Isn't it obvious by now that Syriza has split? The Popular Unity group has committed itself to defending the historic program of Syriza while Tsipras has essentially created a new formation that has few differences from PASOK. I understand that Charlie still has a fan boy's devotion to the gruesomely sectarian KKE but for those of us still holding out hope that the Greeks can pull together a revolutionary party, there's something to be hopeful about with the new movement. That being said, I don't think there is much hope for sweeping economic and social change as long as the workers of Europe begin to put some pressure on their own ruling classes.
On 8/23/15 1:59 PM, Charlie wrote: > LP 2015: > "I don't think I have had much to say about Greece except [the currency > issue]. Greece's problems are pretty intractable, ... a function of ... > its semi-peripheral economic status." > > LP 2012: > "If and when a struggle emerges between SYRIZA and the Wall > Street/Washington/Bonn axis, the left will need to mobilize to defend > the bolder measures such as nationalizing the banks while protecting the > government against fascist attacks and CIA subversion. In an escalating > series of confrontations, it cannot be ruled out that popular power will > dictate the outcome and usher in a new type of society that hearkens > back to the original Marxist vision of a classless society. But to stand > on the sidelines now, because SYRIZA is not 'revolutionary', is a big > mistake." > http://louisproyect.org/2012/06/09/debating-syriza/ > > But then, Donald Trump used to be in favor of single-payer healthcare. > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
