Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 08:39:51 +0200 (MET DST) From: malecki-AT-algonet.se (Robert Malecki) Subject: M-G: Social Democratic minister booed out! In Gothenburg, one of the four biggest cities in Sweden, last night a Social Democratic minister was booed out by thousands of militant trade unionists >from the white collar trade union. Thus the white collar workers now join the unemployed and electricians in taking the lead in battling the Social Democratic government who with its bougeois partners have been quickly dismantling the welfare state here in Sweden. The Social Democratic minister tried to blame the present cuts and anti union laws on the last bougeois government when thousands started booing out the minister. She said that it was a demonstration where the communists were a majority and tried to blame the present situation on the right wing conservatives and thousands of militants began chanting "The same thing" The same thing" meaning that the politics of the Social Democrats was basically the same as the conservative party. One could see that the minister was in shock in that over night the last weeks a nation wide grass roots rebellion against the Social Democracy has been growing like lightning! From Skellefte=E5 long in the north and occupation of the commune parliment in Ume=E5, to Stockholm where a mother of four children started a mobilization against the present government and thousands marched demanding a change to Gothenburg last night where thousands booed the minister out and slogans of the politics of the present Social Democratic government are the same as the conservative party in Sweden. A deep chasm between the grass roots of Social Democracy and the party leadership is a fact! Already the Social Democratic leadership is trying to find purposals to ease the pressure. Already yesterday they have retracted a law that they put forward last week which meant that people on unemployment will be thrown out of the insurance after three years. Only being able to qualify after a new period of work. Today after the demonstration in Gothenburg last night, there has been a scurry of activity by the Social Democrats claiming that a package involving 4 billion crowns will be presented this afternoon in order to save 10,000 jobs in the public sector which are in danger just because of their politics! However this is hardly going to solve the problems of the working class in Sweden with over one million on the dole. In fact it is only a ploy by the Socioal Democrats in order to put a little water on the fire that is beginning to grow under their very feet. In fact, in reality the Social Democratic party has committed itself to a political line of joining the common market and the monetary union and de facto a member of NATO. Nothing and especially these small crumbs forced upon the Social Democracy by the militant demonstrations beginning to spread nation wide can stop this. What is desperately needed in Sweden is a new workers party which in opposition to the Social Democracy put forth a line of trade union and proletarian independant struggle in the intersts of defending whats left of the welfare state and going forward to a workers government which can not only defend the old reforms but extend them. This can only be done in irrecouncilable opposition to the bougeoisie and there parties, but also the reformist now pro bougeois politics of the Social Democracy. Break with the Social Democratic Class traitors! Bob Malecki ------------------------------------------------------- http://www.kmf.org/malecki/ Read the book! Ha Ha Ha McNamara, Vietnam-My Bellybutton is my Crystalball! COCKROACH, a zine for poor and workingclass people NOW ON LINE -------------------------------------------------------- --- from list marxism-general-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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