here's the breakdown:
xian democrats = 35.3
free democrats = 9.8
= 45.1
social democrats = 34.2
greens = 8.1
party of the left = 8.6
= 50.9
possible governing coalitions are either:
social democrats together with xian democrats = grand coalition that would likely be short lived
or else social dems, greens, and free democrats = a mildly "reformist" govt in the neo-liberal sense
the big winner, however, is the party of the left (linkspartei.), which will likely emerge as the third largest party by the time the next elections roll around -- which shouldn't be too far in the future
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in the meantime, in case people don't realize we're back to the days of class warfare, siemens (the largest engineering company in germany) announced layoffs of 2400 workers in germany
as if to say, if you don't vote xian democrat, you're gonna get the same outcome anyway
(so much for the power of the popular vote!!!)
here's the ny times article
again, it just goes to show that the ny times is indeed a "liberal" publication -- i.e., liberal as in neo-liberal
the ny times is *not* a leftist publication, despite what the idiotic pundits of the american right repeatedly say
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yes, usa has high employment and a growing economy -- but it's strictly hooverville baby!
(again, does anyone actually believe that the current external accounts deficit is infinitely sustainable???)
hardly a model for germany and the rest of europe to follow
what europe and the usa really need is a reinvigorated workers movement
mass strikes!!!
fuck demonstrations -- they don't stop wars and they don't stop corporations from laying off people as they please
if the capitalist class were to have its way, the american and european working classes would either be IDLE or work for the SAME RATES as the chinese (and should the chinese ever agitate for better pay, then whomever will work for less than the chinese, assuming reasonably educated and disciplined workforce)
what people need to fight for is the re-Nationalisation of industry in europe -- or if in the usa, the nationalisation of key industries for the first time coupled with high tariffs and very tight restrictions on the flight of capital to places abroad
or alternatively, possibly a grand market of highly paid workers encompassing europe, usa, canada
and yes, i realize this would look like a system protecting the "haves" against the "have nots"
but what's the alternative???? = to reduce most people to the level of chinese workers -- creating a massive global proletariat -- in which case the only "haves" would the american and european capitalist class and the chinese ruling elite
xian democrats = 35.3
free democrats = 9.8
= 45.1
social democrats = 34.2
greens = 8.1
party of the left = 8.6
= 50.9
possible governing coalitions are either:
social democrats together with xian democrats = grand coalition that would likely be short lived
or else social dems, greens, and free democrats = a mildly "reformist" govt in the neo-liberal sense
the big winner, however, is the party of the left (linkspartei.), which will likely emerge as the third largest party by the time the next elections roll around -- which shouldn't be too far in the future
--------------------
in the meantime, in case people don't realize we're back to the days of class warfare, siemens (the largest engineering company in germany) announced layoffs of 2400 workers in germany
as if to say, if you don't vote xian democrat, you're gonna get the same outcome anyway
(so much for the power of the popular vote!!!)
here's the ny times article
again, it just goes to show that the ny times is indeed a "liberal" publication -- i.e., liberal as in neo-liberal
the ny times is *not* a leftist publication, despite what the idiotic pundits of the american right repeatedly say
--------------------
yes, usa has high employment and a growing economy -- but it's strictly hooverville baby!
(again, does anyone actually believe that the current external accounts deficit is infinitely sustainable???)
hardly a model for germany and the rest of europe to follow
what europe and the usa really need is a reinvigorated workers movement
mass strikes!!!
fuck demonstrations -- they don't stop wars and they don't stop corporations from laying off people as they please
if the capitalist class were to have its way, the american and european working classes would either be IDLE or work for the SAME RATES as the chinese (and should the chinese ever agitate for better pay, then whomever will work for less than the chinese, assuming reasonably educated and disciplined workforce)
what people need to fight for is the re-Nationalisation of industry in europe -- or if in the usa, the nationalisation of key industries for the first time coupled with high tariffs and very tight restrictions on the flight of capital to places abroad
or alternatively, possibly a grand market of highly paid workers encompassing europe, usa, canada
and yes, i realize this would look like a system protecting the "haves" against the "have nots"
but what's the alternative???? = to reduce most people to the level of chinese workers -- creating a massive global proletariat -- in which case the only "haves" would the american and european capitalist class and the chinese ruling elite