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I thought the most interesting point about the Galbraith articles was the stance he took. He is close to Varoufakis. His attitude was that of the pro-European moderate who fears what a defeat for Tsirpas and Varoufakis means. He characterizes them as the last of the pro-European Left and their defeat will mean they will be replaced by a European hating Left or even a Far Right. I agree that Tsirpas and Varoufakis are moderates. But what Galbraith does not seem to contemplate is that Merkel, Gabriel Lagarde, and Hollande are genuine extremists leading the party of the extreme center that Tariq Ali talks about.. They cannot be negotiated with. Only their total defeat can move Europe and humanity forward. Not to recognize this was the fundamental mistake that Syriza have made. In all mo years of observing politics, I am struggling to come up with a parallel crisis, when the naked savagery of the bourgeoisie was there for all to see. Perhaps the Pinochet coup which heralded in the neo-liberal era is the clearest parallel. A defeat for Syriza in the referendum and then the emergence of another government in Athens would be a serious setback. But, unlike with Allende, it would not mean that the Left had suffered a historic defeat. Not yet. comradely Gary _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
