~~(first of all shush I know time zones make this seem funky)~~

Eighty years ago to this day, the People's flag was staked into the heart of most grievous reaction and the world celebrated victory over German fascism.

Eighty years later, we stand on the shoulders of those heroes. We stand in the world of their victory, as dark as it may be yet in contrast of what could have been, it is a world in which we can and must fight for a better tomorrow.

Let us not just spend the day honoring the sacrifice of the millions of men and women who have passed on the torch of humanity through nostalgic remembrance, but take onto us the legacy of their work to build the foundations of a better world and continue in their place so when the time comes for us to pass on the torch of humanity to the new generation we can say that out of the ruins of the old barbarism we have delivered to them a better future of peace and freedom and continue the great work towards the emancipation of the human race.

Forwards ever, backwards never.