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iandhr

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4. The fact that a Neo Nazi Party will enter parliament is troubling

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 01:50 PM

May 2012

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Greeks maul pro-bailout parties: exit polls [View all] Eugene May 2012 OP

Good! MNBrewer May 2012 #1

Yes they need to get out of the Euro and fix their own problems. Good. dkf May 2012 #2

Angry voters deliver blow to Greek ruling parties FarCenter May 2012 #3

The fact that a Neo Nazi Party will enter parliament is troubling iandhr May 2012 #4

Britain, except for the Mayor of London, Greece and now France CactusJak May 2012 #5

Fuck the banksters. Let them wither and die. hifiguy May 2012 #6

More than likely Turbineguy May 2012 #12

I am sure the French Aristocracy thought the same thing. Katashi_itto May 2012 #22

what specifically will Greek bankruptcy do to the US economy? n/t IamK May 2012 #7

Well it would make the European crisis worse and seriously harm world markets. Mr.Turnip May 2012 #9

Im sort of concerend that the Greeks decided to make the Fascist a legitimate political force now. Mr.Turnip May 2012 #8

Syriza isn't fascist. Harmony Blue May 2012 #10

Half counted: New Democracy (centre-right) 20%, Syriza (left) 16%, Pasok (centre-left) 14% muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #11

In a parliamentary system, votes don't necessarily translate into seats. KamaAina May 2012 #14

The largest party gets 50 'bonus' seats under the Greek system fedsron2us May 2012 #16

50 bonus seats for getting less than 20 percent of the vote KamaAina May 2012 #18

SYRIZA, the pro-cake-having, pro-cake-eating party tralala May 2012 #13

KKE has it right. David__77 May 2012 #20

About KKE tama May 2012 #25

I'm not too worried about old sectarian rivalries. David__77 May 2012 #26

Right side? tama May 2012 #28

I've rarely known any leftists as sectarian as certain anarchists. David__77 May 2012 #29

What you consider "uncooperative" or "purism" tralala May 2012 #30

See the link above tama May 2012 #31

I try to evaluate a political party on its own terms tralala May 2012 #32

AFAIK old School commies/marxists tama May 2012 #33

Old school communists believed no such thing tralala May 2012 #34

That's code language for War Communism, and was what led to the occupation of the Eastern Bloc. joshcryer May 2012 #36

The failed Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union tralala May 2012 #37

Ribbentrop and Jalta tama May 2012 #39

Nah tralala May 2012 #42

The Entire Eastern Bloc was occupied by a war machine. joshcryer May 2012 #46

It's not really war communism from a historical perspective. joshcryer May 2012 #45

OK tama May 2012 #47

Nope, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact divvied up the Eastern Bloc regardless. joshcryer May 2012 #44

We are entering a protracted period of political pandering in the politics of Greece GliderGuider May 2012 #15

I think you got it fujiyama May 2012 #17

Yep. nt bemildred May 2012 #27

more great news! unkachuck May 2012 #19

They may be 2 seats short of a majority for a New Democracy/Pasok coalition muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #21

ANEL tama May 2012 #24

Attempt to form Greece government fails after shock poll Eugene May 2012 #23

DU Rec. nt woo me with science May 2012 #35

To bad they didn't pick the "able to form a government" parties. nt hack89 May 2012 #38

Government formed by appeasements never work. Harmony Blue May 2012 #41

LAOS tama May 2012 #43

Big gains for Syriza in latest poll tama May 2012 #40