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The proletarians of Italy show the world how to practice international solidarity.

“‘This is not just any strike. We're here today to defend brotherhood among individuals, among peoples, to put humanity back at the centre, to say no to genocide, to a policy of rearmament,’ CGIL leader Maurizio Landini said.”



https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italians-take-streets-gaza-flotilla-general-strike-2025-10-03/d

Italians take to the streets for Gaza flotilla general strike Tens of thousands of Italians took to the streets across the country on Friday, as part of a day-long general strike called by unions in support of an aid flotilla carrying food to Gaza that was intercepted by Israel this week.

Today marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, with Nagasaki bombed 3 days later. These genocidal acts, killing and maiming mostly Japanese civilians and Korean forced laborers, are being replicated today in Gaza, with the (ongoing) level of bombing reaching multiples of the total payload of Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined, and death tolls unconfirmable but reaching similar levels.

Only revolution can stop these genocides.

Today is the birth anniversary of Clara Zetkin, a German Marxist, and advocate for women's rights, who first introduced the idea of the International Women's Day.

"People all over the world are now discussing whether a third world war will break out. On this question, too, we must be mentally prepared and do some analysis. We stand firmly for peace and against war. However, if the imperialists insist on unleashing another war, we should not be afraid of it. Our attitude on this question is the same as our attitude towards any disturbance: first, we are against it; second, we are not afraid of it. The First World War was followed by the birth of the Soviet Union with a population of 200 million. The Second World War was followed by the emergence of the socialist camp with a combined population of 900 million. If the imperialists insist on launching a third world war, it is certain that several hundred million more will turn to socialism, and then there will not be much room left on earth for the imperialists; it is also likely that the whole structure of imperialism will utterly collapse."

- Mao Zedong