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July 8, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – July is officially “Victims of Communism Remembrance Month” in Nebraska, Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts has declared.
“An estimated 100 million people died from political purges, religious persecutions, mass starvations, and other crimes against humanity carried out by communist regimes such as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the People’s Republic of China,” the governor’s office declared, according to a report from The Daily Wire. “The Chinese Communist Party, in particular, is holding ethnic Uyghurs in internment camps, violating the religious freedom of the Chinese people, and quashing political dissent in Hong Kong and elsewhere.”
At a July 30 remembrance ceremony, Ricketts highlighted the stories of families who have experienced Communist oppression firsthand, including former state Sen. Lydia Brasch, whose family fled Ukraine to escape the Soviet Union.
“As the CCP celebrates their centennial, it’s important we understand how they are actually governing,” Ricketts said July 6. “And it’s important that we recommit to strengthening the American Free Enterprise system so that future generations of Americans can continue to enjoy the economic prosperity and freedom
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