december riots in greece first 48 hours: what happened, what followed

[EratoSt]

ο δεκεμβρης του'08 ηταν ο,τι πιο αληθινο και συγκλονιστικο εχω ζησει. προσπαθω να ανακαλεσω οσα περισσοτερα μπορω μα η θλιψη και η οργη με πνιγανε τοσο που ολα τα θυμαμαι σαν μια μερα μονο παρολο που για βδομαδες ειμασταν στους δρομους. ειμασταν εικονα απ το μελλον και ελπιζω στις δυσκολες μερες που 'ρχονται να βρεθω παλι στους ιδιους δρομους με τ αδερφια μου στο πλευρο μου.

[freeminded4ever]

greek people are smart, im sure they will use peaceful resistance, like not paying their tax, baracade petrol ports, stall the banking system, etc...... in love we all are one, if my fellow man / woman falls i will help them up, for when i fall, i cannot expect someone to help me up, if i do not do the same !! WATCH OUT FOR DIVIDE AND CONQUER !!!

[freeminded4ever]

greek brothers we support you, in spirit, the world is waking up to the system of the hidden elite, they suck the life out of our lives, with the powerful tool called the banks,  its getting hard to buy the basics, like food :-( the poor pay every so called collapse of the bank system, look into uk uncut the companies that owe billions in tax yet no Govt official blinks a eye, look into moneyasdebt and michael tsarion on symbols and symbolism, Peace and love

[cveitch]

that was beautiful, great tune choice

[MrLyons0]

who won ? or is this still going on ? only asking.

[bananaempijama]

even yesterday,alexis was remembered.

rip alexis

[mgs1234567890]

NOTE i know i misspelled call (damnit) so dont freak out

[mgs1234567890]

0:59 not how before the protestors even start a total riot, the riot pigs shoot them with teargas and throw smoke grenades -.- i cann piggy brutality started the actual riot, ending the peaceful protest

[blackblock36]

Cops cant change themselfs, so we have to eat them.

Nice video!

People have the power

[OMGWTFBBQLMAOLOL]

fucking ass hole greece

[SuperAcab666]

Thumbs up for the greek anarchists and people who go out in the streets and fight the police:-)

(A)

[horlock91]

i have so much respect for Greece's youth. to embrace anarchist/far left politics, instead of right wing nationalism, as an outlet for their dissatisfaction, is something that the unemployed working class in Britain cant seem to be able to do.

ACAB

[srpsk1komun1sta]

I like to see people throwing things on police ^^

[Victim293]

somethings worth fighting for.

- ★/Ⓐ/Ⓔ

Support from DK!

[SoulbassJr]

ti videara alla kai ti kommatara pio einai?

[techtonykos]

@SoulbassJr Editors - When anger shows

[KateL06]

i read on a Greek site that it's going to be a movie.a Greek-American named Dimitris Vorris at the time the riots started on December 2008 was in Athens and he saw everything plus he was "trapped" on a local cinema when the riots started and they couldn't let them out because it was too risky. the movie will be called December Riots from Metaphor Entertainment. most of the film will be taking place at Exarhia Area and the shootings will start at the end of June there.that's all i know :)

[techtonykos]

@KateL06 thanks for the info :D

[kokojumbo]

yea if you riot for a cause don't go around fucking up your own city, that's retarded. The stores are the people of Greece, what they need to make the corrupt politicians know never do what they did again. Don't be violent because that just makes things worse unless there is a tyranny emerging, now that's a different story...

[mahaffeyitidotcom]

ecoloblue , berkey , survival products and more at mahaffeyiti (dot) com take out the (dot) and put a .

[VettelsBabe]

15 Yr old boy was shot dead by police in my country... Wish the people here had as much balls as you Greeks...

[anonimosXxX]

fotia sta panta.....etsi reee,,,,8a kaoun ta panta....fate k to de3i arxidi tou DNT k tou giorgaki k tou Kwstaki....k TOn anarxikon k ton aristeron,tetioi skatomialoi pou eimaste....poutsa k 3iloo 8eloume na isiosoumeee....

[primigravida]

Fighting for their rights? The anarchists were running around like hooligans destroying the city and burning it to the ground. How is that fighting for one's rights? This is an unpopular opinion, but that boy that was killed was harassing the police with a group of his friends. I don't think the police should have used his gun, obviously, but that boy is not the martyr people have made him out to be. If he hadn't been breaking the law in the first place he would still be alive today.

[DaveIrie]

Yeah I don't understand why they burnt that apartment building, that people are fucking in at the higher levels. That's bullshit, it's like how they murdered 3 bank workers recently. Probably normal people not elites

[bananaempijama]

this why i love the greek people.they fight for their rights.

can you tell me the name of the song,please?

greetings from portugal

[techtonykos]

editors - when anger shows

[bananaempijama]

thank you

[bananaempijama]

@techtonykos thanks

[techtonykos]

@bananaempijama you are welcome

[Yo0pornOwner]

pwpw..re file Mr. dn mporw na diavazw afto p les

pipes grafeis.. = /

keme sigekrimena pragmata..

trapezes..alisides..(megales panta)idiws amerikanikes..k gnk kapitalistikes piges..

epishs meta apo afto p egine fetos...ola tha alaxoun m tn anarxia..

Tha s pw kati k na m thimithis..tou xronou tha iparxoun polla thimata distixws..ta perissotera mpatsi..

m aftn tn brutalistiki methodo p eixan fetos..TN GAMISAN..ginan zwa...k tha plhrwsoun...

ANTIFA SALONICA

[Manospetrucci]

Nai mono prospa8hste thn wra pou 8a

polemate ton fasismo, mhn ginetai oi idioi

fasistes... Megale ANTIFA... Epitelous

ma8ete oti h anarxikos den einai taraxopoios... Blepw sun8hmata tou tupou:

Eksw Oi Fastistes! ki apw katw ANTIFA...

Den mporei na katalavei autos pou to

grafei, oti h protash tou einai fasistikh??

Epitelous enhmerw8eite, morfosh ki oxi

paramorfosh...!

[MsGio7]

@Yo0pornOwner ennoeite oti kais trapezes kai megales alysides.Alla mazi kais kai oles tis mikromesaies. Kai gia skepsou me tous astynomikous exeis to prob h me autous p dinoun ts entoles? Giati dn kans tpt enantion auton pou exoun tin e3ousia? mhpws giati dn mporeis n ftaseis toso psila?(de nomizw) Giati kais ellinikes simaies? Antifa ginesai etc? Den eimai fasistas to ksekatharizw alla auth h taktikh den exei kanena nohma giati etc ginesai k ec gourouni k e3upireteis ta sumferonta ton megalwn.

[MsGio7]

@Yo0pornOwner kai to oti apeilhs oti tha exoume thymata me mnmta typou tn gamisan tha plirosoun den se timaei katholou! Auto einai antifa nomizeis? Etc ginesai ki esy san tous fasistes xrhsimopoieis idies le3eis idies taktikes ola idia! se ti diafereis pes mou? Autous pou kathgoreis telika egines ki esy idios xwris na to katalabeis! Den ta lew me kakia alla kapoia pragmata prepei na legontai swsta

[MsGio7]

@Yo0pornOwner Kai prepei na katalabeis oti me mnmta typou tn gamisan kai tha plirosoun den kataferneis tpt kai oute se timoun. To antithetw ginesai ki esy idiod me autous pou katigoreis gt ksereis kati exeis ftasei se shmeio na xrhsimopoieis idies le3eis idies taktikes idia ola ti se diaxwrizei loipon apo tous fasistes/ Dn ta lew me kakia pragmatika apla nomizw oti auto pou probaleis den einai i pragmatikh ennoia tou antifa

[assssi]

Mpatsoi gourounia dolofonoi...!

[FrikZz0r]

Anomy.

[WiiTo22]

ennoeitai..ta spitia twn politikwn kai 3erete poious olou ennooun..den ftaine se tpt oi polites..

[MrDestitute]

Me to na xtypate toys mpatsoys na spaste katasthmata kai antiproswpies den tha kataferete tipota , thewriste oi epanastates tis synidhseis kai omws akomh , sas kateythinoyn esas toys apeleytheromenoys, Oi aploi polites akomh kai oi mpatsoi prospathoyn na bgaloyn to mhniatiko toys,mhn toys dhmioyrghte parapanw provlhmata apo ayta poy exoyn..

Afoy den fovaste na spate ta katasthmata loipon ,giati den spate kai kaite tis villes ths ekalhs poy menoyn oi prwthipoyrgoi me ta skandala?

Me ekthmhsh..

[WiiTo22]

exeis apolito dikio megalee..erxetai..arxizoun 3ana ola apo tin arxi..ELLADA ETOIMASOY..and a translation to english-->greece..are u ready?All begin again..

[666PYRIFLEYETHON666]

kosme gerasmene erxetai to telos sou!

[scarfacegate7]

agree.. a ghost. i really feel it.

[Remalisphilip]

A ghost is roaming above the city...DECEMBER...dynami syntrofoi venceremos

[destroyerpayton]

Cops deserved all that shit thrown at them for fucking killing an innocent teenager

[otinanaipatra]

6 december gets closer and closer -->GREECE U SHALL BURN AGAIN UNLESS U CHANGE ellas ellinwn astynwmikwn

ROUFIANWN

DOLOFONWN

KAI BASANISTWN

oloi sts dromous................

[SteliosGrPeireas]

It's Not Riots it Everyone ! :D

[goofyguy23]

look at what one innocent kid being killed did it made them unite for what they thought was wrong and go against it if this ever happened in America no one would show up because no one cares about what they think is right they just think it happens.

and good for them standing and fighting

[Malakaspoustis13]

thanks man.May Zeus bless you :P

[dontlikeusernames111]

it is so good seeing a police stasion on fire

[Malakaspoustis13]

Is seeing a 15 years old killed by a policeman better?is seeing videos with greek policemen torturing emmigrants better?is seeing students being hit to the death by police forces better?

[anarchyfuckyeah]

so beautiful...

such an image of the future.

<3

[illdogZZ]

i guess you live in a better place... oh , hope you re not evicted still so you can read this!

[lordofgreed1991]

re paidia mporei na mou pei kaneis poio kommati einai auto???plz

[techtonykos]

"When anger shows" apo  "The Editors"

[Kapseros]

we're still here. all here. waiting for the next spark.

nothing has ended.

[DaRealLavioso]

there will be a spark bro, 1 that will ignite all accros europa. as if someone lit up a match and throuw it in a can of gasoline.

[NarowAR07]

so greece is the match that starts it all :P ?

[makis1602]

επιμονη και υπομονη χρειαζεται και θα ξαναρθουν και τετοιες μερες και καλυτερες

[helen100010001]

the war with the goverment shall never stop ! ! !

we are doomed to poverty...only those who know a politisian or something, those who "lick" the goverment are treted well...fuck the goverment and every propagandistic media !!!! fuck them all!!!!

i dont want to live like a poor shit !!!!fuck them all!!!!

[narkalios]

skata sta moutra mas...kala mas kanoune re

[kooo0]

που ειναι τωρα ολοι αυτοι??που ειμαστε ολοι μας??που υποσχεθηκαμε οτι δεν θα αφησουμε το θεμα να ξεχαστει???

[techtonykos]

distixos arxisane pali oloi na blepoune lampiri...

[perissos21r]

panta ligoi menoune sto telos.alla mesa stous ligous exoun proste8ei k alloi.

distixws mas pnigei h ka8imerinothta kai ta provlhmata.

distixws.

[redegamiesai]

..but the fire of the "exegersis" (uprising) has melted down to strong citizens movement....thanks for the solidarity world..

[redegamiesai]

Proud to be Greek for the first time! Miss the December days...

[Artwass]

In Bulgaria is alot more worst then in greece , but the people here are too civil and stupid to protest like the people in greece , the goverment never will let the power - and here is noone who can stop them , Bulgaria now is a shit hole ,full with shits not with people this is the sad truth

[redblackdevil]

much solidarity and love for all comrades fighting in greece. does anyone know who sings this song and what song it is, i really love it.

[techtonykos]

the song is "When anger shows" by The Editors

[redblackdevil]

thank you very much.

[skiros14]

Jericho-The issue is Greece's political parties are more like royalty. Generations of Papandreau's, Karamanlise's, Mitzotakis's, Venizelos have ruled Greece for over a century! Until you start electing people who really represent the people, you will only reap what you sow. Stop voting for political people and vote for persons who have no political background. But you must also change the law that Parlimentarians are exempt from prosecution. If you break the law you should go to jail!

[am300ed]

hopefully the greek youth will set an example for the rest of the world, and wake the ppl up from their stupid mind silencing sleep that they have been induced with by their corrupt goverments

[2204Alpha]

@am300ed you mean the liberals all these same people elected every year to tax them and nationalize health care, and much of the once private industry and then they wonder why it collapses.

Fucking stupid sheep voters actually vote their own freedoms away to government control then riot when it doesnt work.

[celinebunny]

we deserve a better world...not a world where some crazy cops shoot innocent people...this is not democracy, this is terrorism...burn them they deserve it...we are human beings not animals...we can achieve many things if we want as everyone can see...Burn this world full of shit that you gave us as heritage...we don't deserve it ;)

[skiros14]

So I know you are bitter. But what do shop owners trying to scrape out a living have to do with the police? How is burning the city going to fix the problem? Go out and vote. Its not that Greece does not have democracy and its not like the Junta is in Power. Its easy to be a radical when your parents are paying your way. Real democracy begins with each of us creating a constructive not destructive environment.

[celinebunny]

I agree with you.I voted when I had the chance.They shouldn't burn peoples' shops but there is no other way to make a point,so many years we are trying to protest peacefully and I don't think we have achieved much.The goverment and every person that is in the parliament thinks only for themselves and they have unfortunatelly forgotten that we voted them to be our represantitives,they've forgotten about the people needs,nobody cares about the people anymore,they remember us only during elections.

[Jericho874]

Your eyes are so closed with prpoganda, its sad. Representitive democracy is doomed for corruption. To bad for the shops but it's not the fault of the youth but of the government.

[skiros14]

So if democracy is doomed because its corrupt, what alternative would you select? And what assurance that that system would not become corrupt also? Still, my point is your country is bankrupt, and you burn the shops! The government needs to borrow money to give to the shop owners to rebuild. Who will pay that dept? You will the next generation! Your like spoiled cry baby children. Your lucky the government didn't come down hard on you! Your lucky Karamanlis is no Patakos!

[Jericho874]

More referenda on bailouts and political issues with people won't be a bad thing. I never said that democracy is doomed. I said that representitive democracy attracts corrupt politicians. Okay it's bad for the shops, but if you sit around, just more bastards like that cop can get away with killing innocent children and corrupt politicians can go on putting the money of the hard working people into their own pockets.