Life is harsh, I can't afford illusions. Socialists & centrists have failed Europe. If they want another chance, *they* have to reform.
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Replying to @asteris
You're ignoring one of the greatest power imbalances the world has ever been witness to. Many have burnt-out lives fighting it. Respect them
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Replying to @Grimeandreason
You forget where I live, and you probably know nothing about me. My entire presence here is predicated on respecting struggles for justice.
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Replying to @asteris
I mean, fuck centrists. They have failed without any struggle. But the left? It's *fucking hard* fighting this system. Why lump together?
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Replying to @Grimeandreason
You can see where I'm coming from. Grew up under PASOK, wondering why centre-left was betraying its principles, now Syriza is doing the same
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Replying to @asteris
Absolutely. Before Corbyn, there wasn't even a remotely left-wing party or leader in the UK my entire life. Utter wilderness.
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Replying to @Grimeandreason
Here's to hoping the generations growing up now in both countries can rediscover what our generations have mucked up :)
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Replying to @asteris
At least they are finally fucking learning what neoliberalism means, 50 years too late.
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Replying to @Grimeandreason
It's beyond my comprehension how a western body politic that grew up in the age of Thatcherism, all welts/warts, ever forgot what it means
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Replying to @asteris
Combined with nearly twenty years of coonstant Tory press BS since. Powerful shit.
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That's the galling part, here we really managed to overcome the hypnotic effect of pro-austerity media & bipartisanism. And then we get this
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Replying to @asteris
EU treatment of Greece was probably a key factor in Brexit. Many on the Left here voted with that, and potential Corbyn gov in EU, in mind.
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