One in the coffin, thousands still in the fight

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Via jamie_miller: As usual, VICE has the best coverage of everything. This article is about the struggle in Greece against Golden Dawn and their cop buddies; the author spent a night with anti-fascist protestors following the murder of rapper Killah P.

The political situation in Greece is terrifying; my heart goes out to everyone there who is fighting the good fight. If anyone hears of a way to help (is it International Brigades time yet? It almost feels like it is), do let me know?

Comments

[agatharuncible.livejournal.com]

I usually hate VICE but I'm reading that article now. Everything that is happening in Greece right now is freaking me out.

If anyone hears of a way to help (is it International Brigades time yet? It almost feels like it is), do let me know?

This is what I've been wondering too. From reading other articles it sounds like Golden Dawn is trying to start a Greece-wide mood of civil war but for now it's "just" clashes between them and everyone else. But if there's some way to help I'd be interested in knowing what it is.

[sabotabby]

VICE used to be racist, misogynist claptrap, but in recent years they've had some of my favourite reporting.

I wonder if the Greek anarchists and communists need money. There have been some solidarity protests here, which I'm sure makes them feel loved if they ever hear about them, but I'd like to be able to help materially.

[symbioid.livejournal.com]

I'm happy that there is talk amongst even conservative Greek politicians that Golden Dawn must be banned. I am afraid that they have too large of a support base.

I think it would be foolish for the KKE and Syriza(Sp?) to refuse to work with more centrist and even right-wing groups who are opposing GD.

GD must be crushed with full force and all partisan politics must be put aside in the meantime to crush fascism while it's still partially nascent than let it fester with a tepid approach.

I hope there will be no need for international brigades, but I have seen plenty of calls this past year or so, in case a need arises.

I wish the Greek anarchists would start playing like they do when they assassinate politicians. I do wonder why we haven't seen them become more aggressive and violent, unless the State has been effective at destroying the more radical and violent elements in the Greek Anarchist movement in the past 13 years.

[hano.livejournal.com]

It occurs to me that the relationship between the Greek State and various anarchists might be rather closer to that of the Italian State and the Red Brigade. We know that there were equivalents to Operation Gladio all over the NATO AOA (and indeed elsewhere, look at Sweden and Switzerland for example). And given the way the Greek Deep State evolved it's certainly plausible...

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Explain more (if you have time, that is)?

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This gives me a bit of home in terms of a broad left unified front. Hopefully it won't be a Spanish Civil War-type situation where different ideological strands turn on each other while the fascists laugh.

[symbioid.livejournal.com]

This is great "In the largest social mobilization in the country this year, students, lefties, anarchists, and antifascists—as well as a load of people who just don't think that stabbing people on the streets is an acceptable thing to do"

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VICE has some great lines while also being a fairly accurate news source.

[smhwpf.livejournal.com]

Well, there's a precedent for International Brigades in Greece.

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Well played.