In Europe the continual rise of the far right is no more obvious than in Greece. There Golden Dawn. an openly fascist, racist party, who try to terrorise the streets of Greece, is now being considered as a partner in government. When the so called apparatus of law and order openly talk of a partnership with brutal street thugs, it lays bare the true face of the state. The slime of fascism always oozes through the corridors of power. We should see what is happening in Greece as a mirror, a glimpse at tomorrow, unless we, the ordinary people, start to change the course of history.
Read the full article HERE:Last week the leading commentator at one of Greece's largest private TV stations raised the possibility of a political alliance between the ruling conservative New Democracy party and the Neonazis in Golden Dawn.
"Why shouldn't New Democracy co-operate with a serious Golden Dawn?" asked Babis Papadimitriou, the head of the staunchly pro-government Skai TV. The statement was prompted by the latest opinion polls that show the continued rise of Golden Dawn, now at 13-15% and the poor showing of the other partner in the Greek ruling coalition, PASOK, whose fall from electoral Grace has seen support plummet from 42% to 7- 8% within the space of four years.
Papadimitriou's remarks immediately provoked a storm of angry response from Greek Twittersphere and political commentators, many of whom believe that this is the first step in the process of "rehabilitating" Golden Dawn. Such was the reaction that Skai dedicated an entire hour the following day to giving Papadimitriou a chance to clarify his stance. His argument was that Golden Dawn, Greece's third most popular party now represent a large proportion of the electorate and that a similar alliance between centre right and far right parties had already taken place in Norway.
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