,NEW ,DEMOCRACY3 ,! ,NEW ,FACE ( ,/ATE ,VIOL5CE 9 ,GREECE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,! NEI<BORHOOD ( ,EX>*IA 9 ,A!NS1 ,GREECE IS KN[N WORLDWIDE AS AN EPIC5T] ( COMBATIVE AN>*ISM4 ,= MANY YE>S1 AN>*I/S & REFUGEES HAVE WORK$ TOGE!R TO OCCUPY BUILD+S1 E/ABLI%+ H\S+ COLLECTIVES & SOCIAL C5T]S ?AT PROVIDE A V>IETY ( S]VICES \TSIDE ! CONTROL ( ! /ATE4 ,/>T+ 9 ,AUGU/1 ! NEW GOV]NM5T HAS C>RI$ \T A S]IES ( MASSIVE RAIDS T>GET+ IMMIGRANTS1 AN>*I/S1 & O!R REBELS1 :ILE REVOK+ ! AUTONOMY PREVI\SLY GRANT$ TO UNIV]SITIES & 9TRODUC+ A WIDE RANGE ( NEW REPRESSIVE MEASURES & TE*NOLOGIES4 ,N[ ! GOV]NM5T HAS GIV5 ALL ! REMA9+ OCCUPATIONS 9 ,GREECE TWO WEEKS TO CONCLUDE LEASE AGREEM5TS ) ! [N]S OR FACE ! SAME FATE4 ,?IS DEADL9E CO9CIDES ) ,DECEMB] #f1 A DAY ?AT AN>*I/S HAVE OBS]V$ = T5 YE>S AS ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! POLICE MURD] ( #a#e-YE>-OLD ,ALEXIS ,GRIGOROP\LOS & ! UPRIS+ ?AT FOLL[$ IT4 

,! NEW GOV]N+ P>TY ( ,GREECE1 APTLY NAM$ ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY1 IS DESCRIB$ BY SOME M$IA \TLETS AS 0C5T] RI<T10 9 CONTRA/ TO \TRI<T FASCI/ P>TIES LIKE ,GOLD5 ,DAWN2 9 FACT1 ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY HAS ADOPT$ MU* ( ITS REPRESSIVE & X5OPHOBIC AG5DA DIRECTLY FROM ! FASCI/ RI<T1 :ILE PURSU+ A NEOLIB]AL AG5DA 9 S]VICE ( 9T]NATIONAL F9ANCE CAPITAL4 ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,KYRIAKOS ,MYTSOTAKIS1 A H]$IT>Y REPRES5TATIVE ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS :OSE FA!R WAS ALSO PRIME M9I/]1 EXEMPLIFIES ! POLITICAL CA/E ?AT SEEKS TO DE/ROY ! LA/ SAFEGU>DS PROTECT+ WORK]S & POOR PEOPLE :ILE SCAPEGOAT+ ?OSE :O RESI/4 

,9 ! FOLL[+ 9T]VIEW1 AN AN>*I/ 9 ,A!NS DETAILS ! GOV]NM5T CRACKD[N ?AT IS UNFOLD+ & EXPLORES ! /AKES ( ! FI<T4 ,?IS IS NO?+ LESS ?AN AN ATTEMPT TO ]ASE & REWRITE ! HI/ORY ( RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS 9 ,GREECE & >\ND ! WORLD--SO ?AT ! DATES ,NOVEMB] #ag & ,DECEMB] #f1 ON :I* DEMON/RATORS HAVE MEMORIALIZ$ ?OSE MURD]$ BY ! POLICE1 WILL 9/EAD M>K ! TRIUMPHS ( REPRESSION--SO ?AT ! NAME ,BLACK ,PAN!RS WILL NOT CALL TO M9D ! GRASSROOTS ,BLACK ORGANIZATION = SELF-DEF5SE & SURVIVAL1 BUT RA!R DESIGNATE ! BLACK%IRTS ( ! NEW POLICE =CE TASK$ ) PATROLL+ ! SUBWAYS & T\RI/ >EAS4 ,IMITAT+ PROTE/]S >\ND ! WORLD1 ,GREEK POLICE >E N[ T]RORIZ+ P$E/RIANS 9 ,EX>*IA BY %9+ LAS]S 9 !IR EYES4 ,ALL ( ?IS UND]SCORES ! EXT5T TO :I* ! GLOVES HAVE COME (F3 FROM ,*ILI TO ,HONG ,KONG1 OP5 W> IS ]UPT+ BETWE5 ?OSE :O ASPIRE TO RULE & ?OSE :O ASPIRE TO FRE$OM4 

,WE HAVE ANTICIPAT$ ?IS WAVE ( REACTION S9CE ! LEFT P>TY ,SYRIZA CAME TO P[] 9 #b#a#e4 ,SOME?+ SIMIL> OCCURR$ NOT LONG AGO 9 ,BRAZIL3 ! ,WORK]S' ,P>TY 7,P,T7 MA9TA9$ P[] = YE>S BY 9TRODUC+ M9OR SOCIAL RE=MS :ILE PURSU+ A NEOLIB]AL AG5DA & CRACK+ D[N ON MOVEM5TS = SOCIAL *ANGE1 ULTIMATELY CREAT+ ! CONDITIONS = ! F> RI<T TO SEIZE ! GOV]NM5T & TAKE REV5GE ON ! G5]AL POPULATION1 CULM9AT+ 9 ! ELECTORAL VICTORY ( ,JAIR ,BOLSON>O4 ,:ILE SOME LEFTI/S SEE ?IS AS A REASON TO REMA9 LOYAL TO LEFT P>TIES NO MATT] :AT !Y DO1 WE SEE ! EV5TS 9 ,BRAZIL & ,GREECE AS A REM9D] ?AT NO ELECTORAL /RATEGY CAN /& 9 = ! SORT ( COLLECTIVE HORIZONTAL ORGANIZ+ ?AT C\LD ONE DAY MAKE US CAPABLE ( FAC+ D[N ! /ATE4 

,! REPRESSION 9 ,GREECE GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REEVALUATE ! EFFECTIV5ESS ( CURR5T AN>*I/ TACTICS & /RATEGIES 9 A CONTEXT :]E MANY ?\S&S ( PEOPLE >E EMPLOY+ !M4 ,WE %\LD NOT BLAME ,GREEK AN>*I/S = EXP]I5C+ ?IS REPRESSION2 ! /ORY IS NOT OV] YET1 & AS 9 ,*ILI1 ?IS CRACKD[N MAY ULTIMATELY BROAD5 & DEEP5 ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! /ATE4 ,AT ! MO/1 WE MI<T HYPO!SIZE ?AT ?IS WAVE ( REPRESSION ILLU/RATES ! DIFFICULTIES ( MA9TA9+ FIX$ T]RITORY TODAY1 :5 GOV]NM5TS FE>+ = !IR /ABILITY >E /RIK+ \T AS H>D AS !Y CAN4 ,! AGE ( CEASEFIRES IS OV]4 ,9 ! COM+ YE>S1 IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DEF5D ZONES ( AUTONOMY )\T PRECIPITAT+ EV] WID] UPRIS+S AGA9/ AU?ORITY4 

,9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY IS AN ESS5TIAL ASPECT ( ?IS4 ,WE URGE EV]YONE TO /AY ABREA/ ( ! EV5TS 9 ,GREECE1 TO SUPPORT >RE/EES !RE1 & TO C>RY \T SOLID>ITY ACTIONS AT ,GREEK EMBASSIES & ELSE:]E4 

,! 9T]VIEW FOLL[S4 

,WE LA/ SPOKE 9 ,AUGU/4 ,:AT HAS HAPP5$ S9CE !N8 

,S9CE ,AUGU/1 ! ,GREEK /ATE HAS EXCE$$ G5]AL EXPECTATIONS4 ,IT'S H>D TO KN[ :]E TO BEG9 9 LI/+ ! 9CID5TS ( BRUTALITY & T]ROR IT HAS VISIT$ UPON ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 T>GET$ M9ORITIES1 & ALL ?OSE EXCLUD$ OR AT ODDS ) ! NEW ADM9I/RATION OV] ! PA/ ?REE MON?S4 

,:AT HAPP5S NEXT WILL SURELY OV]%AD[ ! 9T5SE REPRESSION ?AT HAS ALREADY OCCURR$4 ,EV]Y MORN+ ,I WAKE UP TO NEWS ( ANO!R SQUAT EVICT$1 ANO!R P]SON BEAT5 OR >RE/$4 ,WE >E SEE+ A NEW CAMPAIGN ( REPRESSION 9 :I* AN EMBOLD5$ RI<T W+ SEEKS REV5GE = ! YE>S UND] A LEFT GOV]NM5T1 IRONICALLY FOCUS+ ON ?OSE :O W]E \TSIDE & AGA9/ ! ,SYRIZA ADM9I/RATION4 ,SYRIZA ALSO C>RI$ \T REPRESSION1 BUT IT UTILIZ$ A MORE COMPLEX1 DECEPTIVE1 & 9DIRECT /RATEGY4 

,SOME OLD] AN>*I/S DESCRIBE :AT IS HAPP5+ N[ AS NO?+ MORE ?AN A RETURN TO ! DAYS BE=E ,SYRIZA4 ,YET CONFRONT+ ! SWIFT & REL5TLESS ASSAULT ON \R MOVEM5T & 9FRA/RUCTURE1 EV5 ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 >\ND S9CE ! RESURG5CE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,GREECE 9 ! #a#i#hS ADMIT ?AT ?IS MAY EXCE$ ALL ! PREVI\S WAVES ( REPRESSION S9CE ! F>-RI<T MILIT>Y JUNTA ?AT RUL$ ,GREECE FROM #aifg TO #a#i#g#d4 

,! /ATE IS HITT+ FROM EV]Y ANGLE4 ,IT IS ATTEMPT+ TO DE/ROY ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 BUT IT IS ALSO ATTEMPT+ TO REVOKE ! REMA9+ FRE$OMS ?AT HAVE MADE ,GREECE UNIQUE RELATIVE TO O!R WE/]N NATION-/ATES4 0,LAW & ORD]0 IS ! BANN] B5EA? :I* ?IS ADM9I/RATION IS C>RY+ \T ?IS CAMPAIGN ( REV5GE4 

,?+S C\LD BE WORSE4 ,?IS SORT ( /ATE VIOL5CE IS ! NORM 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES2 F> MORE BRUTAL REPRESSION IS TAK+ PLACE ELSE:]E 9 ! WORLD4 ,I SIMPLY AIM TO REPORT ON ! SITUATION 9 ,GREECE DUR+ !SE D>K DAYS1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ,A!NS4 ,I AFFIRM MY SOLID>ITY ) ! /RUGGLES UNFOLD+ FROM ,*ILI TO ,HONG ,KONG 9 RESPONSE TO CAPITALI/ RE/RUCTUR+ ACROSS ! WORLD4 ,I HOPE TO 9SPIRE MORE SOLID>ITY & TO MAKE SURE ?AT ! /ORY ( :AT IS HAPP5+ H]E DOES NOT GO UNTOLD4 

,AS ( ,NOVEMB] #b1 ! SO-CALL$ 0,M9I/RY ( ,CITIZ5 ,PROTECTION0 HAS (FICIALLY GIV5 ALL SQUATS REMA9+ 9 ,GREECE FIFTE5 DAYS' NOTICE TO VACATE OR FACE =CEFUL EVICTION4 .<,TODAY1 ! M$IA HAS PUBLI%$ A MAP ( ! SQUATS UND] ?REAT H]E4.> ,9 ! /ATEM5T1 !Y EXHORT OCCUPI]S TO CONTACT ! [N]S TO MAKE LEASE AGREEM5TS & ALLEGE ?AT IMMIGRANTS WILL BE MOV$ TO 09L& ACCOMMODATIONS40 ,:ILE MO/ SQUATT$ BUILD+S >E [N$ BY ! /ATE1 EV5 9 CASES 9 :I* ! [N]S HAVE NOT MADE MOVES TO EVICT SQUATT]S1 GOV]NM5T (FICIALS HAVE PRESSUR$ !M OR FABRICAT$ JU/IFICATIONS = EVICTION SU* AS ACCUSATIONS ( DRUG DEAL+ OR WEAPONS-MAK+4 ,CONSID]+ ?AT MO/ SQUATS MA9TA9 /RICT ANTI-DRUG POLICIES & >E CLE>LY AW>E 5\< ( ! RISK ( IMM95T RAIDS TO KN[ ! RISKS ( MANUFACTUR+ WEAPONS1 !SE ACCUSATIONS >E BLATANTLY DI%ONE/4 ,FABRICATIONS LIKE ?IS ALSO PROVIDE EXCUSES TO EVICT SQUATS LIKE ,LELAS ?AT HAVE BE5 OCCUPI$ = OV] #b YE>S1 REG>DLESS ( :E!R !RE IS PRESSURE FROM !IR [N]S OR PRECISE EVID5CE ( ILLEGAL ACTIVITY4 ,UND] ! PROSECUTORS APPO9T$ BY ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY1 H\S+ PROTECTION LAWS NO LONG] POSE ANY OB/ACLE TO ! CURR5T REGIME4 

,AS = ! 09L& ACCOMMODATIONS0 = IMMIGRANTS1 ?IS IS CLE>LY A REF]5CE TO CONC5TRATION CAMPS4 ,:5 WE COMPLET$ ! LA/ 9T]VIEW 9 ,AUGU/1 ONLY AB\T #ae IMMIGRANTS W]E REPORT$ TO HAVE BE5 EVICT$ DUR+ ! RAIDS ( ,AUGU/ #b#f4 ,TODAY1 WELL OV] #e IMMIGRANTS HAVE BE5 EVICT$1 ACCORD+ TO ! (FICIAL NUMB]S4 ,! SQUATS H\S+ REFUGEES ?AT HAVE BE5 EVICT$ S9CE ,AUGU/ #bf 9CLUDE ! FIF? HI< S*OOL ( ,A!NS 9 ,NEAPOLI1 AN UNNAM$ SQUAT ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ,OMONIA1 ,HOTEL ,ONEIRO SQUAT 9 ,EX>*IA1 & ! ,CL&E/9A SQUAT 9 ,EX>*IA4 

,! PEOPLE :O HAVE BE5 KIDNAPP$ FROM !SE SQUATS BY ! /ATE W]E TRANSF]R$ TO DET5TION C5T]S OR TAK5 TO CONC5TRATION CAMPS F> FROM ! PUBLIC EYE4 ,MANY PEOPLE HAVE BE5 TURN$ AWAY FROM !SE CAMPS DUE TO OV]CR[D+1 LEAV+ !M HOMELESS & VULN]ABLE TO HUMAN TRAFFICK+ & ATTACKS FROM FASCI/S & POLICE4 ,! H\S+ 9SIDE !SE CAMPS IS REPORT$LY LITTLE BETT]4 ,MANY /ORIES HAVE GONE UNHE>D2 COMMUNICATION HAS BE5 LO/ ) MANY ( ?OSE TAK54 

,SOME ( ?OSE EVICT$ FROM ,CL&E/9A REFUS$ TO BO>D A BUS TO ONE ( !SE CAMPS2 ! POLICE /OLE !IR PAP]S & =C$ !M TO WALK BACK #a MILES 9 ! P\R+ RA9 )\T KN[+ :]E !Y W\LD GO4 ,IT IS BECOM+ COMMON = POLICE TO /EAL ! DOCUM5TS ( REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS :O RESI/1 :I* COMPLICATES FUTURE POLICE 5C\NT]S4 ,CONDITIONS 9 ! CAMPS >E OV]CR[D$ & UNHYGI5IC2 FASCI/ GR\PS HAVE PELT$ REFUGEES & IMMIGRANTS ) ROCKS & ORGANIZ$ PORK B>BECUES \TSIDE ! CAMPS 9 HOPES ( (F5D+ ?OSE !Y ASSUME TO BE ,MUSLIMS4 ,?IS WEEK1 ! GOV]NM5T RELEAS$ A PLAN TO FUR!R CURTAIL PROC$URES ?AT WELCOME REFUGEES :ILE FUND+ NEW CONC5TRATION CAMPS 9 AB&ON$ S*OOLS OR UNUS$ L& F> FROM CITIES & T\RI/ DE/9ATIONS4 

,ON ,NOVEMB] #b1 POLICE RAID$ & EVICT$ ! #a#d-YE>-OLD SQUAT KN[N AS ,VANC\V] LOCAT$ NE> ! ,ECONOMICS ,S*OOL ( ,A!NS1 >RE/+ F\R PEOPLE1 PLANT+ DRUGS ON ! PREMISES1 DE/ROY+ ! 9T]IOR1 KIDNAPP+ SEV]AL DOGS1 & BO>D+ UP ! BUILD+ ) CATS TRAPP$ 9SIDE IT4 ,FOLL[+ A HUNG] /RIKE BY A MEMB] ( AN ANIMAL LIB]ATION GR\P & LEGAL PRESSURE1 (FICIALS P]MITT$ A P]SON TO SCALE ! BRICKS ( ! BUILD+ & RELEASE ! CATS ?AT ! POLICE HAD 9T5D$ TO />VE TO DEA? AS A =M ( PUNI%M5T4 ,VANC\V] WAS BELOV$ BY A V>IETY ( AN>*I/S1 TRANSC5D+ SOME ( ! DIVISIONS ?AT HAVE PLAGU$ ! MOVEM5T H]E4 ,IT WAS ALSO ! FIR/ =MALLY AN>*I/ SQUAT TO BE EVICT$4 

,\TSIDE ( ,A!NS1 9 ,L>ISA1 ! ,PALM>ES SQUAT WAS EVICT$4 ,9 ,!SSALONIKI1 :]E FASCI/S HAD BURN$ D[N ! SQUAT ,LIB]TATIA DUR+ NATIONALI/ DEMON/RATIONS REG>D+ ! NAME ( ,MAC$ONIA 9 ,JANU>Y #b#a#h1 ! SQUATT]S HAD ALMO/ F9I%$ RECON/RUCT+ ! BUILD+2 POLICE ATTACK$ !M1 >RE/+ F\R PEOPLE & =C+ ! OCCUPANTS TO BREAK (F RECON/RUCTION ON ! ABSURD GR\NDS ?AT !Y W]E 0DE/ROY+0 A HI/ORIC SITE4 

,ORIG9ALLY1 ! GOV]NM5T DECL>$ ?AT ALL OCCUPATIONS W]E TO BE EVICT$ BY ,NOVEMB] #a#g1 ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! DAY 9 #aigc :5 ! ,GREEK MILIT>Y JUNTA ATTACK$ ! ,POLYTE*NIC ,UNIV]SITY 9 ,EX>*IA ) A TANK1 MURD]+ DOZ5S4 ,N[ ?AT ?IS DEADL9E HAS PASS$1 ! NEW /ATEM5T FROM ! GOV]NM5T ANN\NCES ?AT ALL OCCUPATIONS WILL BE EVICT$ BY ,DECEMB] #e1 ONE DAY BE=E ! ANNIV]S>Y ( DAY ,GREEK POLICE (FIC]S MURD]$ ,ALEXIS ,GRIGOROP\LOS1 AN UN>M$ #a#e-YE>-OLD1 9 ,EX>*IA4 ,BO? DATES W]E CLE>LY *OS5 AS PROVOCATIONS1 EXPLICITLY AFFIRM+ ! MURD]S ( Y\NG CIVILIANS ?AT ! ,GREEK /ATE HAS C>RI$ \T & AIM+ TO SUPPRESS ! MOVEM5TS ?AT MEMORIALIZE !M4 

,! GOV]NM5T HAS RAPIDLY *ANNEL$ A GREAT DEAL ( ADDITIONAL RES\RCES TO ! POLICE SPECIFICALLY = ! PURPOSE ( ATTACK+ IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES 9 ,A!NS & CRU%+ ! AN>*I/ & SQUATT] MOVEM5TS4 ,SYRIZA HAD SUSP5D$ ! ,DELTA POLICE1 ! ROV+ MOTORBIKE =CE US$ TO BEAT & T]RIFY DEMON/RATORS 9 ,EX>*IA1 RELY+ 9/EAD ON ,M,A,T POLICE4 ,N[ #c NEW ,DELTA POLICE HAVE BE5 E/ABLI%$ UND] A NEW NAME1 ,O,P,K,E1 :I* CAN BE TRANSLAT$ AS 0CRIME PREV5TION & REPRESSION TEAMS40 ,!Y >E (FICIALLY 9 ! /REETS AGA94 

,NEW ,DEMOCRACY HAS ALSO CREAT$ A NEW POLICE =CE 9SIDE ! SUBWAYS & T\RI/ >EAS ( ,A!NS1 EMB>RASS+LY CALL$ ! ,BLACK ,PAN!RS ON ACC\NT ( !IR BLACK UNI=MS4 ,TRANSPORTATION REGULATION & F>E 5=CEM5T HAVE ALREADY BECOME /RICT]2 N[ !RE IS A POLICE =CE = ?IS REASON ALONE4 ,! ,M,A,T POLICE1 ! RIOT POLICE UNITS ?AT REPRESS DEMON/RATIONS1 /& GU>D TO PREV5T PEOPLE FROM REOCCUPY+ EVICT$ SQUATS1 ATTACK DEMON/RATIONS1 & SURR\ND ! NEI<BORHOOD ( ,EX>*IA EV]Y DAY1 HAVE ALSO BE5 9CREAS$ BY AN ADDITIONAL #ae MEMB]S4 ,!SE 9CREAS$ NUMB]S W]E FIR/ VISIBLE ON ,NOVEMB] #a#g4 

,POLICE (FIC]S ON ! /REETS >E VISIBLY EMBOLD5$4 ,I HAVE SE5 (FIC]S OP5LY H>ASS+ WOM52 !Y ?REAT5 ANYONE !Y SUSPECT MI<T BE !IR 5EMY4 ,!IR BRUTALITY IS 9T5SE & AMAZ+LY R&OM4 ,9 GROTESQUE APPROPRIATION ( ! TACTIC PROTE/]S HAVE US$ 9 ,HONG ,KONG & ,*ILI TO KEEP RIOT POLICE AT A DI/ANCE1 (FIC]S HAVE BE5 US+ LAS] PO9T]S TO PO9T \T T>GETS 9 ! /REETS2 :5 !Y HAVE NO?+ BETT] TO DO1 !Y SOMETIMES SIMPLY PO9T !M AT PEOPLE'S EYES4 ,?IS HAS HAPP5$ TO ME & TO O!R PEOPLE ,I KN[4 

,BE+ NE> A CLA%1 REG>DLESS ( Y\R P>TICIPATION 9 IT1 IS JU/IFICATION 5\< = (FIC]S TO ATTACK Y\ ) PHYSICAL =CE2 FAC+ NO LEGAL RISK1 !Y >E SEEK+ TO EX]T MAXIMUM =CE AGA9/ ! G5]AL POPULATION4 ,9DIVIDUAL (FIC]S TAKE PRIDE 9 ! P[] ?AT HAS BE5 VE/$ 9 !M TO DO ?IS4 ,A WELL-KN[N AN>*I/ WAS REC5TLY >RE/$ 9 ! SQU>E ( ,EX>*IA = SIMPLY SITT+4 ,! POLICE PULL$ HIS CLO?+ D[N & SEXUALLY ASSAULT$ HIM :ILE TELL+ HIM 0! JUNTA IS BACK40 

,SIGNIFICANT *ANGES 9 REPRESSION HAVE ALSO BE5 MADE 9TO POLICY4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! GOV]NM5T HAS EXT5D$ ! M9IMUM S5T5CE = ?OSE CONVICT$ ON T]RORISM *>GES FROM #ag YE>S TO #b#b1 :ILE /IFF5+ ! CONDITIONS ( RELEASE & 9T5SIFY+ ! P5ALTIES = PROBATION VIOLATIONS4 ,! P5ALTIES = RIOT+ & ! USE ( ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS HAVE BE5 9CREAS$2 EXP&$ TRESPASS+ LAWS SPECIFICALLY T>GET PROTE/S ?AT 5T] BUILD+S 0UNLAWFULLY10 AN ATTACK AIM$ AT GR\PS LIKE ,R\VIKONAS :O 5T] BUILD+S :5 PROTE/+ CONDITIONS OR EXPLOITATION BY BOSSES OR EMPLOY]S4 ,!RE >E EF=TS TO PUNI% ?OSE ADVOCAT+ OR REPORT+ ON RESI/ANCE1 ESS5TIALLY CRIM9ALIZ+ RADICAL CONT5T ITSELF4 ,! NEW GOV]NM5T AIMS TO MOD]NIZE ! APP>ATUS & PRACTICES ( /ATE REPRESSION 9 ,GREECE SO !Y WILL COMP>E ) ?OSE ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,! (FICIALS APPO9T$ TO ! ,M9I/RY ( ,CIVILIAN ,PROTECTION HAVE CONSULT$ ) V>I\S =EIGN AG5CIES1 9CLUD+ ! ,F,B,I4 ,!Y >E 9VE/+ 9 NEW TE*NOLOGIES 9CLUD+ DRONES & CYB]-SURVEILLANCE4 

,POLICE HAVE BR\<T BACK ADDITIONAL ME?ODS ( 9TIMIDATION & SURVEILLANCE AT FULL =CE4 ,(FIC]S HAVE %[N UP AT ! HOMES ( ACCUS$ AN>*I/S BE=E DEMON/RATIONS TO 9TIMIDATE !M--A TACTIC !Y EMPLOY$ UND] ,SYRIZA1 BUT LESS (T5 & LESS 9T5SELY4 ,AN>*I/S HAVE F\ND ,G,P,S TRACK+ EQUIPM5T ATTA*$ TO !IR VEHICLES & SE5 CAM]AS /ATION$ 9 C>S \TSIDE !IR HOMES4 ,TWO NI<TS AGO 9 ,EX>*IA1 AN>*I/S NOTIC$ A VEHICLE CONTA9+ BADLY CAM\FLAG$ SURVEILLANCE EQUIPM5T P>K$ \TSIDE ! (FICES ( ,CLASS ,C\NT]ATTACK & ! ,MIKRO CAFE4 ,:5 !Y W5T TO PHOTOGRAPH ! C>1 DOZ5S ( RIOT POLICE SW>M$ ! >EA1 ESCORT+ TWO UND]COV] (FIC]S AS !Y MOV$ ! VEHICLE4 

,ON ,NOVEMB] #h1 POLICE C>RI$ \T ANTI-T]ROR RAIDS T>GET+ OV] A DOZ5 H\SES ALLEG$ TO BE ! RESID5CES ( AN>*I/S CONNECT$ TO ! GR\P ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SELF-,DEF5SE4 ,! AU?ORITIES CLAIM TO HAVE SEIZ$ AN >RAY ( WEAPONS 9CLUD+ GUNS US$ 9 PRIOR ATTACKS AGA9/ ! ,MEXICAN EMBASSY & ! HEADQU>T]S ( ,P,A,S,O,K1 ! SOCIALI/ P>TY1 :I* IS ! LOCATION ( ONE ( ! MA9 /ATIONS ( ! ,M,A,T RIOT POLICE 9 ,EX>*IA4 ,POLICE >RE/$ ?REE PEOPLE 9 !SE RAIDS2 IT'S LIKELY ?AT !Y WILL EXP]IM5T ) ! NEW PUNITIVE MEASURES 9 PROSECUT+ !M4 ,! NEW PRIME M9I/] HAS BRAGG$ AB\T !SE >RE/S AS A VICTORY = ! /ATE4 

,FOLL[+ ! =MAL ABOLITION ( ! UNIV]SITY ASYLUM POLICY1 POLICE HAVE 5T]$ UNIV]SITIES SU* AS ! ,S*OOL ( ,ECONOMICS 9 ,KIPSELI TO EVICT ! OCCUPI$ SOCIAL C5T]S KN[S AS /EKIS4 ,POLICE >E ?REAT5+ ! /EKIS !Y HAVE NOT EVICT$ YET & PRESSUR+ UNIV]SITY ADM9I/RATORS TO LET !M 9VADE ! CAMPUSES4 ,9SIDE ! UNIV]SITIES1 RI<T-W+ GR\PS SU* AS ! ,Y\? ,P>TY ( ! RUL+ ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY P>TY HAVE BE5 EMBOLD5$ TO ATTACK ANTI-FASCI/S & AN>*I/S1 ASSAULT+ 9DIVIDUALS PA/+ FLI]S & OP5LY M>*+ AGA9/ IMMIGRANTS4 

,DEMON/RATIONS CONT9UE TO OCCUR1 ) SMALL CLA%ES ]UPT+ DESPITE ! UNREL5T+ ASSAULT FROM ALL SIDES4 ,MANY ANTICIPAT$ ?AT ,NOVEMB] #ag W\LD 9DICATE ! FUTURE ( IMPORTANT ANNIV]S>IES REVOLUTION>IES & AN>*I/S HAVE US$ TO FO/] A TRADITION ( RESI/ANCE & RIOT4 

,NOVEMB] #a#g1 #aigc M>K$ ! RESURG5CE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! #b? C5TURY & ! EM]G5CE ( ,EX>*IA AS A ZONE ( ANTI-POLICE & ANTI-FASCI/ ACTIVITY4 ,MO/ AN>*I/S HAVE OBS]V$ ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ,NOVEMB] #ag BY OCCUPY+ ! ,POLYTE*NIC & HONOR+ ! LEGACY ( ?OSE MURD]$ BY ! POLICE4 ,?IS YE>1 ! DAYTIME DEMON/RATION ?AT W5T TO ! ,U,S EMBASSY--S9CE ! ,U,S,A SUPPORT$ ! JUNTA 9 ORD] TO KEEP ,GREECE A RI<T-W+ /RON<OLD FOLL[+ A CIVIL W> BETWE5 ! LEFT & RI<T--SAW ONE ( ! L>GE/ PRES5CES ( AN>*I/S 9 ITS HI/ORY4 ,?\S&S ( AN>*I/S P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! M>* 9 TWO BLOCS4 ,POLICE ISOLAT$ ! L>G] ( ! BLOCS FROM ! RE/ ( ! M>*1 ) L9ES ( #e OR MORE RIOT POLICE WALK+ ON BO? SIDES ( ! DEMON/RATORS4 

,9 ANTICIPATION ( ! TRADITIONAL NI<T RIOTS >\ND ! ,POLYTE*NIC 9 ,EX>*IA1 POLICE COMPLETELY MILIT>IZ$ ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,ROV+ GR\PS ( ,DELTA POLICE OP]AT$ 9 GR\PS ( T51 :ILE HUNDR$S--IF NOT ?\S&S--( RIOT POLICE SURR\ND$ ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,9 ! PA/1 :5 OP]ATIONS LIKE ?IS TOOK PLACE1 AN>*I/S TOOK TO ! RO(S ( ,EX>*IA TO FI<T ! POLICE4 ,?IS YE>1 EQUIPP$ ) DRONES & NEW ANTI-T]ROR MEASURES ?AT 5ABLE POLICE TO 5T] BUILD+S )\T REG>D = ! LAW1 POLICE >RE/$ SIX 9DIVIDUALS & ACCUS$ !M ( PLANN+ ATTACKS FROM ! RO(S4 

,AMID ALL ?IS T]RIFY+ PO/UR+ FROM ! /ATE1 DESPITE ! ODDS AGA9/ !M1 A FEW HUNDR$ C\RAGE\S 9DIVIDUALS /ILL TOOK ! SQU>E ( ,EX>*IA TO TRY TO FI<T !IR WAY ?R\< ! POLICE TO ACCESS ! BLOCK$ (F ,POLYTE*NIC4 ,ADDITIONAL MASSIVE NUMB]S ( RIOT POLICE & ,DELTA POLICE BOMB>D$ !M ) TE> GAS & /UN GR5ADES4 ,AN >RAY ( VIDEOS %[ (FIC]S 9FLICT+ HE9\S BEAT+S TO PEOPLE AT R&OM4 ,MANY PEOPLE W]E S]I\SLY 9JUR$ & CURR5TLY FACE WEI<TY *>GES4 ,WE KN[ ( #bh >RE/S 9 ,A!NS ON ,NOVEMB] #a#g--SIX DUR+ PREEMPTIVE DAYTIME MEASURES & #bb DUR+ NI<T CLA%ES4 ,AT LEA/ #ca MORE PEOPLE W]E >RE/$ ACROSS ,GREECE AS DEMON/RATIONS 9VOLV+ AN>*I/S OCCURR$ 9 ,!SSALONIKI1 ,PATRAS1 ,H]AKLION1 & O!R CITIES4 ,! FOLL[+ DAY1 POLICE BRUTALLY ATTACK$ A M>* ORGANIZ$ 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! >RE/EES4 

,FOLL[+ AN ATTACK ON A MOTORBIKE BELONG+ TO A ,DELTA COP TWO WEEKS AGO1 POLICE ATTACK$ A B> FREQU5T$ BY AN>*I/S2 FAIL+ TO 5T] ! B>1 !Y TURN$ ON ! CR[D ?AT HAD GA!R$ TO OBS]VE1 !N ROV$ ! NEI<BORHOOD >RE/+ & BEAT+ PEOPLE AT R&OM4 ,! /ATE SPECIFICALLY TASKS ! MO/ REACTION>Y POLICE ) T]RORIZ+ ,EX>*IA1 USUALLY 9SECURE M5 FROM \TSIDE ,A!NS--MANY ( :OM >E 9VOLV$ ) ! NEO-,NAZI GR\P ,GOLD5 ,DAWN4 ,= !M1 ?IS IS A P]SONAL GRUDGE MAT*4 

,:AT O!R FACTORS >E %AP+ ! SITUATION BESIDES \TRI<T GOV]NM5T REPRESSION8 

,:ILE ! NEW ADM9I/RATION IS PLAY+ TO ITS BASE BY US+ AN>*I/S & IMMIGRANTS AS SCAPEGOATS = ! ANG] & MIS]Y ( PO/-CRISIS ,GREECE1 CAPITALI/S >E C>RY+ \T AN ASSAULT ON ! :OLE C\NTRY UND] ! COV] ( 0LAW & ORD]40 ,! ,OR?ODOX ,*UR* & ! PROPON5TS ( ! JUNTA HAVE BE5 =CES 9 ,GREEK SOCIETY = A LONG TIME2 BUT ?ANKS TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES = CAPITALI/S1 TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCEM5TS1 & ! EXODUS ( Y\? ABROAD LOOK+ = WORK1 ! REACTION>IES HAVE GA9$ ! UPP] H&4 

,AS A RESULT ( ! GOLD5 PASSPORT POLICY ( ! ,GREEK /ATE1 9 :I* 9VE/+ @s#b#e1 OR MORE AUTOMATICALLY OBTA9S ! 9VE/OR CITIZ5%IP1 WEAL?Y ,AM]ICANS1 ,*9ESE1 ,ISRAELIS1 & ,RUSSIANS SEEK+ ,E,U CITIZ5%IP >E BUY+ UP A GREAT DEAL ( ,GREEK REAL E/ATE4 ,?IS HAS BE5 UNFOLD+ S9CE ! CRISIS 9 #b#h1 BUT IT HAS ACCEL]AT$ 9 RESPONSE TO ! >RIVAL ( ! BUS9ESS-FRI5DLY ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY4 

,AS WE DISCUSS$ 9 ! PREVI\S 9T]VIEW1 ! 9VASION ( ,AIRBNB & EX-PAT TE* WORK]S ABLE TO WORK REMOTELY HAS S5T R5TS SO>+ ?R\< ! RO( & 9FLAT$ REAL E/ATE VALUE EV]Y:]E4 ,JU/ AS IT HAS 9 ,LONDON1 ,B]L91 ,SAN ,FRANCISCO1 ,NEW ,YORK1 & ,HONG ,KONG1 ?IS HAS DRIV5 \T OR IMPOV]I%$ ?OSE :O DEF9E ! V]Y REPUTATION ( !SE R5[N$ CITIES4 ,ESPECIALLY 9 ,A!NS1 ! CULTURE ( ! C5T]--9CLUD+ GRAFFITI1 CAFES1 FOOD1 & O!R CU/OMS--IS BE+ COMMODIFI$ ALONGSIDE ! PROCESS ( G5TRIFICATION4 ,WE >E BE+ TURN$ 9TO A ZOO = ?OSE CAN AF=D TO PAY = ! 0,A!NS EXP]I5CE40 ,EX>*IA IS JU/ ONE 9/ANCE ( A MU* MORE WIDESPREAD PH5OM5ON4 

,9 ?IS CONTEXT1 ! EVICTIONS ( SQUATS & ! EF=TS TO PACIFY NEI<BORHOODS >E NOT JU/ A MATT] ( REASS]T+ 0LAW & ORD]0--!Y >E ALSO AN ESS5TIAL P>T ( CAPITALI/ RE/RUCTUR+4 ,9 ! PA/1 EVICT$ BUILD+S W\LD SIT EMPTY = YE>S1 BUT N[ !RE >E G5TRIFI]S WAIT+ TO TAKE CONTROL ( !M4 ,! POLICE >E JU/ ! PO9T AT ! 5D ( ! SPE>2 ! ?RU/ BEH9D IT IS ! PRESSURE TO AUCTION ,GREECE (F TO ! GLOBAL CAPITALI/ CLASS1 FUR!R IMPOV]I%+ MANY LOCALS :ILE REW>D+ ! NECESS>Y ACCOMPLICES4 

,! NEW GOV]NM5T HAS HA/5$ TO CUT TAXES = ! WEAL?Y & CAT] TO !IR 9T]E/S4 ,!Y REC5TLY SOLD A L>GE PORTION ( ! BIGGE/ PORT 9 ,A!NS TO ! ,*9ESE GOV]NM5T & AGRE$ TO BUILD A NEW ,AM]ICAN MILIT>Y BASE 9 ! CITY ( ,ALEX&]P\LI ON ! BORD] ) ,TURKEY4 ,EV]Y?+ IS = SALE 9 ,GREECE AS !Y LOOK TO PRIVATIZE & MOD]NIZE4 

,IRONICALLY1 :ILE T>GET+ AN>*I/S & IMMIGRANTS 9 ! NAME ( 0LAW & ORD]10 ! /ATE CONT9UES TO *ANNEL ! DRUG EPIDEMIC 9TO NEI<BORHOODS LIKE ,EX>*IA & ! IMMIGRANT-DOM9AT$ ,OMONIA NEI<BORHOOD4 ,9 P>T1 ?IS HELPS !M TO MA9TA9 ! ILLUSION ?AT AN>*I/ & IMMIGRANT SQUATS >E CONNECT$ ) DRUG DEAL+ & G5]AL CRIM9ALITY1 :5 9 FACT !Y REPRES5T ONE ( ! *IEF ALT]NATIVES TO !M4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 ! DRUG EPIDEMIC S]VES TO MA9TA9 ! /ATUS QUO4 ,BECAUSE IT PROVIDES A PRETEXT = SCAPEGOAT+ & REPRESSION1 ! GOV]NM5T HAS NO REAL 9C5TIVE TO SUPPRESS IT4 ,AS ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY MEMB] ( ,P>LIAM5T ,?ANOS ,PLEVRIS.<#a.> SAID ON TELEVISION1 EXPLA9+ !IR POLIC+ /RATEGY1  
  

0,WE WANT ,EX>*IA TO RETURN TO NORMAL CRIM9ALITY40  
  

,DESPITE WIDESPREAD NATIONALISM & RACISM1 ,GREECE HAS LONG BE5 KN[N AS A LAX SOCIETY COMP>$ TO ,NOR!RN ,EUROPE OR ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,IT IS FAM\S = DR9K+ \TSIDE1 SMOK+ 9SIDE1 & 9CONSI/5T LAW 5=CEM5T4 ,EUROPEAN ,UNION /&>DS BAN SMOK+ 9SIDE2 >\ND ! C\NTRY1 Y\ CAN SEE 0NO SMOK+0 SIGNS BESIDE TABLES ) A%TRAYS4 ,N[ ! AU?ORITIES >E TICKET+ BUS9ESSES & ?REAT5+ !IR LIC5SES = ALL[+ SMOK+ 9SIDE2 PRESUMABLY1 ! /ATE WILL USE ?IS TO T>GET BUS9ESSES HO/ILE TO POLICE OR SUSPECT$ TO REGUL>LY HO/ AN>*I/S & IMMIGRANTS4 

,= ! FIR/ TIME 9 FIVE YE>S1 POLICE >RE/$ A P]SON = NOT PAY+ ! F>E ON ! METRO4 ,POLICE RAID$ A NI<TCLUB 9 ! ,GAZI NEI<BORHOOD ( ,A!NS 9 A SORT ( VICE-/YLE POLICE OP]ATION 9 :I* #c P>TYGO]S W]E HELD AT GUNPO9T BY BLACK-CLAD POLICE LOOK+ = DRUGS4 ,:AT IS GO+ ON IS NOT JU/ A POLITICAL W> ON IMMIGRANTS & AN>*I/S2 IT IS ALSO A CULTURAL W> ON ! SORT ( 0,M$IT]RANEAN0 FRE$OM ?AT HAS COME TO DEF9E ,GREECE AS A RESULT ( SL[] PROCESSES ( MOD]NIZATION4.<#b.> ,! RIGID 5=CEM5T ( /]ILE ORD] ?AT DEF9ES C\NTRIES LIKE ! ,U,S,A IS ! /&>D ?AT ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY HOPES TO IMPOSE ON ,GREECE4 

,9 %ORT3 NEOLIB]ALISM AT ! 5D ( A GUN1 ALONG ) TE*NOCRACY1 *UR*1 & TRADITION4 ,?IS IS :AT ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY MEANS BY 0LAW & ORD]40 

,H[ EFFECTIVE HAS /ATE REPRESSION BE5 SO F>8 

,GREEK AN>*I/S HAVE E>N$ MANY ?+S ) BLOOD4 ,BO? ,EX>*IA AS WE KN[ IT & ! ,GREEK AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ( TODAY HAVE !IR ORIG9S 9 BLOOD & C\RAGE4 ,AN>*ISM IS A /APLE ( ,GREEK SOCIETY ?AT WILL NEV] BE ]ADICAT$4 ,PROPORTIONATE TO ! POPULATION1 ,I DON'T ?9K !RE IS A L>G] AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ANY:]E 9 ! WORLD4 ,:ILE ! NUMB]S ( AN>*I/S1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS1 & AUTONOMI/S >E AT AN ALL-TIME HI<1 REPRESSION IS TAK+ AIM AT MOVEM5T 9FRA/RUCTURE1 EFFECTIVELY & RAPIDLY *ANG+ ! GAME4 

,A WORD AB\T ! DIFF]5T =MS ( REPRESSION H]E3 :AT IS NEW H]E IS ! TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCES 9 POLIC+ 9 ,GREECE 9CLUD+ SURVEILLANCE1 H>%] ANTI-T]ROR MEASURES1 & H>%] PUNI%M5TS4 ,! POLICE & C\RT SY/EM 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES >E RU?LESS 9 !IR REL5TLESS 9VE/IGATIONS1 PREM$ITAT$ REPRESSION1 & JUDICIAL PUNI%M5T2 LIKEWISE1 ,U,S POLICE KILL F> MORE PEOPLE !N ,GREEK POLICE--SPECIFICALLY PEOPLE ( COLOR & POOR PEOPLE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 POLICE >E ABLE TO BEAT PEOPLE MORE FREELY H]E 9 RESPONSE TO DEMON/RATIONS4.<#c.> ,BO? SY/EMS >E BRUTAL2 BUT UNTIL N[1 ! ,GREEK POLICE HAVE BE5 MORE HEAVY-H&$ & >GUABLY LESS SY/EMATIC4 

,IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMB] ! HI/ORY ( ,GREECE TO UND]/& H[ ! /ATE FUNCTIONS H]E4 ,S9CE ! FALL ( ! JUNTA1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,GREECE HAS NOT FAC$ ! EXTREME DEGREES ( REPRESSION SE5 9 ! ,U,S 9 ! ,MC,C>?Y ]A1 :5 ! ,F,B,I CRACK$ D[N ON EV]YONE ) LEFT OR AN>*I/ VIEWS4 ,! AB&ON+ ( ANY PRET5SE ( DEMOCRACY & LEGAL RI<TS IS TAK+ PLACE SUDD5LY & SWIFTLY4 ,IT HAS SURPRIS$ MANY PEOPLE H]E4 

,YET :5 WE CONSID] EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS HAPP5$ ELSE:]E OV] ! PA/ TWO DECADES1 FROM ! MILIT>IZATION ( POLICE TO ! DISMANTL+ ( ! SAFETY NETS ?AT =M$ ! BASIS ( ! PREVI\S SOCIAL CONTRACT1 IT SEEMS 9EVITABLE ?AT ?IS WAS GO+ TO HAPP5--ESPECIALLY TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT H[ RAPIDLY *ANGES GO GLOBAL !SE DAYS4 ,9 ANY CASE1 WE CAN HOPE ?AT ! FI<T+ SPIRIT H]E1 :I* HAS EM]G$ FROM SO MANY EXP]I5CES ( /RUGGLE1 WILL ULTIMATELY ADAPT1 GR[1 & OV]COME4 

,:Y DO Y\ ?9K IT HAS BE5 POSSIBLE = ! /ATE TO C>RY \T ?IS REPRESSION8 ,IS ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ISOLAT$8 ,:AT >E O!R PEOPLE 9 ,GREECE DO+ RI<T N[8 ,:AT >E PEOPLE \TSIDE ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T FOCUS+ ON8 

,! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WAS PREP>$ = A BIG %IFT TO COME :5 ,N,D WAS ELECT$4 ,H[EV]1 FEW ANTICIPAT$ SU* A SCOR*$ E>? APPROA*4 ,! MOVEM5T IS V]Y DIFF]5T H]E ?AN IT IS 9 ! ,U,S4 ,PROPORTIONATE TO ! POPULATION1 IT IS HUGE1 AS ,I'VE SAID2 H[EV]1 IT IS ISOLAT$ 9 SOME WAYS ?AT MAY BE UNHELPFUL TO \R /RUGGLES4 

,AN>*I/S & ! LEFT HAVE A T5SE RELATION%IP4 ,! LEFT H]E IS OP5LY AU?ORIT>IAN & COMPLICIT 9 MANY ASPECTS ( ! CURR5T SY/EM4 ,AL?\< 9 !ORY1 ! REPEAL ( ! ASYLUM LAWS ON ! UNIV]SITIES C\LD (F] GR\NDS = AN>*I/S & LEFTI/S TO UNITE AGA9/ A COMMON 5EMY1 IT IS V]Y H>D TO IMAG9E ! LEFT & AN>*I/S UNIFY+ AGA9/ ! RI<T W+ & ! 9/ITUTIONS ( ! /ATE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! LEFT WANTS TO RECLAIM ! /ATE1 NOT TO DE/ROY IT4 ,! PROBLEM ) ?IS WAS EVID5T :5 MANY PEOPLE /OPP$ P>TICIPAT+ 9 MASS MOBILIZATIONS AT ! HI< PO9T ( !IR POT5TIAL 9 #b#a#b1 ANTICIPAT+ ?AT ,SYRIZA W\LD COME TO P[] & FIX ?+S2 AS A CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS DEMOBILIZATION1 PEOPLE W]E NOT PREP>$ TO COMPEL ,SYRIZA TO FOLL[ ?R\< ON ITS PROMISES1 :I* CONTRIBUT$ TO ! DISILLUSIONM5T ?AT 5ABL$ ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY TO COME TO P[]4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 !RE >E O!R ISSUES RELAT+ TO ! ISOLATION ( ! MOVEM5T1 & ! GULFS BETWE5 GR\PS )9 ! MOVEM5T ITSELF4 

,ONE ISSUE IS ?AT ! MOVEM5T HAS BE5 ABLE TO C\NT ON L>GE 5\< NUMB]S TO BE SELF-SUFFICI5T1 ) ! CONSEQU5CE ?AT IT CAN ALSO BE 9SUL>4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 :ILE PEOPLE HAVE BUILT A GREAT DEAL ( 9FRA/RUCTURE OV] ! PA/ SEV]AL YE>S1 A LOT ( DIVISION HAS ALSO RESULT$ AS A CONSEQU5CE ( 9FI<T+1 AS PEOPLE HAVE REMA9$ LOYAL TO !IR *OS5 ASSEMBLY1 CREW1 OR TEAM 9 DISPUTES )\T F9D+ WAYS TO RESOLVE !M4 ,?IS HAPP5S EV]Y:]E 9 ! WORLD2 UN=TUNATELY1 9 ,GREECE1 IT HAS 5ABL$ ! /ATE TO SKIP DIRECTLY TO ! 0CONQU]0 PHASE ( !IR 0DIVIDE & CONQU]0 /RATEGY1 SEE+ H[ MU* DIVISION ALREADY EXI/S4 

,9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 DUE TO ! DIV]SITY ( ! SOCIETY & ! COMP>ATIVELY SMALL PROPORTION ( SELF-PROCLAIM$ AN>*I/S 9 ! POPULATION1 IT APPE>S ?AT AN>*I/S >E =C$ TO DISCOV] AFF9ITIES ) O!R ANGRY PEOPLE OR /RUGGL+ COMMUNITIES :O MAY NOT CLAIM PRECISELY ! SAME ID5TITY OR POLITICAL AFFILIATION4 ,?IS IS A GOOD ?+4 

,( C\RSE1 9 ,GREECE1 !RE >E EF=TS ?AT 9VOLVE COLLABORAT+ ) REFUGEES1 IMMIGRANTS1 & WORK+-CLASS OR EXCLUD$ ,GREEK PEOPLE1 & !SE HAVE CREAT$ BEAUTIFUL RELATION%IPS & PROJECTS4 ,/ILL1 SOME AN>*I/S T5D TO APPROA* !M AS DI/9CT SUBJECTS RA!R ?AN AS COMRADES ) :OM TO BUILD SOME?+ COLLECTIVELY4 ,!RE >E EXCEPTIONS TO ?IS--= EXAMPLE1 9 ! P>TICIPATION ( IMMIGRANTS :O MADE CONNECTIONS ) AN>*I/S :O SET \T TO SUPPORT !M DUR+ ! SO-CALL$ 0REFUGEE CRISIS40 ,/ILL1 L9ES ( SEP>ATION REMA9 ?AT MAY H9D] REVOLT FROM SPREAD+ FUR!R4 

,DESPITE !SE ISSUES1 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T IS V]Y /RONG4 ,PEOPLE >E N]V\S AT ?IS MOM5T1 BUT FE> IS AN OB/ACLE ?AT EV]Y /RUGGLE MU/ OV]COME4 ,REG>DLESS ( ?IS FE>1 PEOPLE >E CONT9U+ TO ORGANIZE1 TRY+ TO OV]COME DIVISIONS & EXT]NAL OB/ACLES BIT BY BIT4 ,EXHAU/ION & CYNICISM CAN BE 9EVITABLE :5 ! /ATE HITS Y\ H>D & TAKES EV]Y?+ FROM Y\1 BUT ! AN>*I/ COMMUNITIES ( ,GREECE WILL NEV] BE ]ADICAT$4 ,TOO MANY PEOPLE H]E HAVE /RUGGL$1 SUFF]$1 & F\ND SAFETY & COMMUNITY 9 AN>*Y4 

,ALSO1 :ILE WE %\LD ID5TIFY \R WEAKNESSES & ]RORS & ! WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE1 ! BLAME = ?IS REPRESSION RE/S ON ! /ATE & ITS PUPPETS4 ,AT ! MOM5T1 ! POLICE & !IR MA/]S HAVE ALL ! C>DS 9 !IR FAVOR2 !Y >E C[>DS :O CAN FLAUNT !IR EXP5SIVE WEAPONS 9 PUBLIC ) NO RISK ( LEGAL REP]CUSSIONS4 ,\R RESPONSE1 \R RESI/ANCE1 IS GR\ND$ 9 ! /R5G? ( \R SP9ES & ! C\RAGE ( \R HE>TS4 ,! /ATE CURR5TLY HAS ! ADVANTAGE1 BUT ,I DON'T ?9K WE %\LD BLAME \RSELVES = ?IS2 AS CONFLICT IS 9T5SIFY+ >\ND ! WORLD1 IT IS TO BE EXPECT$ ?AT ! /ATE /RATEGY WILL ESCALATE H]E4 ,9 ,GREECE1 NEW ELEM5TS ( REVOLT WILL EM]GE AS WE >E PU%$ 9TO A CORN]4 

,! REPRESSION ?AT IS TAK+ PLACE N[ IS UNIQUE 9 \R EXP]I5CE1 BUT !Y CAN NEV] CRU% \R SPIRIT4 ,!Y >E PUN*+ A LION 9SIDE A CAGE2 EV5TUALLY1 ! LION WILL BREAK \T4 

,:AT IS AT /AKE GO+ 9TO ,DECEMB]8 ,:AT >E ! DANG]S8 ,& >E !RE ANY NEW OPPORTUNITIES1 IF PEOPLE C\LD %IFT /RATEGIES8 

,ANTICIPAT+ ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! MURD] ( ,ALEXIS ,GRIGOROP\LOS ON ,DECEMB] #f1 ,I EXPECT ! POLICE WILL ATTEMPT TO A 9FLICT A BLOODBA?4 ,AT A D9N] P>TY 9 A VILLAGE PRIOR TO ,NOVEMB] #a#g1 A POLICE COMMISSION] WAS HE>D TO SAY ?AT HE W\LD BE SURPRIS$ IF ! POLICE DIDN'T KILL ANYONE ?AT DAY4 ,!Y DIDN'T GET TO KILL ANYONE ON ,NOVEMB] #a#g1 ?\< VIDEO FOOTAGE ( BEAT+S %[S !IR READ9ESS TO DO SO--SO :O KN[S :AT !Y WILL ATTEMPT ON ,DECEMB] #f4 

,FROM :AT ,I SAW ON ,NOVEMB] #a#g1 ,I ?9K !Y WILL D\BLE D[N ON VIOL5T REPRESSION4 ,!Y WILL BE \T 9 FULL =CE2 !Y WILL MAKE PREEMPTIVE >RE/S & BEAT ANYONE ON ! /REETS ( ,EX>*IA ?AT NI<T4 ,I ?9K !Y WILL P]MIT A DAYTIME DEMON/RATION 9 MEMORY ( ,ALEXIS TO MA9TA9 ! FACADE ( DEMOCRACY1 BUT1 AS !Y DID ON ,NOVEMB] #a#g1 !Y WILL SURR\ND ALL ! AN>*I/S & RESPOND BRUTALLY IF ANYONE TRIES TO GET \T ( L9E4 

,I DON'T KN[ :AT ,DECEMB] #f WILL BR+1 BUT ,I KN[ ?AT ! MEMORY ( ,ALEXIS & ! WAY HIS DEA? T\*$ ! LIVES ( SO MANY G5]ATIONS IS F> MORE P[]FUL ?AN ! SELF-9T]E/$ AG5DAS ( POLITICIANS LIKE ,MYTSOTAKIS :O W]E BORN ) SILV] SPOONS 9 !IR M\?S4 

,OV]ALL1 ,I ?9K ?AT ! PURPOSE ( ! RES\RCES ?AT !Y >E 9VE/+ 9 REPRESSION IS *IEFLY TO KEEP ! BASE ( ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY VOT]S DI/RACT$ FROM ! BROAD] ECONOMIC & SOCIAL ISSUES AT PLAY 9 ,GREECE TODAY4 ,I ?9K ! /ATE'S RES\RCES WILL BE FOCUS$ SO MU* ON CRU%+ ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & TORTUR+ IMMIGRANTS ?AT EV5TUALLY ,GREEK CIVILIANS WILL REALIZE ONCE AGA9 ?AT ! PREC>ITY !Y >E SUBJECT$ TO HAS NOT *ANG$4 ,?IS IS BY NO MEANS GU>ANTE$--AS Y\ SEE ) ,TRUMP SUPPORT]S 9 ! /ATES1 \TRI<T FASCISM (F]S SOME V]Y EFFICI5T ME?ODS ( DECEPTION & CONTROL4 

,I ?9K ! MOVEM5T WILL HAVE TO /RUGGLE H>D] 9 !SE D>K DAYS1 BUT ,I BELIEVE ?AT 9 ! LONG RUN1 WE WILL GR[ /RONG] AS A RESULT ( !SE *ALL5GES4 ,PEOPLE CONT9UE TO ORGANIZE & ACT2 DESPITE ! FE>1 WE >E /ILL 9 ! /REETS4 ,! HUNDR$ OR SO PEOPLE SP>K+ SMALL CLA%ES 9SIDE ! SQU>E ( ,EX>*IA ON ,NOVEMB] #ag W]E LIKE A ,DAVID )\T A SL+%OT FAC+ A ,GOLIA? 9 A TANK4 ,YET :ILE !Y C\LD HAVE KEPT TO ! SAFETY ( !IR C\*ES1 !Y *OSE TO /& UP 9 ! /REET4 

,= CONTEXT1 WE %\LD RECALL ?AT 9 #a#i#i#e1 ! POLICE >RE/$ EV]YONE2 ALMO/ NO?+ OCCURR$ 9 #a#i#i#f4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 NO ONE C\LD ANTICIPATE ! EXPLOSIONS ?AT W\LD TAKE PLACE DUR+ ! ,OLYMPIC ,GAMES 9 #bd & ON A MU* BIGG] SCALE 9 ,DECEMB] #b#h1 NOR :AT IS TO COME N[4 

,AGA91 :AT CAN PEOPLE \TSIDE ,GREECE TO DO SUPPORT ! /RUGGLE !RE8 

,! NEOLIB]AL NATION-/ATES & ! PR(ITE]S !Y B5EFIT >E /AY+ !IR PO/-9DU/RIAL C\RSE :ILE =C+ A FEUDAL VISION ON HUMANITY4 ,?IS IS TAK+ PLACE GLOBALLY--FROM ,GREECE TO ,*ILI1 FROM ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO ,*9A4 ,MORE ?AN EV] 9 !SE D>K DAYS1 SOLID>ITY MU/ BE \R WEAPON4 

,IF Y\ CAN COME H]E TO HELP REFUGEES & IMMIGRANTS1 ?AT WILL BE V]Y IMPORTANT1 AS RES\RCES WILL BE /RET*$ EV] ?9N] & ! GOV]NM5T WILL 9T5TIONALLY MAKE ! CONDITIONS ?AT >E IMPOS$ ON !M WORSE4 ,EV5 IF Y\ COME SIMPLY TO DO VOLUNTE] WORK1 ANY HELP TO PEOPLE 9 !SE DIRE CONDITIONS IS AN IMPORTANT ACT ( SOLID>ITY2 IT WILL ALSO %[ ?AT PEOPLE HAVE NOT =GOTT5 !M4 

,FUNDRAIS+ WILL BE NE$$ AS NEW MEASURES ( REPRESSION & PUNI%M5T H]E HIT HOME4 ,PLEASE CONT9UE TO PAY ATT5TION TO :AT IS HAPP5+ H]E2 DON'T ALL[ ! /ATE TO ISOLATE US FROM \R COMRADES >\ND ! WORLD4 ,DEMON/RATIONS AT EMBASSIES--OR 9SIDE !M--WILL ALSO HELP4 

,ABOVE ALL1 AS ,I SAID 9 ,AUGU/1 ! BE/ ?+ Y\ CAN DO TO SUPPORT ! MOVEM5T 9 ,GREECE IS TO ORGANIZE & FI<T ! /ATE & CAPITALISM :]EV] Y\ >E1 REG>DLESS ( ! ODDS4 ,! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAS NO BORD]S4 ,LE>N FROM \R LOSSES & GR[ /RONG]4 ,WE CALL ON ?OSE ACROSS ! WORLD :O %>E \R DISCONT5T & \R COMMITM5T TO SOLID>ITY TO TAKE ACTION4 ,WE MA9TA9 ?AT !IR REPRESSION1 ALI5ATION1 & PRISONS CAN NEV] KILL ?IS SPIRIT4 

,\R PASSION = FRE$OM IS ! CORE ( \R SOLID>ITY & ! F\NDATION ( \R /RUGGLE4 

.<#a.> ,PLEVRIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE ( H[ ! POLITICS ( ! FASCI/ ,GOLD5 ,DAWN P>TY HAVE BECOME MA9/REAM 9 ,NEW ,DEMOCRACY4 ,9 #b#a#a1 HE CLAIM$ ?AT ,GREECE %\LD USE DEADLY =CE AGA9/ REFUGEES TRY+ TO CROSS 9TO ,GREECE & D5Y IMMIGRANTS ACCESS TO FOOD1 WAT]1 & HEAL?C>E4 

.<#b.> ,BELIEVE IT OR NOT1 :5 ! ,JOK] FILM CAME \T1 POLICE RAID$ C9EMAS TO *ECK ,I,DS1 ?REAT5+ P>5TS :O BR\<T !IR *ILDR5 TO SEE IT ?AT SOM$AY !Y MI<T LOSE CU/ODY ( !IR *ILDR5 AS A CONSEQU5CE4 

.<#c.> ,?IS IS NOT BECAUSE POLICE 9 ! ,U,S >E MORE E?ICAL2 RA!R1 IT IS A TRADITIONAL ASPECT ( POLICE CONDUCT 9 ,GREECE1 9 P>T AS A RESULT ( ,GREEK POLICE NOT FAC+ ! SAME LAWSUIT SY/EM ?AT EXI/S 9 ! ,U,S,A4 ,IT IS V]Y UNCOMMON TO SUE H]E1 & IT W\LD BE UNLIKELY ?AT SU* A *>GE W\LD BE TAK5 S]I\SLY IF ! BEAT+ OCCURR$ DUR+ A DEMON/RATION4 ,EV5 IF A LAWSUIT SUCCE$$1 ! COMP5SATION W\LD BE MU* SMALL] ?AN :AT ONE MI<T W9 9 A LAWSUIT AGA9/ POLICE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

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