“Religion, indeed, is the self-consciousness and the self-esteem of the man who has not yet found himself … [It] is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. The abolition of religion as the illusory happiness of the people is the demand for their real happiness.” - Karl Marx “Individuals are dealt with only in so far as they are personifications of economic categories, embodiments of particular class-relations and class-interests.” - Karl Marx 1917: Communist Revolution followed by Civil War ( 9 million deaths) 1917: “Peace, land, bread” – Vladimir Lenin. 1921: 1 to 3 million die in Russian Famine. 1924-1953: Reign of Josef Stalin. 1932-1934: 5 to 10 million die in Russian Famine. 1949: Establishment of communist China. 1958-1961: 20-30 million die in Chinese Famine More people died of famine during the 20th Century than other time in history. During the 1970‟s in Russia, food production increased 1% per year, one half of all farms operated at a loss, one-fifth to one-third of crops rotted in ground for lack adequate storage, and food imports increased 1000%.
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