The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated this Friday that the defeat of Soviet communism did not eliminate the influence of Marxism, which, he claimed, persists under new doctrines and international institutions.
The head of U.S. diplomacy delivered the keynote address at the National Convention of the Federalist Society, held in Washington, D.C., reported the television network Fox News.
"Although we defeated the institution of Soviet communism, we did not triumph over the spirit of Marx," Rubio stated. According to his interpretation, that ideological current survives in doctrines that subordinate the will of countries to international consensus.
The Secretary of State drew a parallel between traditional Marxism and the currents that are currently being questioned. "Traditional Marxism sought to abolish the differences among men; the radicals of our time seek to abolish the differences among nations," he stated.
Rubio directed much of his criticism towards multilateral organizations and the so-called "soulless global bureaucrats." He also questioned the concept of a "rules-based international order," believing it serves to obscure political interests disguised as universal principles.
"For this global elite, international law is not a neutral body of rules. It is an instrument to promote their interests under the guise of universal principles," he stated.
One of the main targets of his intervention was the International Criminal Court (ICC), which he described as an "unelected world tribunal." Rubio questioned the organization's attempt to exercise jurisdiction over U.S. citizens through rules that Washington has never accepted or ratified.
As a warning to the institution, he referred to a phrase attributed to the Roman general Pompey: "Stop citing laws to men with swords." He also supported the sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against the court.
The intervention came just a few days after Rubio attended the G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Paris, where he stated that the United States "does not work for the global order," but rather to defend its own national interests.
In that meeting, the Secretary of State also mentioned Cuba, warned about the consequences of instability on the island, and accused the military conglomerate GAESA of stealing from the Cuban people.
The ideological offensive from Washington against communism has intensified. On November 7, the State Department described that ideology as "the most barbaric and malignant" in history, during the closing day of Anti-Communist Week.
At the end of September, in an interview with Fox News, Rubio pointed out that the Trump administration's preference is for a diplomatic solution that places Cuba on an "irreversible path of positive change," but he issued a direct warning to those within the regime who are betting on inaction.
"Those who continue to chant revolutionary slogans believe they can wait for this administration to pass without doing anything or changing anything. They are mistaken and will learn the lesson the hard way if they do not correct their course."
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