They blame us for the destruction caused by our revolution. And who are those who accuse us? The bourgeoisie, the same bourgeois who in the four years of the imperialist war destroyed almost all European culture, causing barbarism, madness and hunger. That same bourgeoisie demands from us a revolution that is not based on destruction, since the bourgeoisie has previously destroyed everything. Oh, how humane this bourgeoisie is! The bourgeoisie and its servants accuse us of terror. The English bourgeoisie forgot their year 1649, and the French bourgeoisie forgot that their terror was fair and legal when the bourgeoisie carried it out for their benefit and against feudalism. Yet terror is when workers have dared to use it to overthrow a minority of exploiters.
Lenin, Letter to American Workers, August 20, 1918.
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Lenin, Letter to American Workers, August 20, 1918.
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On this day, 27 December 1923, Japanese communist, Daisuke Nanba, attempted to assassinate the crown prince to avenge the deaths of three anarchists β KΕtoku ShΕ«sui, Εsugi Sakae and ItΕ Noe β at the hands of the state.
Daisuke attempted to shoot crown prince Hirohito with a pistol through the window of his carriage at the Toranomon intersection in Tokyo. The bullet smashed a window on the carriage, but missed Hirohito.
Daisuke was subsequently arrested, sentenced to death and executed two days after being sentenced.
Working Class History
Daisuke attempted to shoot crown prince Hirohito with a pistol through the window of his carriage at the Toranomon intersection in Tokyo. The bullet smashed a window on the carriage, but missed Hirohito.
Daisuke was subsequently arrested, sentenced to death and executed two days after being sentenced.
Working Class History
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On this day, 27 December 1831, the Christmas rebellion in Jamaica escalated as 60,000 of the country's 300,000 enslaved people went on strike and rose up against slavery.
It is known as the Christmas rebellion as it began with a strike on Christmas day, demanding wages and more free time. The plantation owners rejected the demands, and so on December 27, enslaved people on the Kensington estate downed tools and set their sugarcane fields on fire. The rebels organised their own military units, and travelled through other estates, burning buildings and crops and recruiting others to join them.
Lasting 11 days, it was the biggest revolt of enslaved people in the British Caribbean colonies, and cost over Β£50 million damages in current money. While only 14 whites were killed, over 500 Black people were killed or executed in the aftermath. But as a result slavery across the British Caribbean was largely abolished two years later.
Working Class History
It is known as the Christmas rebellion as it began with a strike on Christmas day, demanding wages and more free time. The plantation owners rejected the demands, and so on December 27, enslaved people on the Kensington estate downed tools and set their sugarcane fields on fire. The rebels organised their own military units, and travelled through other estates, burning buildings and crops and recruiting others to join them.
Lasting 11 days, it was the biggest revolt of enslaved people in the British Caribbean colonies, and cost over Β£50 million damages in current money. While only 14 whites were killed, over 500 Black people were killed or executed in the aftermath. But as a result slavery across the British Caribbean was largely abolished two years later.
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