[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Ben Norton [@BenjaminNorton](/creator/twitter/BenjaminNorton) on x 317.2K followers Created: 2025-07-20 18:19:18 UTC This July XX marked the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua 🇳🇮. A massive celebration was held in the capital Managua. The main anti-imperialist themes that were discussed are listed below. The ceremony featured diplomatic representatives from China, Russia, Palestine, Vietnam, Venezuela, Cuba, Honduras, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Türkiye, DPRK, Belarus, Côte d'Ivoire, and Myanmar. The main points of the speech delivered by Comandante Daniel Ortega this year were the following: - Nicaragua offers its full support for Palestine, and unflinching opposition to the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza. - Nicaragua strongly supports Iran in its defense against US-Israeli aggression. - Fascism has its roots in European colonialism. The West talks about "democracy" and "human rights", but the crimes committed by European empires -- like the African slave trade and the French empire's mass atrocities in Algeria -- were very similar to those committed by Nazi Germany. (Ortega praised the Algerian Revolution as an inspiration for Nicaragua.) - Haiti had the first victorious revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean. Haiti inspired Simón Bolívar, and militarily supported him, as he carried out his own anti-colonial revolution in South America. Nicaragua is inspired by Haiti's example. - Immediately after Spanish colonialism was defeated in Latin America, US imperialism replaced it. The US invaded Nicaragua several times, and US imperialism remains the principal threat for Latin America and the world today. - Never forget the crimes the US committed in Nicaragua in the 1980s, when the CIA armed and trained the far-right Contra terrorists. Ortega recalled that the US-sponsored Contras also trafficked drugs, many of which ended up in US neighborhoods. - It was the Soviet Union and China that defeated fascism in World War Two. This year is the 80th anniversary of their heroic victory over Nazi Germany and the fascist Japanese empire. - "We in the [Sandinista] Front were inspired by the Russian Revolution and the Chinese Revolution", Ortega said. He praised Mao Zedong as a "great leader who is always in our thoughts". - Today, the People's Republic of China and Russian Federation are friends of the Global South, helping Nicaragua and other countries to defend their sovereignty against Western imperialism, Ortega emphasized. - Capitalist Europe is now remilitarizing and massively increasing its military spending on weapons because it, along with the US, wants to prepare for war against Russia and China. - The United Nations has become a tool dominated by the Western imperialist powers, and the US uses its veto power to prevent the UN from taking any significant action (like stopping the genocide in Gaza). The UN needs a "refoundation", Ortega said. - The world desperately wants peace, so countries can economically develop and end poverty, but US imperialism is the main obstacle. Comandante Daniel ended his speech warning that, although there is peace in Nicaragua today, "that does not mean that the enemy [the US empire] is resting. The enemy is always conspiring, always trying to provoke bloodshed, always trying to provoke pain in Nicaraguan families, because they believe they can defeat the revolution".  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [cte divoire](/topic/cte-divoire) [belarus](/topic/belarus) [algeria](/topic/algeria) [burkina faso](/topic/burkina-faso) [honduras](/topic/honduras) [cuba](/topic/cuba) [palestine](/topic/palestine) [russia](/topic/russia) [Post Link](https://x.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1946998365771726892)
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Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton on x 317.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-20 18:19:18 UTC
This July XX marked the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua 🇳🇮.
A massive celebration was held in the capital Managua. The main anti-imperialist themes that were discussed are listed below.
The ceremony featured diplomatic representatives from China, Russia, Palestine, Vietnam, Venezuela, Cuba, Honduras, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Türkiye, DPRK, Belarus, Côte d'Ivoire, and Myanmar.
The main points of the speech delivered by Comandante Daniel Ortega this year were the following:
Nicaragua offers its full support for Palestine, and unflinching opposition to the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza.
Nicaragua strongly supports Iran in its defense against US-Israeli aggression.
Fascism has its roots in European colonialism. The West talks about "democracy" and "human rights", but the crimes committed by European empires -- like the African slave trade and the French empire's mass atrocities in Algeria -- were very similar to those committed by Nazi Germany. (Ortega praised the Algerian Revolution as an inspiration for Nicaragua.)
Haiti had the first victorious revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean. Haiti inspired Simón Bolívar, and militarily supported him, as he carried out his own anti-colonial revolution in South America. Nicaragua is inspired by Haiti's example.
Immediately after Spanish colonialism was defeated in Latin America, US imperialism replaced it. The US invaded Nicaragua several times, and US imperialism remains the principal threat for Latin America and the world today.
Never forget the crimes the US committed in Nicaragua in the 1980s, when the CIA armed and trained the far-right Contra terrorists. Ortega recalled that the US-sponsored Contras also trafficked drugs, many of which ended up in US neighborhoods.
It was the Soviet Union and China that defeated fascism in World War Two. This year is the 80th anniversary of their heroic victory over Nazi Germany and the fascist Japanese empire.
"We in the [Sandinista] Front were inspired by the Russian Revolution and the Chinese Revolution", Ortega said. He praised Mao Zedong as a "great leader who is always in our thoughts".
Today, the People's Republic of China and Russian Federation are friends of the Global South, helping Nicaragua and other countries to defend their sovereignty against Western imperialism, Ortega emphasized.
Capitalist Europe is now remilitarizing and massively increasing its military spending on weapons because it, along with the US, wants to prepare for war against Russia and China.
The United Nations has become a tool dominated by the Western imperialist powers, and the US uses its veto power to prevent the UN from taking any significant action (like stopping the genocide in Gaza). The UN needs a "refoundation", Ortega said.
The world desperately wants peace, so countries can economically develop and end poverty, but US imperialism is the main obstacle.
Comandante Daniel ended his speech warning that, although there is peace in Nicaragua today, "that does not mean that the enemy [the US empire] is resting. The enemy is always conspiring, always trying to provoke bloodshed, always trying to provoke pain in Nicaraguan families, because they believe they can defeat the revolution".
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