Re: [L-I] Serbia a typical postcommunist state

2000-11-21 Thread Macdonald Stainsby
Interesting and insightful analysis from a Guardian columnist. I hope this is a suitable answer to those such as Louis Proyect, or indeed that hysterical ex-Maoist suffering from a case of acute Slavophilia, Owen: Consider this a first warning. No personalizing. Macdonald Stainsby,

Re: [L-I] Serbia a typical postcommunist state

2000-11-21 Thread Macdonald Stainsby
The same is not true in Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan or Georgia, or indeed Russia. Serbia's revolution was prompted by special factors, in particular 10 years of pointless and lost wars. That may make Serbia a unique exception which will not be repeated elsewhere. But the higher

[L-I] Re: Serbia a typical postcommunist state

2000-11-21 Thread Owen Jones
Hi Mac This is awful stuff. The author of this piece is assuming two falsities: 1, that the "revolution" in Yugoslavia must have been a popular one, Frankly if that revolution was not "popular" to use your vocabulary, then I really am at a lost as to what is a "popular" revolution by

Re: [L-I] Re: Serbia a typical postcommunist state

2000-11-21 Thread Louis Proyect
Owen: I'm sure the money was very useful for banners and posters and buying mansions for opposition leaders but it doesn't really explain why hundreds of thousands of workers and peasants took to the streets of the country and seized control of the means of production. How did imperialist money

[L-I] test -- please ignore

2000-11-21 Thread Gary Wilson
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Re: [L-I] Serbia a typical postcommunist state

2000-11-21 Thread Lou Paulsen
-Original Message- From: Owen Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 2:44 PM Subject: [L-I] Serbia a "typical postcommunist state" Interesting and insightful analysis from a Guardian columnist. Really? Let's look at it.

Re: [L-I] Argentine unions join forces for nationwide strike

2000-11-21 Thread Nestor Miguel Gorojovsky
En relación a [L-I] Argentine unions join forces for nationwide, el 17 Nov 00, a las 14:09, Johannes Schneider dijo: I am sure comrades from Argentina will keep us updated. Johannes I will, certainly. For the time being, what is happening could be summed up like this: The De la Rúa