of Cambodia-- a decision of President Nixon's that appeared to expand the Vietnam War. Some rocks were thrown, some windows were broken, and an attempt was made to burn the ROTC building. Governor James Rhodes sent in the National Guard.
The units that responded were ill-trained and came right from riot duty elsewhere; they hadn't had much sleep. The first day, there was some brutality; the Guard bayonetted two men, one a disabled veteran, who had cursed or yelled at them from cars. The following day, May 4th, the Guard, commanded with an amazing lack of military judgment, marched down a hill, to a field in the middle of angry demonstrators, then back up again. Seconds before they would have passed around the corner of a large building, and out of sight of the crowd, many of the Guardsmen wheeled and fired directly into the students, hitting thirteen, killing four of them, pulling the trigger over and over, for thirteen seconds. (Count out loud--one Mississippi, two Mississippi, to see how long this is.) Guardsmen--none of whom were later punished, civilly, administratively, or criminally--admitted firing at specific unarmed targets; one man shot a demonstrator who was giving him the finger. The closest student shot was fully sixty feet away; all but one were more than 100 feet away; all but two were more than 200 feet away. One of the dead was 255 feet away; the rest were 300 to 400 feet away. The most distant student shot was more than 700 feet from the Guardsmen."
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
network of spies, gleaning secrets of the atom bomb, a host of couriers and traitors, led by an insignificant man, assisted by a loyal wife, caught by the testimony of the wife's brother, culminating in the unprecedented executions of both husband and wife --- this is the setting for the most sensational espionage case of World War Two and its aftermath: The case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
The Haymarket Martyrs
Four men where hanged for a bomb that was thrown, based on speeches they were given at the time, 1886. There actually is a memorial to them.
Sacco-Vanzetti Case
Two anarchist were executed on flimsy charges.
Joe HIll
Joe Hill, born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund, and also known as Joseph Hillström (October 7, 1879 – November 19, 1915) was a radical songwriter, labor activist. For the IWW and was executed in a sham trial for a murder he didn't commit.
Slavery of Afro Americans until the Civil War which killed nearly a million Americans. After that, white bigots were given the freedom to hang Black Americans at will.
The intended extermination (for some tribes this was successful) of Native American Indigenous people. They were kept from citizenship until the 20th century.
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