Left-Democracy gains ground in the European periphery

Good news from Turkey, Spain and Greece 

by Kumar David-June 27, 2015

If democracy and the demand for clean government is gaining ground in parts of Europe, if authoritarianism is suffering setbacks and if working people and middle classes are fighting back against austerity imposed for the purpose of bailing out moribund capitalism, it is a good thing. It is even good for us in Lanka as a morale booster. Secondly, the clarity on principles and tactical wisdom which is guiding a variety of left movements to show initiative and originality is a lesson for the donkeys of the Lankan left. These barbs are not intended for the Dead Left alone, but in different ways and degrees also for the JVP and sectarian left microbes that proliferate in Lanka’s political crevices.

Left-Democracy Gains Ground in the European Periphery. Good News From Turkey, Spain and Greece by Thavam Ratna