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Title: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: 24KT on May 05, 2010, 05:04:21 AM
This just in on the news. Athens is smoldering.

Ten of thousands of people rioting in the street, many equipped with their own gas masks.
thousands trying to break into the Greek parliament buildings. over 700,000 greeks work in the public sector. That's 1 in 4 people and they are obviously NOT happy. Greek riot police have their hands full in this 2nd day of public sector strikes and civil unrest.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Soul Crusher on May 05, 2010, 05:12:21 AM
Most are lazy do nothing socialists and bums.

They should starve before getting a dime from anyone else for their laziness. 
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Soul Crusher on May 05, 2010, 05:25:06 AM
Like I said - they are a bunch of commies.  

Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Soul Crusher on May 05, 2010, 05:47:41 AM
Why dont these Feta Mofos put this much info to going back to work and getting off their lazy greek homo asses?

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Three dead as Greece protest turns violent
BBC ^ | 5/5/10


Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:27:45 AM by Kartographer

At least three people have been killed in the Greek capital as protesters set fire to a bank during a general strike over planned austerity measures.

The fire brigade said three bodies were found inside the bank building in Athens.

Petrol bombs thrown at police who responded with pepper spray, tear gas and stun grenades.


(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: GigantorX on May 05, 2010, 06:47:12 AM
The current state of things wasn't even close to being sustainable. But now you have the entire nation hooked on the welfare heroine so bringing things to a sustainable state will be close to impossible. In my opinion these riots will lead to bigger events.  But Greece bit the poison Euro/ECB pill and they are about to bite another one with the "bailout" package that will put their very nuts on the table. Spain and Portugal and Italy all see these events and they know they are next.

It would be a laugher if they told Germany, France and the rest of the EU to go get fucked and then promptly default and switch back to their old currency.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Soul Crusher on May 05, 2010, 06:49:38 AM
I have some distant relatives in Italy and by and large they are lazy Europeeons.  ZERO work ethic.   
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: GigantorX on May 05, 2010, 06:57:51 AM
Moody's just put Portugal on a 'Downgrade' review. Not earth-shattering but you can't help but feel a little uneasy.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Soul Crusher on May 05, 2010, 07:02:26 AM
Socialism does not work, it never works, can never work, and only benefits the early beneficiaries of the theft. 

The ones at the end of the ponzi scam are left with nothing like those in Europe now. 
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: 24KT on May 05, 2010, 03:47:15 PM
Socialism does not work, it never works, can never work, and only benefits the early beneficiaries of the theft.  

The ones at the end of the ponzi scam are left with nothing like those in Europe now.  

I would hardly equate socialism to a ponzi scheme. If anything, the way things are done in North America is closer to the ponzi scheme model.

What's going on in Greece, is what has routinely gone on in 3rd world countries. The IMF 9cabal of private bankers) dictates that a country is to spend no money towards improving national infrastructure or in educating it's children (their future) etc., resulting in the permanent downgrading of that country. These egregious dictates fly under the radar in many developing countries because they have very little if any frastructure to begin with, and vast swaths of the population are illiterate & uneducated, ...however Greece is a 1st world country, and taking away from their society's infrastructure will be felt & protested. "Austerity measures" wtf do you think that is? If the IMF decreed tomorrow that in order for the US to get loans, they would have to stop providing fire, police & ambulance services and cease public education beyong the 3rd grade... Americans from coast to coast would grab their guns & pitchforks to storm every capitol building in the US. They would rip apart banks brick by brick. And there wouldn't be a Brooks Bros or Armani suit left on Wall Street.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: newmom on May 05, 2010, 06:21:10 PM
whoa whats is happening in my mother land..
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: 24KT on May 05, 2010, 06:26:51 PM
whoa whats is happening in my mother land..

National strikes, factories shut down, all flights cancelled, massive protests, civil unrest, banks set on fire... attempts to seize parliament buildings. many protestors came ready for riot police, many even bringing their own gas masks for the anticipated tear gas. Hundreds of thousands of protestors and they are not at all happy campers right now.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: newmom on May 05, 2010, 06:32:15 PM
well my aunt is in santorini..gotta shoot an email..fuck
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Skeletor on May 05, 2010, 07:06:50 PM
Why dont these Feta Mofos put this much info to going back to work and getting off their lazy greek homo asses?

________________________ ________________________ ______________

Three dead as Greece protest turns violent
BBC ^ | 5/5/10


Posted on Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:27:45 AM by Kartographer

At least three people have been killed in the Greek capital as protesters set fire to a bank during a general strike over planned austerity measures.

The fire brigade said three bodies were found inside the bank building in Athens.

Petrol bombs thrown at police who responded with pepper spray, tear gas and stun grenades.


(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


Actually it's 4, one woman was pregnant.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: 24KT on May 05, 2010, 07:08:55 PM
Actually it's 4, one woman was pregnant.

I guess they don't consider it a person until after it is born.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: newmom on May 05, 2010, 07:10:35 PM
Actually it's 4, one woman was pregnant.

damnnnnnnnnnn..sad to hear.

Poldaktalos, yasou????
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: brooklynbruiser on May 05, 2010, 07:19:36 PM
Has there ever been a true socialist experiment conducted to determine whether it is actually feasible or are people simply settling for confusing Marxism and other assorted perversions of the term as socialism?
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Eric15210 on May 06, 2010, 06:11:50 AM
Could Cali be next?

Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: George Whorewell on May 06, 2010, 06:28:31 AM
Jag your incredible ignorance never ceases to amaze me.

Greece is bankrupt because it put itself into massive debt which was created through wasteful and outrageous government spending. Greece did zero investment in the private sector and instead gave the whole country jobs for life through the government where everyone gets 2 months a year paid vacation, pensions that comprise almost 90% of their salary etc.

Greece is the perfect example of why socialism is a catastrophe waiting to happen. Blaming the IMF is a weak argument that is shared by people with equally weak minds. Now these braindead slobs are rioting and burning their own capital to the ground because the Nanny state can't afford to subsidize their vacation days and astronomical pensions. Boo hoo hoo. They have nobody to blame but themselves.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Soul Crusher on May 06, 2010, 06:32:27 AM
This is going to happen here with govt workers and welfare people.  We are broke and these over paid slobs in the govt employee unions think they are entitled to cradle to grave benes.   
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Fury on May 06, 2010, 07:38:25 AM
These rioters are really big and tough people, firebombing a regular bank and killing three of the employees inside. Probably tellers and other peons in the "banking" world. Crowd should have been cut down on the spot.

Yet another example of the failed experiment that is a government that spoon feeds its populace everything. Suckers.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: 12secGT on May 06, 2010, 08:09:22 AM
This just in on the news. Athens is smoldering.

Ten of thousands of people rioting in the street, many equipped with their own gas masks.
thousands trying to break into the Greek parliament buildings. over 700,000 greeks work in the public sector. That's 1 in 4 people and they are obviously NOT happy. Greek riot police have their hands full in this 2nd day of public sector strikes and civil unrest.
This is a shame. People will die and are dying. But, this is an acute version of what we are facing. Greater gov't control, less and less employment. Restricted lifestyles. Lesser freedoms, Forced on polices. Sounds like Greece, but it is America as we know it today.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Soul Crusher on May 06, 2010, 08:13:24 AM
I really believe we are going to have civil violence in this country.  We are two nations right now and I dont see any reconciliation whatsoever. 

50% want more govt, more taxes, more spending, more socialism, more regulation, and the other 50% wants to be left alone and have freedom. 

Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: dario73 on May 06, 2010, 08:14:18 AM
This will happen here in the USA if we don't stop Obama and his goons from Europenazing this nation.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: 24KT on May 06, 2010, 08:22:02 AM
Well they're already taking about revoking the pensions from retired firefighters.

When they get around to removing cop pensions... that's when the shit will get very interesting.  :D
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Soul Crusher on May 06, 2010, 08:25:39 AM
These pensions are unsustainable, unaffordable, unwarranted, and simply reckeless to the taxpayer. 
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: 12secGT on May 06, 2010, 08:27:03 AM
Jag your incredible ignorance never ceases to amaze me.

Greece is bankrupt because it put itself into massive debt which was created through wasteful and outrageous government spending. Greece did zero investment in the private sector and instead gave the whole country jobs for life through the government where everyone gets 2 months a year paid vacation, pensions that comprise almost 90% of their salary etc.

Greece is the perfect example of why socialism is a catastrophe waiting to happen. Blaming the IMF is a weak argument that is shared by people with equally weak minds. Now these braindead slobs are rioting and burning their own capital to the ground because the Nanny state can't afford to subsidize their vacation days and astronomical pensions. Boo hoo hoo. They have nobody to blame but themselves.
Sounds familiar...  ::) ??? ::)
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Skeletor on May 06, 2010, 10:25:43 AM
Jag your incredible ignorance never ceases to amaze me.

Greece is bankrupt because it put itself into massive debt which was created through wasteful and outrageous government spending. Greece did zero investment in the private sector and instead gave the whole country jobs for life through the government where everyone gets 2 months a year paid vacation, pensions that comprise almost 90% of their salary etc.


Is the 2 months paid vacation true?
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Skip8282 on May 06, 2010, 01:43:51 PM
Where the hell is The Luke to talk about how great socialism is?  ::)
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: GigantorX on May 06, 2010, 04:00:03 PM
Where the hell is The Luke to talk about how great socialism is?  ::)

It's great if your unemployed.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: Fury on May 06, 2010, 04:16:03 PM
Where the hell is The Luke to talk about how great socialism is?  ::)

Take a look at Ireland right now. 17% unemployment.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: JBGRAY on May 06, 2010, 09:16:38 PM
European-style Socialism has also contributed to unrecoverable declines in national birth rates(2.1 children per woman is considered sustainable to a population).  In all of Europe, only Muslim Albania bucks the trends.  High taxes, welfare, and liberalism have all been responsible for what will become a Muslim-majority continent.  It will only get worse as Europe continues to age, and more and more immigrants primarily Muslims from the Middle East and Africa pour in to make up the lack of younger people needed to sustain senior citizens.  This is a course that cannot be reversed.  Israel and to an extent Japan also fall in this category.

I'm sure in the coming years Europeans will be leaving in droves to settle in the US and Australia to escape growing Muslim influence, higher and higher taxes, and unsustainable social programs that will disappear.
Title: Re: Street Riots in Athens
Post by: 24KT on May 07, 2010, 02:06:11 AM
European-style Socialism has also contributed to unrecoverable declines in national birth rates(2.1 children per woman is considered sustainable to a population).  In all of Europe, only Muslim Albania bucks the trends.  High taxes, welfare, and liberalism have all been responsible for what will become a Muslim-majority continent.  It will only get worse as Europe continues to age, and more and more immigrants primarily Muslims from the Middle East and Africa pour in to make up the lack of younger people needed to sustain senior citizens.  This is a course that cannot be reversed.  Israel and to an extent Japan also fall in this category.

I'm sure in the coming years Europeans will be leaving in droves to settle in the US and Australia to escape growing Muslim influence, higher and higher taxes, and unsustainable social programs that will disappear.

And here I thought it was due to more effective means of birth control, the emancipation of women, and increased infertility rates due to all the endocrine disruptors so prevalent in our modern societies.