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Mass Revolt in Slovenia

Wednesday December 19, 2012

The spark ignited revolt against the political-economic elite and the whole capitalist system

Slovenia is being shaken by the first massive revolt in two decades and the first that is predominantly oriented against political establishment, austerity measures and is in some cities already gaining anti-capitalist character.

In less than three weeks there have been 35 protests in 18 cities, where more then 70.000 people participated altogether. Protests often turn into clashes with police that is violently breaking up the demonstrations. 284 people were arrested, some released, some not. Many people have been injured.



The Anarkismo website is carrying a report on mass uprising in Slovenia. Here's the opening paragraphs


It all started in the middle of November with people protesting against the corrupt mayor of second largest city in Slovenia, Maribor (he already resigned). They came up with the sort of slogan "He is finished" (Gotof je) that has later been alternated to address more or less every politician in the country. Protests spread throughout the country in only few days. They are becoming more and more the channel for the people to express the anger over the general conditions of the society: of having no jobs, security, rights, future.

Protests are decentralized, anti-authoritarian and non-hierarchical. People who never hit the streets before are participating in it. They are happening in villages and towns that never saw a single protest before. People are creating new alliances, becoming comrades in struggle and are determined to continue for as long as it takes. We do not know how long we will manage to stay on the streets. But one thing is for sure. People experienced the process of emancipation and gained voice that has been violently taken from them in the past. And this is something no one can take from them.

Below you can find the statement by the groups of Federation for anarchist organizing (FAO).


Full text at link below
Related Link: http://www.anarkismo.net/article/24479

II. Slovenian revolt 11.Jan 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O4XYkwVKWQ


Love Always
mudra

Not a word about it in Poland.

Some more about it here :

Boris Vezjak
Slovenia's uprising

Protests at the end of 2012 in Slovenia caught the attention of international newspapers. Boris Vezjak asks what the goal of this "uprising" – suddenly a universally popular concept – is, and whether it might represent more than merely an isolated incident.

In the late autumn of 2012, Slovenia awoke and people began to rise up, much to the surprise of everyone: activists and stay-at-homes, politicians and civil society, intellectuals and workers, vigilant citizens and passive masses. The events also aroused the interest and curiosity of neighbouring countries, and Slovenia merited a mention in international newspapers, which is not exactly a frequent occurrence. What is the goal of this "uprising", this suddenly universally popular concept? Is it just an isolated incident?

http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2013-01-10-vezjak-en.html


Love Always
mudra

burgundia wrote:Not a word about it in Poland.

This has tremendous implications for other est European countries that intend to join the SOVIET style EU . Especially Croatia , Serbia and others . If the leaders of those EU members have any brain , they should think twice before joining the Titanic / EU . The EU is a most undemocratic organization run by unelected politicians bought off by globalist and zionist interests . For a few years it appeared that the western propaganda had succeeded in influencing the Slovenian population . But now the reality is quite different , eventually a lot of people have come to realize that a lot of politicians are corrupt and owned by external interests . The Ponzi scheme that is the economy is in difficulty like that in most EU countries . Some months ago we went to Bled for a couple of days and had the opportunity to speak with a local restaurant owner and he said that things were better at the time of TITO , I could not believe my ears then , but recently in the local paper of Trieste I read some articles about the demonstrations that seem to be spontaneous and sudden .