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The Antifada

Ep 29: A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past w/ Pavlos Roufos

The Antifada

Sean KB and AP Andy

Music, Arts

4.2970 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2018

⏱️ 247 minutes

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Summary

Psychedelic Bordigist, Pavlos Roufos (@PRoufos), joins us to talk about the years leading up to, the proximate causes of, and the aftermath of the Greece sovereign debt crisis.

How the post-war dictatorial regime cared more about repressing the left than economic development. How the social-democratic PASOK became more than just a party, but the agents behind both Keynesian and Neoliberal reforms. How entering the Eurozone ended up going in such a shitty direction for Greece and the rest of the PIIGS.

Most importantly: we talk about the lessons from years of street actions, general strikes and mutual aid and why it was that Syriza, a parliamentary leftish formation, arose and ultimately failed to break with austerity and what that means for the future of the global working class movement.

We have some hottt 'audio riot porn' bonus episode that will drop shortly. To become a patron go to www.Patreon.com/TheAntifada

Pavlos' "A Happy Future is a Thing of the Past: on the Greek Crisis and other Disasters" will be available shortly from Reaktion press in Europe and the Chicago University Press shortly.

Outro: Javaspa - Δύο Antifa Kουπλέ

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Antipata where unrest is best. I'm Jamie Peck. I am Sean K B and I'm Jamie Peck. I am Sean KB.

0:13.0

And I'm AP Andy.

0:15.0

And we are here with a very special guest today to talk about all things Greek.

0:20.0

His name is Pavlos Rufos.

0:22.0

He is the author of a new book called A Happy Future is a

0:26.9

thing of the past, the Greek crisis and other disasters available now through

0:31.4

Chicago University Press. He is also a PhD candidate in German

0:36.2

Economic Policy at the University of Castle in Germany as well as a psychedelic

0:41.7

bordigist.

0:42.6

Hello, Pablo.

0:44.0

Hello, nice to meet you.

0:45.8

Yeah, so great of you to come in here.

0:48.6

We, uh, it was very nice to meet you first at JFK Airport the other day.

0:54.2

You managed to arrive at one of the most hellish places,

0:57.9

I think, in the entire world.

0:59.5

And you manage to see some of the most boring parts

1:01.8

of New York City right off the bat like the

1:03.3

belt Parkway in Coney Island Avenue but I welcome to your first time in the

1:07.1

states and in New York City. Thanks thanks it was great it was great right.

1:11.9

Oh you are you complimenting my driving?

1:14.3

Yes.

1:15.3

I appreciate that.

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