The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Interesting website (
here)
They are seeking to build a museum in Washington D.C. similar to the Holocaust museum. The Nazi's Holocaust killed about 20 Million people while various communist regimes have been responsible for over 100 Million deaths and some of these governments are still in power.
From their website:
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A Moral Blind Spot
bq. It is a great moral failing for a free society to misunderstand the extent of Communism’s atrocities. While the horrors of Nazism are well known, who knows that the Soviet Union murdered 20 million people? Who knows that China’s dictators have slaughtered an estimated 60 million? Who knows that the Communist holocaust has exacted a death toll surpassing that of all of the wars of the 20th century combined?
bq. Just as we must grasp Communism’s brutality, we must understand the true cause of this era’s most significant event: the fall of the Soviet Union. As Vaclav Havel said, “The fall of the Communist empire is an event on the same scale of historical importance as the fall of the Roman Empire.” The West’s triumph over the “evil empire” was no accident of history. It was the result of a calculated strategy by a grand alliance of political, military, religious, business and labor leaders. These leaders deserve credit for the victory over Communism many thought impossible.
Posted by DaveH at January 4, 2004 6:28 PM