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Hans and Michael have put up two thoughtful pieces. My heart is with them. I do so hope that Hans is correct, but my head is with Richard Seymour. he has emerged from twitterdom to post a very good piece. We should bear in mind that Richard (like me) was a supporter, of what I at least thought Syriza represented, a break from the sterile sectarian "Leninist" madness. Richard's conclusion is very stark. He writes "So it is important to be clear: if Syriza supports and implements this deal, it is over. It will not recover. It may exist as a party, but as a force of the radical left it will be all but redundant. It may as well be a centrist, austerian coalition. A left that goes along with this will be committing suicide. And finally, don't put your faith in the idea that maybe if Syriza hangs in there, does what it's told, eventually, after a while, Podemos will come, maybe some other radical left formations will come, and the balance of power will tilt. Even if that *was* how the European institutions work - and they have proven they aren't susceptible to that kind of pressure - this outcome will seriously undercut the chances for the European radical left". On a personal level my Irishness is beginning to assert itself. I am thinking only a bunch of Keynesians could make the Stalinist KKE look good. I am also incubating a hearty dislike for Tsirpas the Traitor. And please, for god's sake, let no one trot out the crappy line that he can't be a traitor for he never pretended to be anything other than what he is. He went into the referendum pretending that it made a difference. Let me now tackle, and I do not intend this in a flame like provocation, the line that is emerging. Green Left Weekly (& my subscription has expired & if someone contact me I will renew it) has come out with the slogan "Greece needs our solidarity". Michael endorses this and on the surface who can say nay? Well, I do. "Greece" here functions as a metonym (part stands for whole). My solidarity is with the people of Greece, not the Greek capitalists, not with Pasok, not with To Potami, and no longer with Syriza. Finally, Stuart criticised my questioning of Syriza's & Tsirpas' tactics. I respect his subsequent silence. But I would ask him to consider whether he has an inclination to overly put his faith in princes. comradely Gary _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
