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Gysi on the EU "rescue package" for Greece | 55 comments (54 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Gysi on the EU "rescue package" (4.00 / 6)
the anti-social and anti-democratic strings attached to the 'rescue package' should have been in the focus for the three left-of-centre opposition parties. Yet, two of them, the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens, voted along with the government majority. Only the third, the hard-left Left Party, made a clear stand against.
Apparently now Social Democracy is a hard-left position.

There are three stories about the euro crisis: the Republican story, the German story, and the truth. -- Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Feb 28th, 2012 at 06:27:47 PM EST
Re: Gysi on the EU "rescue package" (4.00 / 4)
Why yes. Yes it is. After 30 years of Thatcherite ascendancy it seems like the epitome of radicalness. And Die Linke is the sort of very old school Social Democracy that insists on the democratic transformation of society towards socialism: the overthrow of capitalism



The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom - William Blake

by talos (mihalis at gmail dot com) on Tue Feb 28th, 2012 at 06:49:38 PM EST
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Re: Gysi on the EU "rescue package" (4.00 / 3)
Not only that, Die Linke qualifies for state surveillance as an extremist organization.

There are three stories about the euro crisis: the Republican story, the German story, and the truth. -- Paul Krugman
by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Feb 28th, 2012 at 06:53:55 PM EST
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Re: Gysi on the EU "rescue package" (4.00 / 4)
We can't waste the ressources of the Verfassungsschutz on these nice guys who are interested in the doings of Turkish businessmen, can we? </snark>
by Katrin on Wed Feb 29th, 2012 at 04:22:37 AM EST
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Re: Gysi on the EU "rescue package" (none / 0)
Especially their most moderate leaders...

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Wed Feb 29th, 2012 at 08:14:21 AM EST
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Re: Gysi on the EU "rescue package" (none / 0)
The Left Party is a large enough party to have several streams, from positions not far from the 1998 SPD to Marxist-Leninists. As far as I can see, most of the leadership is indeed on the moderate end, though. In fact in government with the SPD in East German states, it did some austerity of its own.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Wed Feb 29th, 2012 at 08:19:08 AM EST
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Re: Gysi on the EU "rescue package" (4.00 / 5)
Now that I think of it, even democracy is now a hard left position. This defense of democratic legitimacy, is from one of the parties recently characterized by J.C.Juncker as "extreme"

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom - William Blake
by talos (mihalis at gmail dot com) on Tue Feb 28th, 2012 at 06:58:01 PM EST
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Re: Gysi on the EU "rescue package" (4.00 / 2)
The memory of social democracy upon which some here wistfully reflect was made possible by a bit of pressure applied by our friends in the Soviet Union. Once that fell apart, the parties which used to preach social democracy started preaching something entirely different. Third-wayism, and the fall of the wall occurred at roughly the same time. Coincidence? I don't think so.

In my view, it is a defining time like this where you see who your friends really are...social democracy is and always was a mirage. The way forward id democratic socialism, and Gregor Gysi is a great proponent for the cause.

As well as a helluva great orator.  

The Hun is always either at your throat or at your feet. Winston Churchill

by r------ on Tue Feb 28th, 2012 at 07:35:56 PM EST
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