. . . the nation was born with the Declaration of Independence on July 4.
This founding document of our young nation, though, was actually not a call to revolution or rebellion. Check the text, and you won�t find �revolution/revolt� or �rebellion/rebel� anywhere .
It was a noble call a call to respect the highest traditions and principles of humanity, not to destroy them.
The Declaration sought to throw off the bonds of tyranny from an overseas power that �excited domestic Insurrection among us.� It listed in detail the many outrageous offenses committed by the British crown against people who, by and large, wanted to remain loyal subjects. The Declaration did not declare war, but actually �Separation� under the guidance of �Prudence.� The authors sought to preserve dignity, honor, justice, and ultimately peace�not to create ongoing strife.
In stark contrast, the instigators of the various communist revolutions of the 20th century sought precisely to create a state of ongoing strife among �classes.� A particular class would be selected as the �enemy of the people�. The notion that many in the West have that communism creates a classless, share-and-share-alike society is a bitter joke played on millions of peasants and workers who can only dream of the opulent, privileged lives of the politburo members and their families.
The revolutions that brought the Bolsheviks in Russia and the Chinese Communist Party to power were built on treachery and subterfuge. They cited the Communist Manifesto, a piece of grandiose theorizing that was imported from 19th century Germany, a piece calling for destruction, violence, and strife among people. It sought to create an egalitarian utopia�of course, some in the Party were �more equal than others,� to borrow a phrase from George Orwell�s �Animal Farm.�
In China, the Cultural Revolution of 1966-76 was the most vivid example of violence, killing, destruction of families and careers, and annihilation of all that was considered good and traditional from China�s 5000 years of history. Priceless works of art and ancient scriptures were hacked up or burned, Taoist and Buddhist monks and nuns and countless intellectuals were stripped of their positions and banished to remote regions, and millions everywhere were killed on pretext or for no reason at all.
The communist revolutions brought people in dozens of countries down under a dark cloud of systemic violence, strife, and impoverishment. Some, such as those in Eastern Europe, now see a brighter future post-revolution. Others, particularly peasants, laborers, and people of traditional belief in China, still suffer under the oppressive pall of continual revolution.
For more on the tragic history of communism, please see �Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party� by The Epoch Times. http://www.theepochtimes.com/jiuping.asp