But my question is what possible meaning does it have for Bulgaria or Poland to embrace fascism? I mean everybody is broke, who are they going to rip off? Is this a cultivated reaction to an emerging working class movement? Or what....?
Joanna
Doug Henwood wrote:
> [This bounced for excessive length (28k); I'm just forwarding the URL
> and lead.]
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> From: "Julian Gollop" <gollop at bol.bg>
> To: "LBO" <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
> Subject: Right wing extremism in Bulgaria
> Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:51:56 +0200
>
> I have been living here in Bulgaria for some 6 months, and there is
> still a
> lot of learn. One thing that alarms me is the growth of right wing
> extremism
> and the complacency of the Bulgarian public. The so-called 'Attack
> coalition' gained over 8% of the vote in last years general election,
> despite being formed jus 2 months prior to voting. It's leader, Volen
> Siderov, is a racist, anti-semite, holocaust denying bigot. He is a
> fascist
> in all but name.
>
>