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Glastonbury comes to Greece: festival-like atmosphere at huge anti-bailout protest
The Telegraph ^ | 30 Jun 2015 | Colin Freeman

Posted on 06/30/2015 4:51:20 PM PDT by familyop

Rally in downtown Athens has live music, speeches - and "solidarity from the people of Carlisle"...Just like an outdoor summer festival, there were huge crowds, live bands, and the occasional whiff of marijuana...Instead, with the music, food stalls and smattering of ageing hippies, the only thing that made it different from last weekend's Glastonbury festival was that the weather was better... However, as with Glastonbury, not everyone paid close attention to the headline acts. Some focused on the side-shows, such as stalls set up by Greece's myriad other radical groups, who think even Syriza represents a sell-out. The Greek Socialist Workers Party was there, for example, as were various Trotskyist and Leninist groups. Campaigners handed out leaflets railing against "authoritarian neoliberalism", and calling for "pan-European solidarity". Perhaps the most unexpected stars of the evening, though, were Stephen and Rachel Graham from Cumbria, who stood amid the crowd with a banner saying: "Solidarity with the people of Greece, from Carlisle, England".

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TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: alexistsipras; british; communism; debt; europeanunion; greece; greek; syriza
Some British "Conservative"-communist cheerleading for Greek communism. Paradoxical and European in nature, yes.
1 posted on 06/30/2015 4:51:20 PM PDT by familyop
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Scott Walker could help to put a stop to that here. He’s the only candidate with a record as proof of cutting big government spending.


2 posted on 06/30/2015 4:52:57 PM PDT by familyop ("Baxters over there, Rojos there, and me right in the middle" ("A Fistful of Dollars").)
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To: familyop

Enjoy the hell that you created for yourselves... Greece.

Produce nothing, ignore previous bailout requirements and then protest.

Who the hell is going to want to travel to Greece. I am sure some but there are plenty of other places to go too besides Greece.


3 posted on 06/30/2015 5:00:07 PM PDT by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

Many Greeks appear oblivious to the fact that the party (using other people’s money) is over. The party lasted many decades but it has to end...and leave the Greeks suffering from very long-lasting hangovers.


4 posted on 06/30/2015 5:02:39 PM PDT by House Atreides (CRUZ or lose!)
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To: MAKOTHEDOG
I heard this morning that they are contemplating a special VAT to levy on the tourists.

Where do I sign up?

5 posted on 06/30/2015 5:03:48 PM PDT by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: riri

That just ensures that nobody will go and travel to Greece. It is their biggest revenue source and it sounds like they are prepared to screw that up.


6 posted on 06/30/2015 5:09:26 PM PDT by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: House Atreides

It is going to be the hangover from hell


7 posted on 06/30/2015 5:11:09 PM PDT by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: familyop

If a little socialism is bad for you, then a lot of socialism is bound to be better.


8 posted on 06/30/2015 5:11:27 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: familyop

“THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH” by Edgar Allan Poe comes to mind.


9 posted on 06/30/2015 5:11:55 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: MAKOTHEDOG
Ofcourse, that was what I meant by my comment.

They've fleeced their own (semi) productive class now they are moving on to other countries.

10 posted on 06/30/2015 5:26:51 PM PDT by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: riri

:)


11 posted on 06/30/2015 5:28:14 PM PDT by MAKOTHEDOG
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

If Greece can break lose from the EU and stop the flow of migrants, it will be just about the only country on the Med that is safe for travel. Besides that, lots of people will want to support Greece if they break away from the bankers and other elitists.


12 posted on 06/30/2015 7:08:21 PM PDT by grania
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