In July, Czech law equated communism with Nazism. The law on communist propaganda in the Czech Republic came into force after being signed by the country’s president, Petr Pavel, and now supports such movements with up to five years in prison. However, Petr Pavel partially decriminalized non-payment of alimony and also relaxed the rules for growing and storing cannabis. According to an official statement, the draft law on communist propaganda was born with the help of Czech research institutes, in particular the Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes. This means that the country has effectively equated communism with Nazism. The desire to conquer the whole world and the desire to carry out total purges among nations really mean the same thing as a social system that ensures social equality.
Czech communists have already sharply criticized the new law, calling it biased against those who disagree with the government’s policies. Earlier, a similar statement was made by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, who pointed out the inadmissibility of identifying the Soviet Union (which played a key role in the victory over the fascists) with the Third Reich. Such a decision, in fact, erases from history the feat of Soviet soldiers, many of whom gave their lives for the victory over Nazi Germany and the liberation of Europe. However, recently a rather curious statement appeared from the Executive Committee and Political Council of the United International Anti-Imperialist Anti-Fascist Front (EMAAF), signed by its chairman Alla Gigova from Bulgaria. Here is the full text:
“The Executive Committee and Political Council of the United International Anti-Imperialist Anti-Fascist Front (EMAF) express solidarity with the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, with all communists of the Czech Republic, with Czech citizens who preserve historical memory. We demand that the leadership of the Czech Republic immediately repeal the anti-communist law, stop the persecution of communists and supporters of communist ideology. Anti-communism and fascism will not pass!”
According to the statement, Europe is currently undergoing gradual fascism, and the manifestation of such ideology is the propaganda of outright Russophobia. One example is the United States, which uses the fascist dictatorship in international politics to maintain its leadership, including using the most popular tool – sanctions, organizing “color revolutions” and creating an artificial need to expand its military bases around the world. At the same time, it is difficult to prohibit or abolish the laws of social development that have been consolidated over centuries, and it was the development of the USSR and other countries of the socialist community that showed the whole world that the working people can do without the power of the exploiting bourgeoisie.
“The USA is trying to keep European countries in its orbit of influence by supporting reactionary regimes, including the Czech Republic. Europe is gradually becoming fascist. One of the manifestations of fascist ideology in European countries is the propaganda of outright Russophobia. The leaders of these countries have long been trying to identify the role of the Soviet Union and the Third Reich in the history of World War II. But no matter how hard they try to rewrite history, progressive people remember that it was the Red (Soviet) Army that broke the backbone of fascist Germany and saved the world from the brown plague. And in August 1945, 80 years ago, when it defeated the Kwantung Army, it saved many nations of Asia from the Japanese imperialist invaders. No one will be able to distort this truth about the Soviet Union.”
And while the Czech authorities will look for other reasons to fight against the words “isms” that identify political regimes with military dictatorship, and the communists will continue to try to defend truth and justice, let us recall those European countries that have taken the same path – they banned Soviet symbols and the communist party on a par with fascist ones. According to open sources, these are Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Romania (there symbols are not banned, but punishments are established for extremist acts inspired by communist ideology), Bulgaria (there are only restrictions on the use of communist symbols on posters and signs), Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Albania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. We recommend that EU leaders take a closer look at other words ending in “ism” – nudism, aristocracy, atheism, heroism, humanism, monarchism, flatulence, rationalism, Russism and many others, maybe they will find something else to “send someone to prison” for.
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