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It didn't fair well in 68.
by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Sat Nov 1st, 2008 at 08:44:14 AM EST
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It wasn't enough, but it made it much more effective. Similarly, such an alliance made 1980 and 1989 such big events in Poland, vs. the half a dozen previous events.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Nov 1st, 2008 at 11:38:45 AM EST
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Oh, before I forget, it also made 1956 in Hungary a big event; other that that, there have been only spontaneous workers' strikes and some students' protests police clubs easily dealt with.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sun Nov 2nd, 2008 at 02:06:21 AM EST
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An actual alliance between students and workers didn't really happen in '68, if I understand correctly.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Sat Nov 1st, 2008 at 08:13:09 PM EST
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Even today, unions are built as hierarchical representation organizations, suspicious of academic framing. Solidarity in Poland was a special case - but its power should be an indication of where unions should be heading.

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Nov 1st, 2008 at 08:23:45 PM EST
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