Foreign Correspondant - Alexandros Grigoropoulos 1/3 (Australian TV)

[911witness]

we dont forgive we dont forget 06/12/08 MPATSI GOURONIA DOLOFONOI!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mskidi]

oi australoi file kwsta pou to postares sygrinoun me ta dika tous.an loipon ta peristatika astynomikis vias edw esy ta thewreis ws apodeiktiko astynomikou kratous autoi tha prepe na einai xounta.ki asfalws to peristatiko den eixe kammia politiki xroia.oute o batsos energouse vasei entolwn oute to paidi ekane epanastasi kata tou kratous.klassika vevaia o kathenas kapileutike to thanato opws goustare

[GaelleNedji]

Australian journalism is so frustrating.

[thecharter1]

Α,ναι και βεβαια ειμαι Ελληνας μενω Αθηνα-οχι σε προαστιο,ετσι?-και δουλευω κεντρο...εννοειται οτι περσι ημουν εκει και γνωριζω για τι πραμα μιλαω...το ιδιο και ο Χρυσοχο που μιλαει για'500 ατομα"-εννοειται ψευδομενος...

[thecharter1]

Mainstream tv is not"impartial",it follows a guideline and rarely-if ever-crosses the line...This is the guide of bs we are watching here in Greece,translated in English man,ασε που με το σκατα στους μπαχαλους,σκατα στους μπατσους τα ειπες ΟΛΑ για το που στεκεσαι...

[thecharter1]

I agree TOTALLY with butherli55et,this"documentary"­is anything but impartial...in fact it is wholeheartedly on the side of bankers,police,politicians and neoliberal bastards in general...TOTAL BULLSHIT!

[ButherLi55ett]

This is a repugnant load of liberal bollocks which could just as well be state propaganda.

Some idiot below is actually saying this is a worthwhile document...it does nothing but misinform, slander and curtail truth and reality. There are texts, critique and video and comments by people inside and outside the struggle all over the net. Occupied London and Libcom for example.

[KostasSpiral]

i trust that you were in athens at that time? because i was. plz read the comments below before passing judgement:

this was shot for mainstream tv, did you expect something else? of course it's not going to show the anarchists' point of view. but, all things considered, it's more accurate than most of its kind, and it's in english, which means that it can reach more people. what i wanted most, is that people around the world know that the greek police killed a 15-year-old boy for no reason.

[ButherLi55ett]

Fuck off with your patronising bollocks, no I wasn't in Athens, so what. I read all this shit, my comment was partly against your view. Yes, I do expect better of TV but I understand why garbage like this gets produced. It's the production and the way it represents the real struggle that is so repugnant. It starts like a tourist promotional video and appears more interested in promoting the careers of the presenters. Opportunistically plays on cheap morality then goes straight to the State.

[KostasSpiral]

i see you have a fully formed view and no interest in discussing with someone who was part of the december riots, so there's no reason to engage in a conversation. just keep in mind that we are on the same side, even though you don't realise it now. take care.

[dontlikeusernames111]

good for holiwood far away from reality.

Anarchists never smash little shops that is undercoverpolice job.

drug dealers don't" work" the square a lot of times got beaten by anarchists

and 500 hundrernt people burned all the banks of athens and atacked police stacions? they must be superheros...

[Balturru]

At any rate thank you for posting the documentary. Watching has proved to me that I can still feel outrage so I am alive. Many people would not be able to say that now a days. Live is (should be) much more than pumping blood and keeping a pulse.

Efxaristw polu.

[Balturru]

Another thing Kostas is that I believe that it is not just a matter of showing any information to let the people know worldwide. If this documentary is the only source for many people I am afraid that the impression many people will make will be very negative and always by the side of those who are fucikng up Greece as well as the rest of the world, including my country. What I posted is what I saw with my own eyes.

[Balturru]

It is not the same the so-called "Mpaxala" or street fighting that the avant garde militaristic urban guerrilla of a few people who are a minority. This fuckng documentary has skipped that part of course and is taking a side. Why did not you walked to Exarchia park or Patission Park and talked to the anarchists and other militants in there?... It is easy to get there and believe me, no one would try to mugg you.

Of course, you interview the scared old conservative woman.

[MpatsoiTvNeonazi]

coz we would break their cameras and kick their asses

[Balturru]

Yea, that's another tihng and you got a point on that. "Revolution will not be televised". However the fac of not having even to resort to the mass media to spread their ideas reinforces what I am saying about the Greek freedom fighters.

[KostasSpiral]

easy now, cowboy. this was shot for mainstream tv, did you expect something else? of course it's not going to show the anarchists' point of view. but, all things considered, it's more accurate than most of its kind, and it's in english, which means that it can reach people in the UK, the USA etc. what i wanted most, is that people around the world know that the greek police killed a 15-year-old boy for no reason. and this is clearly portrayed in this documentary. so that's why i uploaded it.

[Balturru]

Hey man, I did not want to offend you. I just felt outraged with how biased and propagandistic this documentary seems to me. I am not accusing you of anything but the journalists who made it and their approach. Sorry if you felt offended for my comments.

[Balturru]

Still I appologize. I am a man of passion and sometimes I go a little over the top.

[KostasSpiral]

no need to apologize, i don't take it personally. it's just that we 're all in this together, so there's no "you" and "me". cheers!

[Balturru]

This bloody weeping documentary is a bunch of lies. Showing the drama and the violence of people but not the far-right supporting the riot police,

[Balturru]

Fucking shit of documentary. You bloody journalist just do not get it neither in Greece or whatever. Fuck off. This is de fate awaiting for capitalism and the state as a whole.

[sokjazzman]

τι five hundred people re παλιομαλακα καραγκιοζη Χρυσοχοιδη..Παλιοξεφτυλλισμενε αμερικανοτσολια..ΟΥΣΤ..

[8cthulhu8]

One solution.REVOLUTION!!!