US gov officially commemorated today as The National Day for “Victims if Communism”.
In other news, the European capitalist/pre-capitalist states & their colonies exterminated 100million indigenous ppl in N/S America & killed another 30-60million Africans thru the slave trade.
In capitalism, workers are only worth their ability to create profit for the rich owner class. The instant they are no longer useful for this purpose, they’re discarded.
Twice in the late 1800s, Britain sought to profit off massive famines in India. Following drought-caused grain shortages, Britain hoarded grain, waiting for prices to skyrocket as enormous famines gripped India. As a result, at least 16 million people died of starvation.
Twice in the late 1800s, Britain sought to profit off massive famines in India. Following drought-caused grain shortages, Britain hoarded grain, waiting for prices to skyrocket as enormous famines gripped India. As a result, at least 16 million people died of starvation.
Eventually, under pressure, Britain began a ‘work to be fed’ program in India, which involved forcing a severely malnourished population to engage in heavy labor, which some have compared to the Nazi practices during World War II.