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----- Original Message -----
From: Antti Kuha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2000 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [commie] An interesting detail in the Finnish communal
elections
>
> BTW, leader of the US Communist party Gus Hall died last week. He was
> son of two finnish immigrants and he's real name was Arvo Halberg.
> In 1992 after eastern countries had changed to capitalism, he stated
> "I believe that socialism is inevitable. We can't live without
> taking the step to socialism and setbacks won't change this fact"
>
Good ole Arvo! Makes one wonder though why the hell did all those 1st
generation Finnish immigrants (like Hall's parents/ grandparents) became
socialists right after they left Finland? What they faced in US was clearly
better standard of living, and how did they react to it, by protesting!
Perseet penkkiin, saatana! That's something I really can't understand...
8-)
Jari Nikkola
