The Slovenian workers have taken part in
several massive mobilisations in recent months. Here we reproduce a New Zealand
comrade's experiences and lessons learned during his recent stay in Ljubljana,
Slovenia.
There has been a lot of media hype about the big rally
in Belgrade
last week after the announcement that Kosovo had declared its "independence".
But the real mood in Serbia,
especially among the working class, is very different. There are indications
that the workers are tired of the nationalism and chauvinism being pumped out
by the Serbian bourgeoisie and in particular are fed up with all the bourgeois
parties. What is missing a political expression of the working class.
We are publishing an eyewitness account from Belgrade of the violence that broke out after Kosovo
announced its independence from Serbia.
In spite of the media footage the vast majority of the masses ignored the small
number of demonstrators! The working class responded quietly, treating the
rioters with nothing but fear and disgust! Hardly anyone is prepared to come
out and support the Serbian bourgeois... Its credibility is wearing as thin as
the patience of the masses.