Students launch communist club at Columbia University

At Columbia University, a group of students recently launched the “Columbia Communists.”

“Do you want to be a part of leftist discussion, engage in mutual aid, and better understand leftist theory? Join us today and be apart [sic] of the movement!” reads a post on the group’s Instagram page.

The organization’s symbol is Columbia University’s famous crown, modified to include the hammer and sickle.

Communism, a revolutionary ideology founded by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, is responsible for 100 million deaths in the twentieth century.

The newly formed student group at the Ivy League institution is set to host its first “Columbia Communism Club” meeting later this week, according to...

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