Tunisia - working class revolt

[LLETSA]

Good article (if rather pessimistic ) here by Robert Fisk

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/the-brutal-truth-about-tunisia-2186287.html

This is the key sentence in Fisk's report:

It's the same old problem for us in the West. We mouth the word "democracy" and we are all for fair elections – providing the Arabs vote for whom we want them to vote for.


What the West will be working for is a government wholeheartedly committed to neo-liberalism. It will seem liberal at first and end up authoritarian. Those protesting now will by then be divided between those who seek to find their place in the new order and those who seek something else-which could by then be a clerical regime.

 

[magneze]

Yes, clearly we ought to expect a Tory foreign secretary to call for workers' revolution.

Luckily, when he doesn't, it gives people a chance to call him a cunt on the internet. Which makes people feels better.

 

[nino_savatte]

British foreign secretary on TV tonight. Asked the question what is the position of the British government.

"We want to see the streets as quiet as possible. Whatever is happening with the politicians cannot be helped by further demonstrations."

Massive cunt.
I want to see more people on the streets. I want to see the entire Tunisian population on the streets demanding the overthrow of the entire stinking regime and refusing to accept this charade of "national unity government." The revolution is not finished and will have won nothing until the whole regime is swept aside.

And I think this is going to happen.

Only to be expected from The Foetus.

 

[butchersapron]

Interim govt collapses in under 24 hours - the democratic, 'left' and union components pulled out...

edit: another auto-immolation outside Egyptian parliament.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

1055 GMT: Angelique Christafis of The Guardian reports protesters --- she estimates 200 on Habib Bourguiba Avenue singing the National Anthem and protesting the presence of the Constitution Democratic Rally (RCD) in the caretaker government. They have been tear-gassed and hit with batons, but keep regrouping. They are attempting to come back onto Habib Bourguiba Avenue but police won't allow the demonstration.

Ben Wedeman of CNN adds that the tear gas fired at protesters is US-supplied, coming from Federal Laboratories in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania.

http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/1/18/tunisia-and-beyond-liveblog-watching-the-regimes.html

 

[Streathamite]

Interim govt collapses in under 24 hours - the democratic, 'left' and union components pulled out...

excellent! I withdraw my earlier wishy-washy liberal comments about elections, dylans was right, we want a revolution and the comeplete wipeout of the RCD

 

[Streathamite]

The whole of the western political classes are terrified of Tunisia going Islamist, for fear of a domino effect.

 

[butchersapron]

The chances are slim. A quick run down why from a top-down pro-'stability' perspective see: Why Tunisia's Revolution Is Islamist-Free

 

[Streathamite]

Interim govt collapses in under 24 hours - the democratic, 'left' and union components pulled out...

to clarify; the 3 most prominent union-linked cabinet nominees have all pulled out

 

[Streathamite]

The chances are slim. A quick run down why from a top-down pro-'stability' perspective see: Why Tunisia's Revolution Is Islamist-Free

yeah, see his point; there aren't any islamists left in tunisia!
ta for link

 

[butchersapron]

to clarify; the 3 most prominent union-linked cabinet nominees have all pulled out

...hang on a bit

 

[Streathamite]

...hang on a bit

go on... (AL Ahram reports 5 have pulled out, al-jaz didn't go with that)

 

[butchersapron]

go on... (AL Ahram reports 5 have pulled out, al-jaz didn't go with that)

Just wait

 

[Streathamite]

Tunisia's main TU won't recognise the new govt

Tunisia's main trade union, which played a key role in protests against the North African state's ousted president, refused to recognise the new government.

The union has decided "not to recognise the new government," Ifa Nasr, union spokesman, said on Tuesday.

The General Union of Tunisian Workers, better known under its French acronym UGTT, took the decision at an extraordinary meeting near Tunis.

 

[Streathamite]

Just wait

Ok fair dos will do...

 

[thegonzokid]

CNT-F statement here.

 

[butchersapron]

Bloke burns himself in Alexandria - lot of reports he's dead.

 

[butchersapron]

French minister defends offer of security forces to Tunisia

The French foreign minister, Michèle Alliot-Marie, has defended her controversial offer to help Tunisia's deposed president restore order a few days before he was ousted.

They can get behind the new democratic regime now.

 

[Streathamite]

yeah I read about that earlier - god she wriggles hilariously!

 

[butchersapron]

RCD stormed in Tataouine - domestos

 

[Divisive Cotton]

ahh, so that's what revolution looks like. I've tweeted it

 

[Streathamite]

new prez and PM have now resigned from RCD. god they're hanging on desperately....

 

[butchersapron]

Desperation measure. kick em now and they're all gone

 

[Streathamite]

yes it is and oh I hope so....

 

[bolshiebhoy]

Great sign that the workers leaders offered places in the new government are refusing/resigning. Just one more push lads, clear out all the bastards.

 

[audiotech]

RadioLabour
TUESDAY, January 18, 2011
www.radiolabour.net
* ITUC calls for support for Tunesian unions
* 3,000 protest in Jordan
* Slave-like conditions in Madagascar

 

[Streathamite]

Great sign that the workers leaders offered places in the new government are refusing/resigning. Just one more push lads, clear out all the bastards.

yup, even better that the issue is that the finance, interior (i.e. cops n repression), defence and foreign affairs ministries are still in the hands of RCD bigwigs

 

[likesfish]

some swedish boar hunters nearly got lynched got rescued by the cops.
Thats where the story of the german snipers came from.
personally I'd have ditched the rifles while trying to get the fuck out of dodge.

 

[butchersapron]

Woman's torched herself in Algeria.

 

[stuff_it]

This is what the revolution looks like.