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Interesting Czech Holiday

Hi all,

Glancing at today's calendar page, I learned that today is "Victims of the Communist Regime Memorial Day." Wow. I'm glad that the Czech government set aside a day for these people, who were for the most part real heroes. They were imprisoned and even executed for their beliefs, or rather for their refusal to accept Communist domination in their country. Most of the charges were trumped up, and were used by the communist to get rid of possible threats (think intellectuals, educators, scientists, etc.).

Recently there was a documentary on such victims on Czech television. They'd found lost footage of the trials (which were a circus). I hope that a lot of young Czechs were able to watch the series and see what heroism really is (think Milada Horakova, who was executed).

A lot of young people in the country today were born after the revolution or are too young to remember it. More should be done to teach them what life under communism was like. Then they might appreciate the life they have a little more.

Cheers!

--James

Posted at 08:46AM Jun 27, 2009 by branajam in Personal  |  Comments[1]