Anej Korsika: “What happened?” is a typical question one gets when a foreigner tries to understand the recent developments in Slovenia. How was it possible that once a model country of former Eastern bloc, a so-called “success story”, was derailed by massive popular uprisings, unprecedented in the period since the disintegration of Yugoslavia? In order to grasp this it is actually much more adequate to pose a different question, i.e. “What has been happening?” Posing the question in such a way is of crucial importance since it is the only way in which one can offer a proper historical contextualization of the current situation. Protest movement that began in Maribor on November 2nd was not some contingent outburst but rather a logical consequence of the ongoing hardship people have been forced to endure since the beginning of the crisis. Some 60.000 people have lost their jobs, precarious employment among youth is the highest in European union, and 150.000 people have to resort to food aid offered by organizations such as Red Cross and Caritas. This is the bleak reality of the people infuriated by politicians who have nothing on their mind but their personal and capital’s own interests. dpu.si/anej-korsika-initiative-for-democratic-socialism-background-launch-and-perspectives/
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 09:11:53 +0000