Canadians should be cautious about embracing “romantic notions” of Marxism or communism, a political ideology and system responsible for the deaths of millions of people since the early 20th century, says the chair of a charity working to establish a Canadian memorial to commemorate the victims of communism. “Some of the individuals, especially within the academia, have this romantic notion of a just society, and they don’t realize that communism kills, and there’s nothing just about communism,” Ludwik Klimkowski, chair of Tribute to Liberty (TTL), told The Epoch Times. “The communist regimes who were inspired by Karl Marx were responsible, are still responsible, for killing more than 100 million people.” One example he gives is a past course offered by the University of British Columbia’s Department of Anthropology on Marx’s writings and practices; the course description says Marxist theory is “returning to consideration.” “Marx, Patterson reminds us, was interested in …
University Courses, T-Shirts, and Vodka: Drop ‘Romantic Notions’ of Communism, Says Victims of Communism Advocate
July 6, 2021
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