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Letter from Vilnius: Racist agitation in Lithuanian 2012 parliamentary election

Written by Mefisto Tuesday, 02 October 2012
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Romanov-thWe are publishing this letter from Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, as it gives an interesting insight into how degenerate the bourgeois parties that dominate the political scene there have become, with rabid racist propaganda accepted as a legitimate way of winning votes.

 

Lithuania. A road between misery and austerity

Written by Lukas Mikelionis Tuesday, 04 September 2012
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We have receieved this letter from Lithuania from one of our readers. The letter explains the situation in Lithuania, with austerity packages carried out at the expense of the working class and how capitalists have benefited from cheapening labour and attacks on the welfare state.

 

Lithuanian workers can‘t go on strike - because beer is a vital need

Written by Mefisto Friday, 27 January 2012
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There is an old Lithuanian saying: “labour embellishes the person”. But the situation in our country calls to mind more to the Latin proverb “labor hominem firmat” (“labour hardens the person”). It certainly hardens the mind of the beer-producing company ‘Svyturys-Utenos Alus’ (part of the ‘Carlsberg Group’), as the workers had a chance to witness for themselves.

   
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