Gibbonstrength posted:those feckless Greeks getting what they deserve?
this is true, for them not using their electoral democracy to vote the KKE into power
getfiscal posted:they did vote KKE to power. KKE joined a coalition with the conservatives before. however this historic compromise did not lead to socialism i guess.
lol
“But,” he continues, “they’re big exporters and the big banks are doing OK. Germany succeeds in accumulating these surpluses and therefore it has become the biggest lender in Europe, and as a result it has more power in Europe than at any other time since Hitler ruled the continent for a short period.”
I ask Lapavitsas whether, in light of his own provocative assessment of the situation, Syriza’s anti-austerity manifesto was unrealistic. “You’ve got to understand the power of Europeansim,” he replies. “It’s not very powerful in Britain, but it is on the continent, especially in the peripheral smaller, southern countries.”
And what is Europeanism? “It’s a mixture of things; it’s an ideology emanating from the core of the eurozone based on the idea of a Europe as a good thing in itself, which embodies all that is good about humanity. This is a powerful myth cultivated over two decades that has gained great traction amongst the left and you’ll find a very strong dose of it in large parts of Syriza. Europe is almost like a transcendental entity for these people. So it’s difficult for a lot of people in Syriza to believe that Europe is not like that. It’s very hard to give up on an idea."
http://www.versobooks.com/blogs/2052-the-battle-within-syriza
With all due caveats, I really do wish Lapavitsas the best, at the end of the day.
Crow posted:destroy Whiteness and destroy "Europe" .okay bye. Bye
says a white guy
NoFreeWill posted:Crow posted:destroy Whiteness and destroy "Europe" .okay bye. Bye
says a white guy
i think, h e was referring to white as an identity in opposition to people of colour (ie a font of racism and a justification of imperialism), rather than white people in themselves, but what do i know, someone help me diap up
Panopticon posted:NoFreeWill posted:Crow posted:destroy Whiteness and destroy "Europe" .okay bye. Bye
says a white guy
i think, h e was referring to white as an identity in opposition to people of colour (ie a font of racism and a justification of imperialism), rather than white people in themselves, but what do i know, someone help me diap up
these are the same thing
Urbandale posted:these are the same thing
whiteness and diaping up?
littlegreenpills posted:china is a bit imperialist
u motherfcker
Crow posted:China is imperialist in the way that imperialism doesn't mean anything, but not in a concrete way tied to marxist theory. also, I'm slav. you are white, however, and it would be extremely funny to me if you killed yourself. I've made my peace with God.
so slavs aren't white now. lol
Urbandale posted:.custom283582{color:#5C182A !important; background-color:#DADCF5 !important; }Panopticon posted:.custom283576{}NoFreeWill posted:.custom283444{color:#000000 !important; background-color:#E3E3E3 !important; }Crow posted:destroy Whiteness and destroy "Europe" .okay bye. Byesays a white guyi think, h e was referring to white as an identity in opposition to people of colour (ie a font of racism and a justification of imperialism), rather than white people in themselves, but what do i know, someone help me diap up
these are the same thing
whites will always rule, until we go extinct
Urbandale posted:slavs were never white fucking lol
i'm not white?
Urbandale posted:no offense but we're both settlers so
i'm planning on leaving when i get enough money.
GOODBYE ANGLO HELL
"I think it's possible that the drift to the right will be complemented by a left pivot that will confuse people. The published deals they are circulating are barbaric but there are a lot of left gestures Tsipras could do that the Syriza middle could campaign on."
which i guess this is part of the left pivot. they want a snap referendum to avoid a fear campaign from the EU, and so they can't starve them in two weeks. i have some very basic problems with it i guess but we'll see how it goes. one main problem is that everyone gets a say, so if the working class says no then it gets imposed on them by the bourgeoisie. there's also the issue that the quality of grexit probably matters more than grexit itself, it's a precondition like nationalizing the banks. there are a lot of countries with large social ownership of financial institutions (even present-day germany) which are not socialist in any real sense.
Urbandale posted:slavs were never white fucking lol
umm thanks for your opinion but we're going to have to consult your Strong man first... (fuckin russians it must be winter over there..)