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Marxism: A Religion of Destruction and Resentment Marxism is not an economic theory. It is a religion for destructive and resentful losers. The *Communist Manifesto* opens with spiritual language. Marx and Engels declare that “a specter is haunting Europe—the specter of communism”—and that “all the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance” to exercise this specter. Academics and useful idiots claim that the doctrine aims to redistribute wealth in order to create a more equitable world, erasing the distinction between the haves and the have-nots. It is all about love and compassion, guys. Yet, in the roughly 12,000 words of the authorized *Communist Manifesto*, Marx does not use these words of positive affirmation. “Neighbor” is not mentioned, “redistribute” does not appear, and “love” is used twice—but not in reference to loving anybody else. Now consider the opposite. “Violent” or “violence” is used seven times; “overthrow,” nine times; “radical,” fifteen times; “force,” “forced,” or “forcible,” forty-seven times; and “abolish” or “abolition,” sixty-one times. The doctrine is presented as something achieved through violence, revolution, and theft. The one place Marx gets concrete is in his list of ten measures, and every one of them involves a seizure, a confiscation, or an abolition. Of the classless heaven that is supposedly meant to follow, he says almost nothing. Rather, writing to Arnold Ruge in September 1843, Marx claims that his program is “the ruthless criticism of all that exists”—that everything is worthy of criticism—and builds his work from there. Perhaps he was echoing a line from Goethe’s *Faust* that had caught his attention: “All that exists deserves to perish,” a line spoken by a devil. This is another pattern in Marx’s thought. He is not a reformer aiming to make a tweak here or there. His language is totalizing: all, every, everything. Marxists constantly claim that real communism has never been tried. They argue that totalitarian psychopaths such as Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot were merely defects or deviations. Yet their attempts to control everything, down to thought itself, echo the dogma of the *Communist Manifesto*.

On 23 August, the Int’l Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, we remember the victims and their resistance. @UNESCO’s #MoW Latin America & the Caribbean includes 18 inscriptions from 24 countries, keeping memories of slavery alive for future generations. https://t.co/olFEwYtRd3 #SlaveTrade #Abolition #UNESCO #LA #CA

23 August is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. @UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme preserves documentary evidence, safeguarding historical truth and challenging denial. Because what we choose to remember shapes the future. https://t.co/ylpLZmHtFx #SlaveTradeRemembrance #Abolition #HistoricalTruth #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

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Lebanon has voted to abolish the death penalty, thus becoming the first country in the Middle East to make such a historic decision, praised by the international community and the Minister of Justice as a major advancement for human rights. (translated)

Une décision "historique": le Liban devient le premier pays du Moyen-Orient à abolir la peine de mort

Paris greets the "historic and courageous" vote for the abolition of the death penalty in Lebanon (minister) AFP. I thought it was in Iran. 🤪 (translated)

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Lebanon voted for the abolition of the death penalty, a first in the Middle East, allowing crimes committed before this law to be punished by life imprisonment, which is hailed as a major advancement for human rights. (translated)

Un pays du Moyen-Orient abolit la peine de mort, une première

Lebanon has voted to abolish the death penalty, becoming the first country in the Middle East to make such a decision, hailed as historic by the Minister of Justice. (translated)

Le Liban vote l'abolition de la peine de mort, une première au Moyen-Orient

On August 4, 1789, the National Assembly abolished feudal privileges. The French people ended centuries of arbitrariness and oppression in the turmoil of the Great Revolution. We took back control over ourselves. Here is the path. (translated)

On August 4, 1789, the National Assembly abolished feudal privileges. The French people ended centuries of arbitrariness and oppression in the tumult of the Great Revolution. We took back power over ourselves. This is the way. (translated)

🇳🇱 CHOC : La Néerlandaise Eva Vlaardingerbroek DÉCLARE l’abolition de l’Union européenne. « L’Union européenne totalitaire doit être abolie. » « Je ne crois pas aux réformes quand vos fondations sont pourries. » 🗣️ Soutenez-vous Eva ? #UnionEuropéenne #Abolition #EvaVlaardingerbroek

Après la nuit du 4 août 1789, nous devrons mettre en place une nuit du 4 août 2027 d'abolition des privilèges climatiques

"Il y a une responsabilité lourde de l'État": Marine Tondelier pointe l'"impréparation" du gouvernement dans la lutte contre les incendies
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L'Obs Jul 8

Depuis l'élection de Zohran Mamdani à la mairie de New York, une dynamique croissante de jeunes candidats socialistes émerge aux États-Unis, revendiquant des politiques audacieuses comme la taxation des riches et l'abolition de l'ICE, et gagnant le soutien d'une majorité des jeunes électeurs face à un parti démocrate jugé trop centriste pour s'opposer efficacement à Trump. #Socialisme #Élections2026 #JusticeSociale

Face à Trump, la nouvelle vague démocrate est portée par des candidats socialistes

The death penalty does not deliver justice. It is an inhumane form of punishment, puts innocent lives at risk, and has no place in the 21st century. I remain fully committed to the universal abolition of the death penalty – firmly & without exception. #DeathPenalty #Abolition #HumanRights #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

Franceinfo Jun 30

Lors de l'ouverture du 9e Congrès mondial contre la peine de mort à Paris, Emmanuel Macron a affirmé que la peine de mort ne rend jamais une société plus sûre, car elle n’a pas de valeur dissuasive, et a plaidé pour l'abolition universelle comme un principe fondamental de la dignité humaine. #Peinedemort #EmmanuelMacron #DroitsHumains

"La peine de mort n'a jamais rendu une société plus sûre, parce qu'elle ne dissuade pas", plaide Emmanuel Macron
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The existential struggle for the abolition of the death penalty is never achieved. (translated)

Xavier Bettel Jun 30

Together for a world without the death penalty. On the occasion of the 9th Congress against the death penalty in Paris, we strongly reaffirm our commitment to its abolition. (translated)

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20minutes Jun 2

En France, environ 8.000 patients sont encore contentionnés chaque année dans les services psychiatriques, une pratique que de plus en plus de professionnels et d'associations dénoncent comme traumatisante, incitant la ministre de la Santé à envisager son abolition d'ici 2030. #Contention #SantéMentale #Psychiatrie

Psychiatrie : « Ça m’a traumatisé »… Des malades et des soignants dénoncent le recours fréquent à la contention
Franceinfo May 28

L'Assemblée nationale française a approuvé à l'unanimité l'abrogation du Code noir, un texte régissant l'esclavage dans les colonies, permettant ainsi une reconnaissance symbolique des injustices passées, comme l'a exprimé le député Steevy Gustave, descendant d'esclaves, qui espère que cette décision contribuera à lutter contre les inégalités persistantes. #CodeNoir #AbolitionEsclavage #Réparations

Abrogation du "Code noir" : "Je suis fier que ma nation, même si c'est tard, ait enfin abrogé ce texte infâme", déclare le député Steevy Gustave

Unanimously in the National Assembly, we voted for the abolition of the Black Code, which legally organized slavery. (translated)

The National Assembly votes today for the abolition of the infamous "Black Code" applicable to slaves, adopted under the Ancien Régime. The deputies, by their votes, honor the memory of the rebellious slaves and the consistent revolutionary republicans who achieved the first (translated)