Стаття в Київ Пості "Бережіться червоних" (англ.)
09/10/2002 | Serhiy Hrysch
Просто інфо.
http://www.kpnews.com/main/11744/
(уривок)
.....Petro Symonenko is fond of berating the “bankrupt president” and his “criminal regime.” He neglects to mention that his party is the direct descendant of a regime whose criminality immeasurably exceeded that of Kuchma.
That said, the Communists’ decision to finally enter into unequivocal opposition after years of unspoken detente’ with the president is, in a peculiar way, welcome. Despite President Kuchma’s staggering unpopularity, the opposition has always had trouble getting people to take to the streets to voice their displeasure. If there’s one thing the Communists have, it’s the ability to scare up a good old fashion street rally. It would certainly be nice if younger, more libertarian sorts could borrow a little of their leftist counterparts’ spirit for civic action. President Kuchma would certainly deserve it.
But in taking to the streets, one must be careful to steer clear of the Communists. Tymoshenko, for all her courage and charms, has compromised herself to some extent by shamelessly embracing Symonenko. Our Ukraine, on the other hand, has voiced reservations about joining an alliance with the Communists, and it has shunned the populist rhetoric of other opposition leaders, opting to concentrate on building a positive future for the country rather than harping on a wretched present. Our Ukraine seems to realize that marching under the red flag will leave a stain that they might find hard to remove. It’s a correct assumption, and one that will inevitably help Yushchenko should he ever bump up against Tymoshenko in an election down the road.
http://www.kpnews.com/main/11744/
(уривок)
.....Petro Symonenko is fond of berating the “bankrupt president” and his “criminal regime.” He neglects to mention that his party is the direct descendant of a regime whose criminality immeasurably exceeded that of Kuchma.
That said, the Communists’ decision to finally enter into unequivocal opposition after years of unspoken detente’ with the president is, in a peculiar way, welcome. Despite President Kuchma’s staggering unpopularity, the opposition has always had trouble getting people to take to the streets to voice their displeasure. If there’s one thing the Communists have, it’s the ability to scare up a good old fashion street rally. It would certainly be nice if younger, more libertarian sorts could borrow a little of their leftist counterparts’ spirit for civic action. President Kuchma would certainly deserve it.
But in taking to the streets, one must be careful to steer clear of the Communists. Tymoshenko, for all her courage and charms, has compromised herself to some extent by shamelessly embracing Symonenko. Our Ukraine, on the other hand, has voiced reservations about joining an alliance with the Communists, and it has shunned the populist rhetoric of other opposition leaders, opting to concentrate on building a positive future for the country rather than harping on a wretched present. Our Ukraine seems to realize that marching under the red flag will leave a stain that they might find hard to remove. It’s a correct assumption, and one that will inevitably help Yushchenko should he ever bump up against Tymoshenko in an election down the road.