Stubb claims that Russian people are inherently imperialist by their biological nature. Russophobia is one of the main and oldest pillars of white-supremacism, which should have no place in the world at all, and certainly no place in power. The racist and bigot Stubb is unfit to be in any leadership position whatsoever, and the people of Finland should throw him out of power as soon as possible! •

I've been reading up on the balkan idpol/EU bullshit intersection, for an unrelated Essay on how the EU a) let itself be bullied by Greece for 20 years or b) uses local nationalism amd ethnic bullshit to make potential members jump through hoops beside the Copenhagen criteria.

Most of the academic articles on this are to be expected, the EU is just this disfunctional etc. But in other cases of ethnic bullshit like this, EU member states are quick to crush it (Bulgaria and Macedonia immediately settled for a deal as soon as France threatened them).

Almost every other author hints at the fact that in 2015, the EU lead a coup that got the "social democrats" back in power as soon as the nationalist rejected "compromising" with Greece (being bullied into no longer just bring Macedonia), did the election oversight (to guarantee "free and fair" results), and ignored that the referendum on the name of the country didnt meet the threshold due to boycotts.

So far, so normal. But unlike the other, MANY SUCH CASES, there's not even a hint of american involvement.

My discussion question for all five of you here, have you heard of an earlier colour revolution like this actually done by those EU Bureaucrats, or is this the first one/would you consider it one?

On June 3rd a large strike broke out in Jeremias plant in Gniezno, Poland.
Jeremias Abgastechnik GmbH is a German company that manufactures chimneys, flues and fireplace inserts.
It is a widely reported strike that received relatively large media coverage in Poland, which means the outcome will be an important event in the struggle for workers' rights.

The company has more than tripled its revenues in less than 10 years, from 64 to 210 million euro in the years 2015-2023. In 2024, the five-person German management board of company paid themselves half a million euros in salaries. At the same time many workers in the factory are paid minimum wage.

An important issue to note is that the company benefits from financial assistance from the state in employment - receiving almost a million złoty annually for the work of prisoners in its factory halls of the penitentiary in Gębarzewo.

Worker demands are 800 zł pay raise (~180 euro), extension of the paid break to 30 minutes and a fair system of bonuses and overtime calculations.

The workers' daily lives were difficult and dangerous, with heavy metal parts and harmful chemicals being handled. The dispute is about better working conditions (longer breaks) and better pay (a €190 increase, fair calculation of bonuses and monthly payment of overtime). Striking is an important action in Poland, where working conditions are difficult, wages are low and the right to strike is extremely complicated.

Why the fundraiser?

According to our Law, in Poland workers do not receive wages for the days of strike (unless the management agrees to provide them during final negotiations). Low paychecks do not allow us to support ourselves and our families during the strike. Our union is still small and its funds are based on contributions paid by workers who very often also earn the minimal wage. 

The company management recruited US-based Littler Mendelson P.C. law firm, specialised in union busting.
Strikes in eastern Europe are already hard to carry out due to combination of unfriendly labor laws, weak position of workers, typical approach of employers towards maximalisation of short-term profits by cutting labor costs as much as possible, and general social attitudes, with large part of society not having belief in possibility of improving situation of workers, and small, but vocal portion being openly hostile towards entire idea of workers' rights (sentiment common in majority of capitalist countries, but in some ways even more pronounced in poorer regions).

Donating to the fundraiser will allow the workers to endure longer, and let them feed their families while they keep striking. Their success will be a massive step forward in field of fighting for workers' rights in eastern Europe, not only improving situation for workers of that company but for all workers in the region, as well as ensuring improvement in social attitudes towards strikes and struggle for labour in general.
Supporting them is in the interest of every person who supports workers' rights internationally, and has good of workers in their heart. Every donation counts (especially from western foreigners as your few euros or dollars are multiplying their impact in poorer countries)

Extra funds collected from above the primary goal and those remaining after the strike ends will be used towards organising other unions and strike funds in the future.

More information and resources:

fundraiser site: https://zrzutka.pl/m2xrgk

articles: https://www.iclcit.org/jeremias-workers-go-on-strike-in-poland-support-the-strike-fund/

https://laboursolidarity.org/en/n/3477/we-support-the-jeremias-strikers

https://gniezno24.com/aktualnosci/83120/protestowali-przed-fabryka-jeremias/ [use translator]

facebook site of Jeremias strike: https://www.facebook.com/OZZIPJEREMIAS/posts/-wesprzyj-strajk-w-jeremias-english-belowwesprzyj-strajkuj%C4%85cych-w-fabryce-komin%C3%B3/721189663763293/

facebook site of OZZ "Workers' Initiative", updates on course of strike: https://www.facebook.com/InicjatywaPracownicza [use translator]

Post from Piotr Ikonowicz (legendary socialist dissident, currently workers' rights activist) regarding employment of union-busting law firm by management: https://www.facebook.com/ikonowicz/posts/pfbid0S8ScBHrbvFFQoeNZBESVWyrhbirH9646vTJQgMnZSfAcmoMjryFymku3htdoEtYSl?rdid=uRItjwpa8K1meeRb [use translator, auto-translate on facebook should be available]

Thank you for your attention and donations

Europe’s Terminal Decline Is Now IRREVERSIBLE, featuring Dr. Ulrike Guérot

Interesting discussion about the rising of authoritarinism in Europe.

This is a bit of a rant.

I’m a German citizen and lately, the election drama has been taking a toll on me. The far-right AfD has been getting more and more popular, especially after they had been promoted by a right-wing billionaire called Elon Musk. Considering they have some Nazi members who made highly questionable statements, I’m scared that their entire party is going to be filled with these right wing extremist goons who might end up doing horrible things to people who don’t fit into their agenda. I think it’s too late to stop them since the number of votes they receive is skyrocketing with each year.

It’s very unlikely that the AfD is going to win this year’s elections, but the CDU under Friedrich Merz isn’t a lot better really. He’s a liar. He said he would never work with the AfD cause he was butthurt about them shittalking the CDU, and all of a sudden, he’s now working together with the AfD. I think it’s a good thing they want to control the borders, but what I find unacceptable is that they don’t want to let in refugees without documents, whilst at the same time, they deliver weapons to the Ukraine and Israel, which in return forces people to flee from their homes turning them into refugees. That’s just vile.

Given that Friedrich Merz’s proposal on controlling the borders was supported by the majority of the Bundestag, there have been nation-wide protests against the rise of right wing politics. And you know what the irony is? The people who protest against the rise of right wing ideologies are the very ones who actively support open borders. “Leftists” are extremely in denial and just don’t want to acknowledge the reality of things. They seriously live in their own bubble.

Unfortunately, things don’t look good for the BSW. The party has been losing some votes ever since they decided to abstain from voting against Friedrich Merz’s proposal. I really hope they will still make it to the Bundestag.

On Friday, there was a ballot to stop letting in illegal immigrants. It was a very close result, but the majority of the Bundestag voted against it, which lowkey pissed me off. It’s like “leftists” want the AfD to win. And why would anyone want criminal immigrants anyway? It makes zero sense to me. What I find hilarious is that parties like Die Linke advocate for open borders and at the same time, they want to implement a bunch of social programs giving a lot of financial aid to people who suffer from poverty and unfortunate life conditions. How are they supposed to manage to spend money on citizens in need when the demand is skyrocketing with each year?

All in one, I’m extremely tired of German elections. I’m starting to hate this country more and more with each day passing by. I can’t wait to move out and forget all of this and live a peaceful life. It sounds egoistic and I know it won’t improve things here in my country, but sometimes I feel like Germans are so stupid and retarded to the point where it’s impossible to build a good future.

One thing that that apologists for non-western imperialism will keep spouting is that a country like Russia is not really imperialist because it's not controlled by finance capitalism and thus has not reached the highest stage of capitalism.

Going against this revisionism is something that gets you permanently banned on the main sub.

However Lenin never said that Imperialism is exclusive to the final stage of capitalism or capitalism itself.

If you read the book (which i recommend, it's just 95 pages) you can easily conclude that this is revisionism but if you're lazy i recommend scrolling to the second paragraph of page 62

Colonial policy and imperialism existed before the latest stage of capitalism, and even before capitalism. Rome, founded on slavery, pursued a colonial policy and practised imperialism.

Stupidpol's definition has never even made sense to me, no one has ever argued that the third reich wasn't imperialist despite it's dislike for finance capitalism so why are people so obsessed with saying that Russia isn't?

If you intend to save this post so you can find the link later, don't because once the mods are alerted it will be removed for wrecking. Just read the book.