Wellfurchrissakes, Michael, they're social democrats. Their options are limited by what they can allow themselves to call for as reform. I think the CP has as good a program as one could hope for from a party that's moved by the powers dat be, and they seem to be trying to impose it on the PS as a basis for a coalition. If raising the munimum wage and calling for a 35-hour workweek is adopted as a framework for combatting unemployment in Europe, then we're in a lot better shape than being resigned to listening to the International M-F types talk about the need to cut social programs and generate jobs through competitiveness. Me, I'm more scared by the continuing rise of the FN. Okay, can I be corny? If Michael Perelman were suddenly plopped at the head of the French PS and forced at gunpoint to come up with an effective reformist program, what would he call for? Poke, poke, Tavis On Wed, 4 Jun 1997, Michael Perelman wrote: > The French elections were a tragedy. From what I understand, the left > comes in without a program. Please correct me if I am wrong. They will > offer a kindler, gentler neo-liberalism, something like Giscard. The > people will become disgusted, giving more credibility to the right. > > It is sad that we are in such a mess as to look to a disaster in the > making like this as a ray of hope. > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA 95929 > > Tel. 916-898-5321 > E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
