Greece rocked by riots as up to 60,000 people take to streets to protest against government
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Street clashes broke out between rioting youths and police in central Athens today as tens of thousands demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government.
Hundreds of masked and hooded youths punched and kicked motorcycle police, knocking several off their bikes, as police responded with volleys of tear gas and stun grenades.
The violence spread after the end of the march to a nearby square, where police faced off with stone-throwing anarchists and suffocating clouds of tear gas sent patrons scurrying from open-air cafes.
Police say 16 suspected rioters were detained and two officers were injured.
Rioters used sledge hammers to smash the glass fronts of more than a dozen shops, banks, jewelers and a cinema.
Youths also set fire to rubbish bins and a car, smashed bus stops, and chopped blocks off marble balustrades and building facades to use as projectiles.
Organisers said some 60,000 people took part in the protest. But an unofficial police estimate set the crowd at around 20,000 - including those that took part in a separate, peaceful march earlier Thursday. Police do not issue official crowd estimates for demonstrations.
Thursday's strike - the second in a week - brought the country to a virtual standstill, grounding all flights and bringing public transport to a halt.
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"But Steve, that's GREECE, not HERE!!"
"...uh huh, but dominoes is dominoes, and if the EU starts coming apart, monetarily, how far behind can we be? And they're rioting over there, because of a lack of money, lack of jobs and lack of a clear economic future. The Greek gub'ment has been shutting down services to save money. How far behind are we on that front? Not far at all, we'll start with no mail delivery on Saturday..."
I've been telling family and friends for two years, approximately, that world monetary policy was headed into the toilet, and that we'd have food, job and money riots. Not my ideas, but Gerald Celente's. I'm guessing they still won't believe it could happen here. I'd rather be wrong this time, but I'm preparing for being right.
Schteveo
1 comment:
I understand what you're saying Steve, but i don't agree that it would happen here. Sure, when things get to that point, you could see a relative handful of people (or groups) protesting, but IMO, not to that extent. Why? Because that level of passion and strong-will no longer exists in the US. (except on the radical Left) It might for a TV show, but not for what the govt is doing to the people.
One of the reasons the govt is doing so many radical things is, (IMO) because they know there's no one to stop them. Sure, some of the elected crooks may lose their cushy jobs, but for the most part, it's crooks who are at the end, or near the end, of their corrupt careers anyway. In other words, they have nothing to lose but lots to gain by pushing their Leftist agendas into law.
Remember the old phrase, "the dumbing down of America"? Well, it wasn't just a phrase. It was a tactic, and it worked! How else would you explain a political system that produces the kind of govt. we now have.
On the other hand, the American people could prove me wrong come Nov. We'll see.
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