[De Ben Norton] Jacobin heroized this Polish union Solidarność, known popularly in English as Solidarity, as «one of the most impressive workers’ movements in postwar Europe.»What Jacobin did not acknowledge is that Solidarity was in fact largely a vehicle for a CIA covert regime-change operation. Ronald Reagan proudly referred to Solidarity as an anti-communist «weapon,» and it was a key instrument in the successful US operation to eradicate socialism in Eastern Europe. (bennorton.com)
