one thing that I think all lefties can agree on, from Social democrats, Anarchists to “Tankies”
The fall of the soviet union was a horrible event for the workers of the former union, shock therapy was the worst possible method one could think of to transition the former communist (socialist if you so dare to be pedantic) economy into a capitalist economy
As much as anyone on the left should agree that the fall of the Soviet Union was a horrible, tragic event for workers there (if not worldwide), I think many if not the majority of Social Democrats and even a few who like to call themselves Anarchists, would deny that fact as vehemently as any capitalist. Western hatred for the USSR runs deep. Chomsky is a perfect example, and there are droves of supposed “lefties” who readily side with him on insisting that “The collapse of USSR was victory for the working class.”
Chomsky: “The collapse of USSR was victory for the working class”
The “working class” he meant:
one thing that I think all lefties can agree on, from Social democrats, Anarchists to “Tankies” The fall of the soviet union was a horrible event for the workers of the former union, shock therapy was the worst possible method one could think of to transition the former communist (socialist if you so dare to be pedantic) economy into a capitalist economy
As much as anyone on the left should agree that the fall of the Soviet Union was a horrible, tragic event for workers there (if not worldwide), I think many if not the majority of Social Democrats and even a few who like to call themselves Anarchists, would deny that fact as vehemently as any capitalist. Western hatred for the USSR runs deep. Chomsky is a perfect example, and there are droves of supposed “lefties” who readily side with him on insisting that “The collapse of USSR was victory for the working class.”