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10-09-12 11:16 AM
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"Greek anti-fascist protesters 'tortured by police' after Golden Dawn clash"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/greek-antifascist-protesters-torture-police

These are scary times for Greeks: staggering unemployment rates, the failure of the previous and current government to resist austerity attacks, the high price of food, police violence, etc. However, in this period of unrest we can see what floats to the top of socio-political discussion. The dominating theme is the cry for meeting basic needs for any human being.

Public support for the openly fascist group known as Golden Dawn rose to approximately 20% in recent polls. The end of last month saw widespread remembrance for Greek Nazi collaborators during the Second World War. Why has this group received so much attention? Because their rhetoric and tactics are targeting the disgruntled members of society. They open food lines in the same ways which churches hold cook-outs to hopefully convince people to join their group. Only Golden Dawn isn't trying to spread the word of a long dead Palestinian who claimed to be Messiah. No - GD's political agenda contains violent xenophobic legislation and the increase control of Greek police.

These tactics are very similar to the Nazi rise of power in the early 1930s. GD claims they have no Neo-Nazi affiliations, yet their members commit antisemitic graffiti, attack ethnic minorities, and celebrate Nazi achievements. Regardless, the situation in Greece is becoming quite dire. The most horrifying question is who will grasp the reins during this turmoil?
"Greek anti-fascist protesters 'tortured by police' after Golden Dawn clash"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/09/greek-antifascist-protesters-torture-police

These are scary times for Greeks: staggering unemployment rates, the failure of the previous and current government to resist austerity attacks, the high price of food, police violence, etc. However, in this period of unrest we can see what floats to the top of socio-political discussion. The dominating theme is the cry for meeting basic needs for any human being.

Public support for the openly fascist group known as Golden Dawn rose to approximately 20% in recent polls. The end of last month saw widespread remembrance for Greek Nazi collaborators during the Second World War. Why has this group received so much attention? Because their rhetoric and tactics are targeting the disgruntled members of society. They open food lines in the same ways which churches hold cook-outs to hopefully convince people to join their group. Only Golden Dawn isn't trying to spread the word of a long dead Palestinian who claimed to be Messiah. No - GD's political agenda contains violent xenophobic legislation and the increase control of Greek police.

These tactics are very similar to the Nazi rise of power in the early 1930s. GD claims they have no Neo-Nazi affiliations, yet their members commit antisemitic graffiti, attack ethnic minorities, and celebrate Nazi achievements. Regardless, the situation in Greece is becoming quite dire. The most horrifying question is who will grasp the reins during this turmoil?
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10-09-12 01:36 PM
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Yeah Greece is in turmoil. When a good amount of your money comes from tourisim and people stop traveling to your country then your going to have problems. Hopefully the violence stops soon.
Yeah Greece is in turmoil. When a good amount of your money comes from tourisim and people stop traveling to your country then your going to have problems. Hopefully the violence stops soon.
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i dont think they are a real threat. The majority of greeks are pro europe, i doubt theyd throw there hopes down the tubes by voting in those thick gits. By the time another election is due greece will hopefully have started recovering.
Poor greece, there government took out massive loans and squandered the money. This was inevitable, even without the recession.
i dont think they are a real threat. The majority of greeks are pro europe, i doubt theyd throw there hopes down the tubes by voting in those thick gits. By the time another election is due greece will hopefully have started recovering.
Poor greece, there government took out massive loans and squandered the money. This was inevitable, even without the recession.
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Isn't almost everywhere in the world in a recession and has problems with terrorist attacks? What makes Greece any different? I'm just wondering.

I'll be able to state my opinions more if those questions are answered.
Isn't almost everywhere in the world in a recession and has problems with terrorist attacks? What makes Greece any different? I'm just wondering.

I'll be able to state my opinions more if those questions are answered.
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The industrialized world is constantly suffering a crisis of capital by varying degrees, but Greece is facing a possible currency collapse. Meanwhile peripheral countries are under siege by imperialism. Their state of affairs is nothing new, though it is important to differentiate the issues. Greece has a unique situation due to its membership of the EU and the fact that its fate determines what course of action the rest of the euro zone must take in order to avoid further meltdown.

Also, assuming that "almost everywhere has problems with terrorist attacks" is a detrimental perspective. That's just insane - first objectively then even more so from a rhetorical standpoint. It would literally be an ideological viewpoint of the paranoid.
The industrialized world is constantly suffering a crisis of capital by varying degrees, but Greece is facing a possible currency collapse. Meanwhile peripheral countries are under siege by imperialism. Their state of affairs is nothing new, though it is important to differentiate the issues. Greece has a unique situation due to its membership of the EU and the fact that its fate determines what course of action the rest of the euro zone must take in order to avoid further meltdown.

Also, assuming that "almost everywhere has problems with terrorist attacks" is a detrimental perspective. That's just insane - first objectively then even more so from a rhetorical standpoint. It would literally be an ideological viewpoint of the paranoid.
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