i live in luxembourg and am part of the local communist party but i frequently ask myself if a tiny landlocked nation even could be socialist (imagining that a revolution somehow happened) because we are surrounded by european core countries like germany and france which build the center of the neoliberal european union and they would never let this country turn socialist. In answer to this they with the help of the US would most certainly invade Luxembourg. Independence would also be a problem, we are completely dependent on trade with other countries, mostly our western neighbors and their finance which would (IF the invasion failed) sanction us. In answer, if Luxembourg turned socialist it would be a misery for the poeple, not because of the socialism, but because of our “allies” attacking and sanctioning us.
I could see a socialist Luxembourg succeeding if Belgium became socialist. Other than that it’s difficult like you said because of location and size.
Is there a large proletariat in Luxembourg? And is the wealth distribution very unequal in Luxembourg?
Belgium becoming socialist is a monumental task of its own unfortunately. Especially with the EU and the NATO having their HQ here. And then we’re locked in between France, NL and Germany who will probably not let it happen.
I hope the proletariat of at least France + Belgium or the Benelux rise as a whole to have a better chance.
We are getting rather popular, though. Exciting times.
NATO Headquarters are in Brussels. The chances the US and its allies lets Belgium fall to the other side of the isle is below 0%
I can hope though, carry on the struggle!
The thing is that a lot of people here are petit bourgeois or are landlords (my parents included) because of the insane living prises. Living on a single income has become impossible, therefore a lot of people reside to petit-bourgeois activities to finance their lives. That ones that dont have the possiblity to engage in petit-bourgeois/ landlord behavious are forced outside of the country simply because of the prices. Dont get me wrong, people even the petit-bourgeois are being dissatisfied with the governement but class-counsciousness is almost 0 here and the CPL (communist party of luxembourg) currently has no chances of getting in the parlement. I still help my communist party and hope for the future. Slowly but surely we are gaining popularity
How big is the CPL? Maybe we should make a Belgian-Luxembourg connection lol.
the CPL had 0,64 percent in the last election of 2023 which makes it the 3rd smallest party