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On the night of Saturday, December 6th, two Special Guards of the Greek police clashed with a small group of young men. The exact details of what took place are still unclear, but it is known that one of the Guards fired three shots, and one of those bullets caused the death of 15-year-old Alexander Grigoropoulos - whether the injury was made by an accidental ricochet or deliberate shot remains to be determined. The two Guards are now in jail awaiting trial, the shooter charged with homicide. This incident sparked an immediate and widespread response in the form of angry demonstrations and riots in many Greek cities that have continued at varying levels to this day - though dimming in intensity recently. Alexander's death appears to have been a catalyst, unleashing widespread Greek anger towards many issues - police mistreatment of protesters, unwelcome education reforms, economic stagnation, government corruption and more.
Are those riots (in France as well 3 years ago) concern a local issue, or in a globalize world system, facing economical, cultural, cocial, enviromental and political crisis, indicates the upcoming world changes?




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  • απολαυστε τωρα τις διακοπες σας στα ελληνικα νησια και επιστρεψτε στις μιζερες ζωες σας το Σεπτεμβριο περιμενοντας τον νεο κυκλο επεισοδιων του lost.. Γιατι χαθηκε η μαζικοτητα των αγωνων του Δεκεμβρη αναρωτηθηκε κανεις?

  • I wish all the luck in the world for the Greek Rebels...Americans need to get the same backbone, bunch of pussies.

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  • to tragoudi einai "killing in the name of" apo "rage against the machine", kai file den mporouses na vreis pio tairiasto tragoudi...

  • kai ti kataferame ola afta....katevenei kaneis se poreies,,,,,ti den tus niazei..schragot exeis apolito dikio....polla pragmata ine mia apati...alli maxomaste ekei kai alli kathonte kai ta xerontai ksai ta apokalun epanastasi...mes ta kakomathimena ine...sin oti oi misoi erxontai gia napioun.....(den to katakrinw)....den grafw tipote allo apla agapiste epanastatiste kai panw apoola ziste,,,,tin zoi tus agones kai tin eleftheria

  • ACAB

  • ολα ξεχνιουνται στην πληξη της κθημερινοτητας.τι αφησε πισω του ο Δεκεμβρης?Ουσιαστικα καμμενη γη και καμια αλλαγη οπως ολοι οι κοινωνικοι αγωνες που εχουν ημερομηνια ληξης ετσι και τα γεγονοτα του Δεκεμβριου σαν μια σπιθα που δεν εγινε ποτε φλογα πνιγηκε στη γεννηση της..

  • to onoma tou tragoudiou einai t killing in the name apo rage against the machine

  • apistefto vid file...sygxarhthria(pes m an mporeis to name tou song)!!makari ola afta na mhn pane xamena...o agwnas prepei na synexistei(oxi anagkasthka me epeisodia)....

    Y.G.ALE3H den se 3exasame filarako...na'sai kala ekei pou eisai k na mas prosexeis...

  • We do. :/

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