Re: [Marxism] New Interview: OSKAR LAFONTAINE 'We Want to Overthrow Capitalism'

["Lüko Willms" <lueko.willms@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 14 May 2009 19:53:12 -0400 Bhaskar Sunkara wrote:
> 
> 
> I don't see how anyone could see it as anything 
> but a positive development.

  or a new obstacle to build a revolutionary party. 

  Have a look at the cut-back and wage-lowering policies of the Berlin (Land 
and city) government coalition of SPD and PDL (Partei Die Linke). 

  Try to find PDL organising demonstrations against the Israeli massaker in 
and against Gaza -- nope, on the contrary, the chairperson of the Berlin PDL 
spoke at a pro-war demonstration.  

  And Oskar Lafontaine is the one who as minister in the SPD-Green 
government coalition of 1998 became the focal point of hopes that he would 
lead the fight for workers interests against the neo-liberal policies of 
Chancellor Schröder, and backed down, giving up all posts in government and 
party, and so removing any hope that those pro-capitalist policies could be 
fought against from within. 


Cheers, 
Lüko Willms
Frankfurt, Germany
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