By Chavez I meant largely democratic but with a fair amount of authoritarianism thrown in, very nationalist, very anti-neoliberal, very hostile to the business interests of the 'enemy', skip the socialist though not the revolutionary rhetoric, tons of bluster. Thus, on the Baltic pipeline you'd probably get threats to blow the thing up in any crisis. You'd also be likely to see far worse tensions with Belarus regarding the Polish minority in the West of the country.
that will be first of all really bad for Poland
Absolutely. Yet another good reason for any Pole to support NATO's continued existence.
If bilateral Atlanticism is so en vogue already, why do you think all of its supporters would turn across-the-board Eurosaboteurs?
By Chavez I meant ... very anti-neoliberal, very hostile to the business interests of the 'enemy'
(For others) read: German Capital Out.
blow the thing up in any crisis. You'd also be likely to see far worse tensions with Belarus
Hm, that'd bring a triple pipeline blackmail situation: Russia could blackmail everyone, Belarus could blackmail Poland, and Poland could blackmail Germany. Huh... *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
