France, Alternative Libertaire AL #248 - Perspective of a
Greek anarchist: Time for international solidarity (fr, it, pt)
[machine translation]
The first round of the Eurogroup negotiations on Greek debt was completed in late February
in Brussels. The self-Greek Syriza government recently elected with a mandate to
renegotiate and remove much of the Greek debt in line with European partners, has finally
bowed to German pressure, requesting the extension of the austerity program, taking back
four months of liquidity and an easing of fiscal targets. ---- What is it really a month
after the triumphant victory of Syriza to election and the first days of excitement where
the government's popularity has reached 80% of public opinion? The inglorious end of this
round of negotiations has shown the limits of this process impervious to pressure from the
popular movement. ---- At first, this result does not even allow the government to respond
to the "humanitarian crisis", that is to say, to apply immediate measures for the relief
of lower layers of the working classes. The economy continues to be under the guardianship
of the sacred union of the financial oligarchy.
Deepen the gap
In times to come, the government's legitimacy base will attempt to slow down the attack
against the fundamental achievements of labor movements. Without flexibility, the new
Greek government has managed to internationalize the issue of debt and save some time. If
this time is found or lost again does not depend on both the government of class
mobilization. In other words, the election result could open a breach in the uniformity of
the single thought, but if the working class does not occupy the public square, this gap
will be quickly closed and digested.
Failure to change the agenda and retirement awaited Greek government prove that the line
of "unity" and "national reconciliation" does not lead far the demands and aspirations of
workers. That does not concern the speech but also the major political actions of the
government, as when entrusted the role of the President of the Republic to a former
interior minister of the Republican right.
Media Management
The time is now to a media management of these dubious maneuvers: of course this can
produce results as long as the government is able to persuade the public that it is able
to apply its policy. Hope is income, as the election slogan of Syriza, but fear still
reigns. The majority of the population continues to fear a conflict with the IMF and the
European institutions or Grexit brings the country to the brink of the abyss.
The time is not far to look at and analyze, as if our actions did not weigh in the balance
of power at international and European level. If the coming months are conducted in a
small landscape popular mobilization, it is certain that as long as the other new Syriza
radical parties, such as Podemos Spain, will find themselves forced to capitulate or be
transformed into neoliberal social democracy years 1990.
Now is the time for international solidarity, for the development of common practice
claims and the organization of struggles at the European level.
Yannis ( Rocinante anarcho-syndicalist Initiative , Athens)
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Point-de-vue-d-un-libertaire-grec
