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Not much chance for a real left wing party in Poland either. There have been two serious attempts, both coopted and destroyed by the mutual aid society of corrupt ex-apparatchiks otherwise known as the SLD. To make matters worse, the group which has done worst under capitalism and which is most hostile to neo-liberalism are the peasants, and they're otherwise deeply conservative. So an anti-neoliberal party has to either be very nationalist and catholic or give up on that (huge) voting bloc. In urban areas they can compete for anti-neoliberal elderly and the working class but many of the former tend to either be nostalgic for communist times or share the peasant conservatism, the latter have often done quite well under capitalism, particularly the last couple years. The result is that the most successful anti-neoliberal parties have tended towards right wing populism or outright fascism.
by MarekNYC on Wed Mar 5th, 2008 at 03:16:35 PM EST
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Long time no see!

Incidentally, I was thinking of you today due to a similar subject: I thought that with no one closer around, I should write a diary on the current government's flat tax plans. But would you be willing to write such a diary, or one on other new developments since the election?

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Wed Mar 5th, 2008 at 05:40:14 PM EST
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I'm actually going off to London and Geneva for a couple weeks starting this Sunday so I don't know if I'll be able to get to that before I leave, but I'll see. It would be on something else than the flat tax since I haven't followed that closely.
by MarekNYC on Wed Mar 5th, 2008 at 06:17:09 PM EST
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Do you have any spare time to meet while you're in London?

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Mar 5th, 2008 at 07:03:40 PM EST
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I should though I'm only there for a few days, arriving Monday morning and leaving Thursday morning. I'll e-mail you the details.
by MarekNYC on Wed Mar 5th, 2008 at 07:12:38 PM EST
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I'm extremely flexible these days, it's one of the advantages of unemployment.

We have met the enemy, and he is us — Pogo
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Mar 5th, 2008 at 07:16:39 PM EST
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