Tunisian workers want a peoples government

[psgchisolm]

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Now who says the people don't REALLY want a workers government.
I think Marx and :engles: would be happy.


ps.Why don't we have a marx smiley?

[El Rojo]

the question is: does this represent wider sentiment against the capitalist unity government, or is this merely a more politically aware minority that cannot follow through in resisting reformism (or other outcomes, islamic fundamentalism ect)

[Tommy4ever]

It seems the events in Tunisia are far from over.

I do hope this sentiment is held more widely across the country. But we shall see.

[Reznov]

I just hope Tunisia can implement lasting change to the country.

And judging from the video, I feel confident it will!

[Red Rebel]

I love how in the "Western media" we hear about this spontaneous group of individuals toppled the government, i.e. "the people." They have done a great job at ommitting the huge role Tunisian labour unions played with their general strike. Capitalists are scared sh*tless that labour will actually withhold their labour power and demand real change.

I'll preach to the choir here but that is the power of ORGANIZING! :)

[L.J.Solidarity]

As the unions left Ghannouchi's government today (along with a small apparently bourgeois party, the FDTL) its future is quite unclear. They seem to have survived today's demonstrations, but I don't think they can keep themselves in power relying solely on the police, foreign governments and promises about "freedom" and elections. Mebazaa's and Ghannouchi's takeover reminds people too much of November 1987, when Ben Ali took over from Bourguiba in a similar manner and proceeded to build his own cleptocratic dictatorship.
I think there's 2 important questions now:
1. What will the UGTT do? Do the current (new?) leaders have the courage to call for a general strike to bring down the "transitional" government? and
2. What's the mood like in the army rank and file? I'm pretty sure there's a reason the army hasn't been used against the revolution before. There's draft in Tunisia and most soldiers are likely conscripts - probably most of them won't shoot at their fellow youth and workers. If they get orders to do so they're likely to either refuse, desert en masse or change sides.

[scourge007]

I wish luck for our Tunisian comrades. They can show the world that a peoples government can work.

[Geiseric]

Isn't cuba technically a workers government? Seems like it's working alright there.