It is May Day today, or International Workers Day. Although there is nothing against celebrating the worker - by turning today into a day of work for instance - we can all agree that this particular issue was hijacked by history’s most unsavory characters. I tried to find a fitting photo for you, but after a long google journey settled on the two men who were able to transform the concept of workers’ rights into a veritable workers’ paradise.

Throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s their ideas and political legacy found a significant market all over the world, but in particular Europe’s political culture was open to the ideas of 'progress' as promoted by Marxism and Communism. It leaves us to wonder if on a day like today there will be any attempts to remember the millions of victims whose lives were terminated for no other reason than not fitting into the vision of Karl Marx’ intellectual heirs.

Today May Day continues to be celebrated around the world. In the US the illegal immigrants have turned it into a day of action and ‘walk-outs’. Pajamas Media will cover events from Los Angeles and Michelle Malkin has a video primer for today.

UPDATE: Andrew Sullivan:

On May Day, the evil of communism needs to be remembered; and its millions of victims mourned and recalled.

And over at Catallarchy there is a round-up of May Day posts:

Contrary to the promises of ideology, nations whose governments pledged to create a workers’ paradise usually became places of rampant slave labor. The plight of the less fortunate became even less fortunate. Today, we chronicle a small part of their lives.