Mikael Grizzly said:
Because this is overreaction.
Tell me, how is DESTROYING other people's livelihood through rioting and looting a rational response? Yes, you've been through shit, hell, everyone was - but you didn't see Polish people torching everything when nation-wide protests took place in Poland.
It's all about maturity. And taking frustration out by destroying everything in sight is not a sign of it.
When I saw the "We support the rebels in Greece --Anarchist Federation" banner, I really felt like applying some directed force against stupid people writing that.
Fair enough, and I agree that destroying other peoples livelihoods is not going to solve anything, whether the people owning the place are rich or poor, things are completely out of control, and I'm very sad to see Greece be in this state (they went 20 years behind).
Thing is protests have been going on forever and nothing ever happens, the problem is that the Government and the people who are causing all this trouble become over-zealous denying completely each others point of view. But I feel the majority of the blame falls on the current administration, not creating opportunities, not doing anything to fix a broken education system where angry sentiments such as these develop in young kids in the first place, and driving the economy to the ground.
EDIT: SSteve, sorry dude again you have no clue what you're talking about, no offense but you over simplify things without knowing the details.
Granted most of them are affiliated with the left, but not all, a lot who talked to the media said they voted for the current administration in the last election which is a conservative party.
The Church in Greece owns 70% of the real estate and have immense amounts of money and other investments, and artifacts worth thousands each, and all this mind you is non-taxable, before all this broke out there was an investigation secret deals between government officials and monks from Hagio Oros. So investigations have been going on, but people can always be bought off, especially in a small like Greece, where there's less people who can actually do something in bringing down the government. I've been to soccer games in Greece, where just because shit started by few the cops will beat anyone they get their hands on, I personally witnessed a guy getting beaten with blows to the head by four riot police with their police batons, could not see his face from the amounts of blood covering it. Now I understand if they arrest people, but that doesn't happen it's beat the crap out of you first take you in after. And soccer games are but one example which I witnessed, even in protests, if the protesters get too close to a government building police will shoot tear gas and begin hitting people to get them away, and this is with not them actually breaking anything. Again though I don't support this kind of behavior in terms of ruining the city of Athens, but this was something they should have seen coming and should have done something about it.
And the future doesn't have to be like this, when people realize that they have a say and can unite, things do not have to get this violent, but a voice has to be raised because if it doesn't, History will be full of examples like the riots in Greece and France, as well as Investment Banks like here in the US making ridiculous business decisions running their companies to the ground, having people who've been working for them for years without a job now, because they wanted no regulation in how they conduct their business, and then turn to the taxpayer and Government asking for help while having $1000 meals. If we let them they will fuck people over.
Trying to make the anarchist/left wing extremist out to be some type of social hero? 