It demands the withdrawal of the persistent questions of historical truth raised by the sacrifice of the 200 communist heroes of Kaisariani
The Commission is provocatively demanding the withdrawal of the Question submitted by the KKE’s MEPs**.** Based on the striking photographic evidence of the 200 communists who stood up face to face with the Nazi monster, the Question exposes the unhistorical nature of the EU’s ideology, which equates communism with the monster of fascism, as well as its undermining and deliberate stance towards the still-unfulfilled demand that German war reparations be paid for the Nazi atrocities in Greece.
“Historical narratives and war reparations do not fall within the Commission’s remit”, the Commission brazenly asserts, urging the withdrawal of the Question.
The 200 of Kaisariani and the magnitude of their sacrifice are not a mere “narrative”, as the EU claims, but an indisputable historical truth that remains a thorn in its side.
It is evident that the EU is profoundly unsettled by such questions, as they demonstrate that the sacrifice of the 200 heroes of our people exposes the bankruptcy of its own “two extremes” theory, the equation of the perpetrator with the victim, in an attempt to whitewash Nazi atrocities and to sideline the demand for the immediate and full payment of German reparations.
But who, in truth, is hypocritically invoking lack of jurisdiction?
The European Union, which:
- has designated 23 August (the day the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was signed) as the “European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Nazism and Communism”;
- has designated 9 May , the day of the Great Anti-Fascist Victory of the Peoples, as the day of the European Union, in a futile attempt to recast historical memory;
- turns a blind eye to member states that attempt to ban Communist Parties, such as Poland;
- promoted myths such as those concerning the Holodomor or Katyn as settled historical truth, while readily accommodating a wide range of fascist events within the European Parliament;
- has cultivated a steady stream of anti-communist resolutions that distort the history written in blood by the peoples;
- provides cover for imperialist attacks and atrocities worldwide, including those carried out by its allies, the US and Israel;
- prohibits events within the European Parliament expressing solidarity with the people of Cuba while supporting imperialist plans to suppress them.
All of this , evidently, falls within its remit. Yet reparations for Nazi crimes, the forced occupation loan, and the looting of archaeological treasures —all matters governed by international treaties binding two of its member states— do not.
The EU’s deeply reactionary, class-based policy is in the DNA of every imperialist transnational alliance. That is why it cannot conceal its aversion to anything that lays bare the fundamental divide between two opposing worlds: on the one hand, the workers —the creators of wealth— and, on the other, those who exploit them.
Anti-communism goes hand in hand with military involvement and the shift towards a war economy, the exploitation of the workers. Above all, it reflects the fear that the peoples, through their struggle, may overthrow the present decayed system —one the EU itself upholds— and build a new, socialist–communist society.
The Question cannot be withdrawn, nor can the historical truth and the persistent questions it raises, be dimmed!
The most powerful response will come from the masses of protesters, workers, and youth who will fill the squares and boulevards across the world, on their own day, the day of their class —1 May— honouring the day of the sacrifice of the 200 communist heroes.
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