I will try to picture Milosevic to list members:
Slobodan Milosevic - Biography
Slobodan Milosevi is born in Pozarevac, about 100 km East of
Belgrade. As I know, his parents was active supporeters of partisan
movement.
During his childhood, both of them commited suicide. He gradueted law on
Belgrade University as the best student of generation. It is aproximate
time
when he entered in Party and politics, on very usual way - as student
leader.
He was later director of "Tehnogas" - big chemical factory, and
presidnet od Beobanka (Belgrade bank - biggest bank ex-YU). On the end of
'80.
he was Secretair of Belgrade Commetee of The Leauge of Yugoslav Communists.
On
the VIII sesion of Serbian Central Commetee, he replaced former General
Secretair Ivan Stambolic (he is now active supporter of pro-western Civic
party
led by CIA agent Vesan Pesic).
His group tried to change Serbian constitution because Autonomius
provinces of Vojvodina and Kosovo had bigger rights then Republic (e.g.
Reublic
Parlament was not able to introduce any law without voting in province
parlaments. It ment that parlaments of lower level was able to use veto on
decisions made by republic parlament!!!!) I agree that in that time his
political work was progressive. He also destroyed VERY corrupted local
commetees. We have to keep on mind that Leauge of YU communists was not
communist party for a long time. During '80-ies, only very small number of
ordinary members was marxists-leninists (most of them are now in my party)
The wors demage done by Constitution from 1974. was that albanian
minority (apoximatly 1 million people was able to veto will of 10 million
people. Milosevic tried to improve that because nationalistic antagonistic
feelings on both sides went very high.
In the western medias it is usual to say that he is nationalistic
leader. I would not say so. I would say that he is left social democrat.
When
Yugosalvia started to dismembring, he was the only Prsident of Republic
that was
doing realy hard to keep Yugoslavia together. It was easy to see what will
happent if every republic gain independance. Beside that. In that time he
get a
support from new burgeosy that was recruted from high party birocrasy.
On the end of '80-ies, under Gobachov influence, Govermnet
introduced market economy. Under instructions tooken from Jeffry Sucks
radical
stratification in Yugoslav society has begun. In that time, Milosevic
become
leader of , as he presented it, "reformed" communist party- Socialistic
Party of
Serbia (SPS).
He have supporters from members of all classes in Yugoslavia.
Leading role in
the SPS have group of big bussinesmen. SPS have strong support in the
village
also because they have very good agriculture policy for one
social-democratic
party. Peasent population was left orientated since II W.W.
Why do they confronting imperialism?
I think this is very important question. Marxists have to give answer on
that because it is crucial for understanding present war. Rulling parties
in Yugoslavia represent differeng groups of burgeosy. SPS and JUL
(Jugoslavian Left led by Milosevic's wife, Mirjana Markovic) represent
interest of big burgeosy. They are hiding behind "left" scenography because
they know that majority of Yugoslavian citizens are lef orientated.
Serbian Radical Party (SRS) represents inerests of petit-burgeosy. They
were very nationalistic oreintated until 1997., when thay understood that
Yugoslavia is multinational country and that they can't win without support
from national minorities. SPO (Serbian Renewal Movement), together with DS
(Democrtatic Party) and some other small parties, represents mainly
intelectuals. Until Kosovo crisis, they were united in Coalition Zajedo
(Together). That coalition, with Montenegro President Milo Djukanovic, were
the biggest apologet of colonialism. This crisis completly compromite
"liberal intelctuals" led by Milo Djukanovic and Djindjic (DS). SPO is now
in Federal goverment, together with SPS and JUL. SRS is in republic
goverment together with SPS and JUL.
Privatisation in Yugoslavia was different than in other East Europen
countries. I do not know details, but it is evident that national burgeosy
and worker had a lot of adventages. Of cours, it was something that IMF and
World Bank does not like at all. My opinion is that privatisation policy of
our goverment is source of conflict. As I can remembre, KLA become active
about 15 days after negotiations beetwen Federal Goverment and IMF. Maybe
it is coincidense, but I would not say so.
Leading members of ruling parties now controls Yugoslav market. Of cours,
they are trying to keep their superior position, they do not want to share
profits with multinationals. These are some points why NKPJ and SKOJ are
critisize ruling parties. They are talking about "justice privatisation" -
but such thing doesn't exist. Capitalism can't be "justify".
Situation is very complicated but very interestin in the same time. I'm
sure that this text will only open new questions. Do not hesitate to ask
anything that you are interested in. I will try to answer as good as it is
possible due the "present situation"
Comaradly,
Ivan Pavlovic
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