Sunday, December 7, 2008

"War" Update

All day yesterday the country was on fire
There were demonstrations all over the country that broke out in violence, cars and stores were burnt, people were injured and arrested...
The Universities are closed today, in an effort to calm things down

About a thousand people went to the demonstration in Thessaloniki, which doesn't sound like much, but it is... Mainly because it's a volcano out there, waiting to erupt, and I know a lot more people wanted to join, but were afraid of the violence... We've seen violence break out during demonstrations in Greece, it happens every time and it targets everyone, people in the demonstration or out of it

There are fundamental problems in the greek society. There is an underlying rage that seems to want to break free every chance it gets. Cops shooting at kids, kids throwing stones at cops, that's normal. But kids stabbing other kids because of football or polo, grown men kicking women in the stomach because they hate Americans, what is happening today is not a first... It is boiling blood in a cauldron and it explodes regularly.
I fear what is to come, but if what's coming means a change, then I'm curious to see what it will be

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