Green Tide in a Minority Europe of Xenophobes

alex.foti — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:27:43 +0000

European elections: Merkel’s Holy Alliance goes unpunished for deflation and mass unemployment, xenophobic parties score record highs in Italy, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, UK, while socialdemocrats seem to be walking down sunset boulevard (and red parties nurse their dashed hopes). Socialism is so last century… Only good news: Cohn-Bendit and Bové’s europe écologie outperform socialists in all French cities and even their German cousins. Also Walloon ECOLO and green Finns contribute to the mounting green tide across the EU, which remains as unloved as it was in 2005 (only 43% cared to vote). As the seat conquered by Sweden’s pirate party signals the growing restlessness of Europe’s knowledge workers and their disrespect for property and authority, green is becoming the new color of Europe’s progressive middle classes, the only way euroids think we can pull an Obama here. This means first of all getting rid of Barroso. But what will happen when unemployment hits 20% in the eurozone (which will happen after the summer)? The Great Recession requires massive redistribution toward social spending for basic income, free education, public housing, and more. Only pink, pirate anarchy on the streets of Europe can obtain that. See you on the barricades to make the EU élites pay for the crisis!

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Green Tide in a Minority Europe of Xenophobes