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What Battistelli Means by Social Democracy at the EPO is What North Korea Means by Democratic People's Republic

Disagreements or dissent are not tolerated and fair trials are a myth

Social Democracy and union-busting
Not only SUEPO is impacted by union-busting witch-hunts but also the Central Staff Committee



Summary: The delegates of the Administrative Council are told about the ironically-labeled "Social Democracy" which turned into one of the world's most abusive (and operating outside the Rule of Law) autocracies

HAVING repeatedly and systematically misused the term "Social Democracy", the EPO's management proceeds to further crackdowns on staff and the CSC (Central Staff Committee) fights back in the face of growing risk of retaliation (false accusations, followed by downgrades or dismissals).



"Its misleadingly-named vision, with nice-sounding terms like "Social Democracy" peppered around it, was nothing but down-your-throat autocracy, implemented by a sociopath from ENA."This long letter [PDF], signed as above, sent to delegates 2 days ago and leaked to us today, speaks of further crackdowns and shows an attempt to stop these or at least slow them down.

Members or delegates of the Administrative Council have mostly been complicit in Battistelli's abuses and they are led by a cruel, crooked person, so we hardly believe that later this month they will take any concrete steps towards saving the EPO, i.e. ousting Battistelli and his "swamp". History will tell -- as long as people care to remember it correctly -- that the Administrative Council was all along part of the problem. Its misleadingly-named vision, with nice-sounding terms like "Social Democracy" peppered around it, was nothing but down-your-throat autocracy, implemented by a sociopath from ENA. UPC is one symptom of these down-your-throat politics.

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