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Starry Messenger

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10. Well, keeping an eye on both is probably wise.

Reply to white_wolf (Reply #9)

Sun May 6, 2012, 04:03 PM

May 2012

These things can catch fire even if it seems they start small. The stories that groups of them are already starting to terrorize immigrant neighborhoods has some historical redolence.

It seems that the left has gained some significant ground, hopefully that will signal a mandate for anti-austerity.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/06/greek-elections-exit-polls-parties?newsfeed=true

A Metron analysis poll showed the leftists gaining as much as 18.5%, more than the mainstream Pasok lead by former finance minister Evangelos Venizelos, who negotiated the latest €130bn (£105bn) loan agreement reached between Athens and the EU and IMF.

Our winner takes all system is frustrating, it is true. I'm sure forming coalition governments probably has its headaches too. But at least the lines are clearly drawn.

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Pro-austerity blow in Greek vote, neo-Nazis gain seats [View all] Starry Messenger May 2012 OP

Well, I hope no one was 'SURPRISED'. Nt xchrom May 2012 #1

The ruling classes are indignant at the foolishness of the proles: Starry Messenger May 2012 #2

corporate parasites and filthy rich leeches don't want to ungame the system if it hurts themselves n msongs May 2012 #3

Scary. ellisonz May 2012 #4

Yeah, you'd think humanity had learned this lesson by now. Starry Messenger May 2012 #5

Honestly... ellisonz May 2012 #6

Hopefully it won't come to that. Starry Messenger May 2012 #7

The solution is clearly progressive socialism! ellisonz May 2012 #8

*barf* tralala May 2012 #12

Lost? Starry Messenger May 2012 #14

What IS your problem?......... socialist_n_TN May 2012 #19

Troll. white_wolf May 2012 #20

Yep. Gorbachev tried to bring it to a decaying USSR Taverner May 2012 #32

I'm hoping the left coalition can get enough seats to hold the Nazis at bay. white_wolf May 2012 #9

Well, keeping an eye on both is probably wise. Starry Messenger May 2012 #10

I was hoping for a stronger showing by KKE TBF May 2012 #11

I thought the KKE didn't really like to participate in teh bourgeois elections. Starry Messenger May 2012 #13

There's a reason fundamental Bolshevism calls for......... socialist_n_TN May 2012 #15

Hopefully we'll get some youngsters on board for that. Starry Messenger May 2012 #16

Maybe individual revolutionary types don't like it - TBF May 2012 #17

I wondered about that. I'm glad to know I read wrong. Starry Messenger May 2012 #18

This is an extremely unexpected result to me. joshcryer May 2012 #21

Which part was unexpected? Starry Messenger May 2012 #22

Sorry, I meant the neo-Nazi gain, I was unaware of their popularity, as it were. joshcryer May 2012 #26

Ah, gotcha. Starry Messenger May 2012 #28

I know that other places like the UK have a nationalist movement, but I guess I failed... joshcryer May 2012 #29

Seriously? The Greeks are pissed - TBF May 2012 #23

I understand anti-austerity, just not the pro-Nazi element. joshcryer May 2012 #27

I think we see it in this country as well TBF May 2012 #30

That is a warning bell. We have always known that we can go two ways when capitalism fails: jwirr May 2012 #24

Bingo. Starry Messenger May 2012 #25

Good reply. nt TBF May 2012 #31