WASHINGTON: Legislation has been introduced in the US Congress to designate the first week of November as Anti-Communism Week and to seek an annual presidential proclamation honoring victims of communist regimes worldwide, according to a press release.
Introduced by Senator Rick Scott in the Senate, the bill proposes to mark November 2 through 8 each year as Anti-Communism Week. The measure also asks the President to issue a yearly proclamation calling on Americans to observe the week.
Scott said the legislation is meant to remember the victims of communist regimes and to reinforce American values of freedom and liberty. He said communism has caused widespread suffering and death wherever it has taken hold.
“Communism is one of the most destructive and deadly ideologies in human history, responsible for the suffering and deaths of millions while crushing freedom wherever it takes hold, ” Scott said. “As a nation founded on liberty and individual freedoms, we must never forget these horrors or allow dangerous ideals to be repackaged, idealized, or sold to future generations.”