Acropolis in Greece stormed by protesters

[Juche]

Source: AFP

ATHENS (AFP) – Demonstrators stormed the Acropolis in Athens on Tuesday ahead of a general strike against austerity cuts, as the euro plunged and stock markets tumbled on fears that the Greek debt crisis could spread.

About 200 protesters broke into the ancient citadel overlooking the Greek capital, chanting slogans against the cuts that Greece is being forced to adopt in order to receive a giant bailout aimed at averting a default on its debts.

Around a thousand demonstrators also massed in front of parliament bearing banners reading "We will not give a penny for the crisis."

Thousands of workers are to join in a nationwide strike on Wednesday, while the Greek parliament is expected to vote on the deeply unpopular measures on Thursday and European leaders hold a summit to approve the bailout on Friday.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100504/wl_afp/greecefinanceeconomy_20100504203938

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hahahahahahahaha

[Cleita]

1. They are storming the wrong bank. The Acropolis hasn't held

treasure for millennia. It's the IMF they should be storming for selling them to the highest bidder.

[madrchsod]

2. that would be goldman sachs....

the imf does their bidding.

[Flaneur]

3. "RISE UP, EUROPE!" read the banners hanging from the Acropolis

Greek workers are not going to go quietly into that good night.

[Juche]

9. That is what drew me in

You'd never get a sign saying that with a hammer and sickle in the US. Yet.

[24601]

10. Sure you would - I'd bet there are IMF or G20 protest file photos

with the old H&S on it.

[Juche]

13. Thats good to hear

I just haven't heard of much of that kind of thing in the US

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

14. Uh, I don't exactly see the rest of Europe rising up.

If anything they're fucking pissed off that they're going to have to bail out Greece.

[No Elephants]

17. The rest of Europe and the American taxpayer are now in the same boat.

[defendandprotect]

4. Intersting on Hartmann today on part of this . . .

Of course Goldman Sachs is involved . . .

but was also suggested that China was going to dump dollars and do the same thing

to us that Goldman is doing to Greece . . . but that it could also be seen as

China pushing America to undermine Euro and push dollar up???

Hope someone else was listening to Hartmann today cause not sure I've got enough

info to make it clear.

[defendandprotect]

5. Also makes clear what a huge threat corporations/elites are to democracy ....

[No Elephants]

18. I'm impressed anyone remembers democracy

It's the international plutonomy, folks.


Your economies and your systems of government around a lot of the world are now wrapped up in one tidy package. More efficient that way.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

16. Greece HIRED Goldman to cover up their debt issue.

Goldman did not create the debt issue.

[Kringle]

6. currency union is a stupid idea . nt

[boppers]

7. Invented months (13 and 14) to guarantee additional pay, retirement at 52 (extra months too)...

I can't possibly be reading all of this correctly, there's no freaking way they could support a government with that blend of low taxes and high benefits....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_European_sovereign_debt_crisis#Austerity_and_Loan_agreement

Oh, duh. *smacks forehead*. That's apparently the problem.

[bemildred]

8. Screw the wealthy, go where the money is, that will solve the "fiscal crisis." nt

[fascisthunter]

11. We Need Americans to Rise Up Like This

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

15. We already have that.

It's called the teabaggers.

[No Elephants]

19. On this issue, I'm not sure they're wrong. Ironic that anti-wealth activism started on the right.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

21. It isn't anti-wealth activism, it's anti-tax activism. n/t

[AngryAmish]

12. Thankfully, the Elgin Marbles are safe in the British Museum

[No Elephants]

20. Taking up the white man's burden has its rewards.