Another mark against Communism
There are still many deniers (especially in the west, where the ravages of Communism were not seen up-close) of Soviet atrocities like the enforced famine in the Ukraine. However, as time moves on more and more evidence leaves little doubt as to the evil purpose behind Stalin's deliberate starvation of millions of Ukrainians.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Parliament adopted a bill Tuesday recognizing the Soviet-era forced famine as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people in a vote seen as a victory for pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko.
The bill passed in a vote of 233-1, a small majority in the 450-seat legislature. Many lawmakers chose not to participate in the vote, choosing silence on a highly divisive issue.
The 1932-33 famine, known here as "Holodomor" or "Death by Hunger," was orchestrated by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and killed 10 million Ukrainians, almost one-third of its population at the time.
"It is a belated move, but it is our obligation to remember," said lawmaker Borys Bespaliy, a Yushchenko ally. "Those who do not remember do not have a future."
The Soviets, like their Nazi cousins, killed millions of people because they could. Because they feared anyone who might conceivably pose a threat to them at any point in the future. This is the reality of totalitarianism. It is a nasty glimpse at what we will have to fight in the future with fascist Islam because we do not have the will to do it today when we are far stronger then they are and they are far weaker than they will be in the future.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Parliament adopted a bill Tuesday recognizing the Soviet-era forced famine as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people in a vote seen as a victory for pro-Western President Viktor Yushchenko.
The bill passed in a vote of 233-1, a small majority in the 450-seat legislature. Many lawmakers chose not to participate in the vote, choosing silence on a highly divisive issue.
The 1932-33 famine, known here as "Holodomor" or "Death by Hunger," was orchestrated by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and killed 10 million Ukrainians, almost one-third of its population at the time.
"It is a belated move, but it is our obligation to remember," said lawmaker Borys Bespaliy, a Yushchenko ally. "Those who do not remember do not have a future."
The Soviets, like their Nazi cousins, killed millions of people because they could. Because they feared anyone who might conceivably pose a threat to them at any point in the future. This is the reality of totalitarianism. It is a nasty glimpse at what we will have to fight in the future with fascist Islam because we do not have the will to do it today when we are far stronger then they are and they are far weaker than they will be in the future.