Source: http://ift.tt/hFWySe - Wednesday, January 28, 2015
We are in for a rough-and-tumble two years, at least I hope so. If it is not rough-and-tumble, it means that Obama has again folded up his tent and given in to the right, including not only the congressional Republicans, but also members of his own party. So how do we brace ourselves for an ongoing and persistent and, indeed, vicious fight and make sure the president stays with us? Sunday's vote in Greece gives us hope and spirit. In Greece, Syriza won the parliamentary elections. Who is Syriza? It is a new, anti-austerity, and progressive party. It challenges the duopoly of power in Greece, which keeps the wealthy and their bureaucrats in power, while cranking down on the living standards of the people. Greece is a mess, with pensions being shrunk for retirees and utilities like electricity have been cut off from poor people, while the country's resources are being devoted to paying off debt to European banks. The loans for these debts were readily given, so that people in Greece would become consumers in the European Union, for products made in other countries, especially Germany. Now the chickens are coming home to roost. Remember back in the spring of 2014, the European Union held its election. The U.S. media was captivated by the conservative, nationalist, parochial, and even racist political parties that gained support against Europe, especially since the elections in Britain were held before most of the other elections in
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We are in for a rough-and-tumble two years, at least I hope so. If it is not rough-and-tumble, it means that Obama has again folded up his tent and given in to the right, including not only the congressional Republicans, but also members of his own party. So how do we brace ourselves for an ongoing and persistent and, indeed, vicious fight and make sure the president stays with us? Sunday's vote in Greece gives us hope and spirit. In Greece, Syriza won the parliamentary elections. Who is Syriza? It is a new, anti-austerity, and progressive party. It challenges the duopoly of power in Greece, which keeps the wealthy and their bureaucrats in power, while cranking down on the living standards of the people. Greece is a mess, with pensions being shrunk for retirees and utilities like electricity have been cut off from poor people, while the country's resources are being devoted to paying off debt to European banks. The loans for these debts were readily given, so that people in Greece would become consumers in the European Union, for products made in other countries, especially Germany. Now the chickens are coming home to roost. Remember back in the spring of 2014, the European Union held its election. The U.S. media was captivated by the conservative, nationalist, parochial, and even racist political parties that gained support against Europe, especially since the elections in Britain were held before most of the other elections infrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/15Uz9gk
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