【新唐人北京時間2018年11月08日訊】本週三(11月7日)是美國的「全國共產主義受害者紀念日」，白宮發表了總統聲明。《美國之音》翻譯了聲明全文。
1917年11月7日，俄國的「十月革命」催生了世界上第一個共產黨政權。在去年「十月革命」百年之際，川普（特朗普）政府宣布這一天為「全國紀念共產主義受害者日」。今年是白宮第二次就「全國紀念共產主義受害者日」發表總統聲明。
聲明全文翻譯如下：
「在『全國共產主義受害者紀念日』這一天，我們銘記一億多被共產主義極權政權殺害和迫害的人。我們還重申堅定支持那些為世界各地的和平、繁榮與自由而奮鬥的人。
自從1917年俄羅斯布爾什維克革命以來，我們目睹了共產主義暴政意識形態所造成的後果——痛苦、壓迫和死亡。共產主義把與生俱來的人權置於所謂的全體幸福之下，其結果是消滅宗教自由、私有財產、言論自由和過於經常發生的消滅生命。這些恐怖包括在『大饑荒』中蓄意讓烏克蘭人挨餓，在『大恐怖』中清洗俄羅斯人，在『殺人場』謀殺柬埔寨人，還有槍殺試圖投奔自由的柏林人。這些以及其它很多暴行的受害者默默地見證着無可否認的事實，那就是，共產主義以及對共產主義的追求對人類精神和人類繁榮將永遠具有破壞性。
今天，我們緬懷所有那些在壓迫性的共產主義政權下被剝奪了生命、自由和追求幸福的美好祝福的人。我們一道哀痛在共產主義下如此之多的人所蒙受的難以忍受的損失，並重申我們的誓言，繼續推動自由事業並為所有人爭取機會。」
以下是白宮發表的總統聲明原文：
On the National Day for the Victims of Communism, we honor the memory of the more than 100 million people who have been killed and persecuted by communist totalitarian regimes. We also reaffirm our steadfast support for those who strive for peace, prosperity, and freedom around the world.
Since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, we have witnessed the effects of the tyrannical communist ideology—anguish, repression, and death. Communism subordinates inherent human rights to the purported well-being of all, resulting in the extermination of religious freedom, private property, free speech, and, far too often, life. These horrors have included Ukrainians deliberately starved in the Holodomor, Russians purged in the Great Terror, Cambodians murdered in the killing fields, and Berliners shot as they tried to escape to freedom. The victims of these and many other atrocities bear silent testimony to the undeniable fact that communism, and the pursuit of it, will forever be destructive to the human spirit and to the prosperity of mankind.
Today, we remember all who have been denied the great blessings of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness under oppressive communist regimes. Together, we mourn the unbearable losses so many have endured under communism, and we renew our pledge to continue advancing the cause of freedom and opportunity for all.
（記者栗捷報導/責任編輯：明軒）
