Thought for today 22.04.20

22ND APRIL 2020 was the 150th anniversary of the birth of Lenin – a man who often gets a bad press. However, he did stand up for the people: this to the extent that he led the masses to oust the oppressive regime that ruled them and take power into their own hands. As men of the left who have achieved high office have found since, there’s nothing like standing up for the people for inciting the rulers to work hard to bring you down. Maybe one day these champions of the people will work out how to stay in office and lead us to a better world.

Lenin reminds us that we cannot build a better life for all if it is on the backs of other people who live elsewhere. We are all one people and we all deserve to be free and to live in peace.  In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace.

“Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.”
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (“Lenin”), 22.04.1870-21.01.1924

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