justhumans post of turmoil in Greece

by purplesofa 22 Replies latest jw friends

  • purplesofa
    purplesofa

    I felt that this post needed its own thread,

    Hope your country settles down soon.

    purps

    from the Riots in Greece thread

    The official story of the killing of the 15 year old kid is that the policeman was forced to shot in the air in order to protect himself from a bunch of anarchist that were throwing molotov bombs to him. the bullet hit a post and re-directed to the kids heart...

    The eye witnesses said that that the policeman shot the kid in cold blood, after a tempered arguing they had....the 15 year old boy was with 3 other kids, and not a banch of 30 anarchists,and there is a video to prove this by an eye witness that was filming at his balcony...

    I FEEL SHAME HOW LOUZY POLITICANS TURN MY COUNTRY.....I FEEL SHAME BECAUSE THOSE ARE IN POWER ARE PAWNS AND NOTHING MORE...I FEEL SHAME HOW THEY MANAGED TO TURN A PROUD COUNTRY TO A MISERABLE

    Yes my friends this is the real truth regarding the events. People got really-really agry from the murder of a young boy. The most amazing thing is that the "goverment" did NOTHING to protect the property of all those pour people. There is 6 days now and all they do is just watch the destruction of our country. The most crazy thing is that all the political parties do NOTHING...The Socialist Party ask for new elections!!!

    Our louzy politicians instead of taking care of the country all they care is elections and power. They NEVER care about the problems of the Hellenic people. THEY MAKE ME SICK...

    The reasons that people got really mad is due to our politicians. People in the Hellenic Republic are starving. Yes my friends, when a scientist graduates from univercity the salary he/she will get is not more than 600-700 euros. Less than 900 dollars A MONTH...

    The louzy politicians in Greece STEAL from the pour people. We have old people that they get penssion of 400 euro a month!!! The young people feel that there is no future for this country that is why they are acting like that. There are more than 400 pupblic schools today that they are under occupation by the students. They are protesting against the authorities.

    Young people are seeking for a future, and our louzy politicians deny to them that future. They are involved in finnancial scandals that shake the country and all they care is how to fill their wallets.

    In the riots the Hellenic people show that they need a better future. They destroyed Banks, Police Stations, Puplic buildings. And for the first time they did not demonstrate or even hit the American Embassy.(Unfortunately we have a real bad experience from the American politicians, and specially how they are involved in the coup in 1967, the ceasing of Democracy in Greece at that time, and the destruction and occupation of Cyprus by the Turkish invation in 1974. The Hellenic people they will not forgive Henry Kissinger for all the destruction he brought)

    People got tired from this situation. People in Greece they want their dignity back. That is why they are on the streets demonstrating, for a better country, and better life. We are the ones the show democracy to the world. We are the ones that the Western World is based upon. Science, democracy, arts, literature, language. Olyumpics. All those are based upon our Hellenic culture Is not accidental that every one admires our civilazation and copy us. Our buildings, our language, our ideas.

    We feel proud about that and we stand for, but we will not tolerate any louzy politicians destroying our country. We have enough of them....

    Yesterday young students demonstrating outside in a police station in Athens they said:

    DO NOT HIT YOUR CHILDREN WITH TEAR GAZES....WE HAVE ENOUGH TEARS ALL READY....

    The kids show us the way...they did it in 1973 when they were the ones who rise up our national pride, when they demonstrate against the army regime set by C..I.A. They were the ones that died in front of tanks screaming for- EDUCATION-BREAD-FREEDOM

    I feel that people are taking control in their hands. They got sick of the politicians and the New World Order. Yesterday we had demonstration in many other European Countries, like Italy, Germany, Sweden, Holland, and they all demonstrate against their politicians. People realize that their freedom is under attack. No one has the right to kill an unarmed 15 year old boy.

    The Phoenix raises from the ashes again...The Phoenix will fly and show us the way.....

  • zagor
    zagor

    Far out, I didn't even know that happened. I should start watching news more often than once in a blue moon.

  • mtsgrad
    mtsgrad

    It takes a lot for a guy to shoot a kid. There must be two sides to the story. In the UK we had some famous riots in Brixton. The press blamed the poeple (who were black). The truth was it was insensitive policeman.

  • south african beef
    south african beef

    Yes there are always two sides to every story and in this case I think it has already been ascertained that it was a ricocheting bullet that killed the poor lad, not a direct shot, so a terrible tragedy yes, but not as clear cut as you may think.

  • purplesofa
    purplesofa

    Here are some pics I got in email.

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  • Satanus
    Satanus

    This is democracy at work. The word is from the greek, demos, meaning people. It ain't always pretty.

    S

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  • sammielee24
    sammielee24

    I read this off a comments page and thought it was an interesting opinion,

    What is happening in Greece is not controlled or influenced by any poliitcal party, nor the organised radical left---although after the initial explosion, many Greeks have demonstrated, including myself.

    As for the media coverage---does anyone know that for the last 2 years in Greece, there have been massive demos and action against privatisation of education, with a lot of police brutality and violence? Check out youtube and Indymedia.

    Is the Guardian afraid that people in the UK might get ideas? Doesn't the damage done to higher education in the UK by making the most important thing profit---deserve ANY protest at all?

    What will it take for lecturers, students and parents to join forces against those who have made the number one priority of many UK universities (I won't mention the one I worked for) turning a profit, with all the implications this has for education?

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    Posted by Lily | 13.12.08, 13:29 GMT

    sw

  • purplesofa
    purplesofa

    I read the other day that police are not allowed in the universities in Greece. It did not say why they were not allowed.

    I will look for the site again today, and possibly why?

  • Brother Apostate
    Brother Apostate

    Coming to cities and towns where you live or near where you live,

    prepare for it, expect it, next year or shortly thereafter.

    BA- Preparin'.

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