On Equality

The more fortunate have become the ignorant numb. The political climate, the tensions between nations, wars, genocides – the problems of the world - these are trivial matters, if anything, to the bourgeoisie of today. But why should we care, you say, when we are safe? Unfortunately, that is the tone taken by most. Why should we care that George Bush invaded Iraq on unjust and immoral grounds? Why should we care that millions in Africa who suffer from AIDs are unknowingly subject to inhumane tests? Why should we care if genocide in Rwanda tears the country and its people apart? Because we are human beings. We are citizens of the world. Whether you choose to acknowledge it or not, man does not live by himself - man is born into society.
We live amongst others, therefore what concerns their well-being concerns ours. It is no fault of a man where he is born and into what situation. Every man, woman, child is conceived and born in the same way, with the same right to freedom and a future. So how is it that some suffer while others prosper? Is it right that those who have more should be able to exercise the freedom to keep those who have less in chains?
This is the catastrophic truth – the fact that one human being is discriminated against by others based purely on social status, race, disability and appearance – things that have no bearing on a person's worth. Because of these prejudices, those who are subject to the discrimination retaliate, often in violent ways. It is not an act of aggressive hate – but an act of despair and a cry for recognition of each man's equality. We are equal, that is a fact that should not be denied. And any system that promotes this idea is worthy of attention.
it asks people to sacrifice a little of what they have, since they have more than enough, to enable someone else to survive another day. Today it is ridiculed, tomorrow it will be violently opposed, but one day the universal truth of Communism will be recognised. And those who understand the intelligence and humanity in Marx's ideology, should fight to bring that day of enlightenment ever closer.

From Rioter's Block Issue # 3 Published March 31st