,GREECE & ! ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T 

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,9 #aiic ,:,I,L,/ ,GREECE WAS CELEBRAT+ #b YE>S ( 0DEMOCRACY0 DAT+ FROM ! COLLAPSE ( ! COLONELS' REGIME1 ! 9T]NATIONAL PRESS WAS WORK+ ITSELF 9TO A FR5ZY OV] ! RISK ( FASCISM !RE ) ! MOBILIZATION ( A MILLION PEOPLE AT ,!SSALONIKI >\ND ! SLOGAN 0,MAC$ONIA IS ,GREEK60 ,?IS DEMON/RATION WAS ! RESULT ( #c YE>S 9CESSANT PROPAG&A 9 ALL ! M$IA ( AN UNPREC$5T$ 9T5SITY1 9VOLV+ BO? ,RI<T & ,LEFT & EFFECT+ ALL CLASSES4 

,! TRAUMA ( ! COLONELS' DICTATOR%IP & ! PROCESS ( ITS COLLAPSE RESULT$ 9 ! POL>IZATION ( ! POLITICAL CLASS 9TO ,LEFT & ,RI<T1 ) !IR [N RESPECTIVE FUNCTION>IES EMPLOY$ BY ! ADM9I/RATIONS !Y CONTROLL$1 #b DIFF]5T CAMPS ( EXILES1 & EV5 DYNA/IES ( BO? ,LEFT & ,RI<T ) !IR [N ALLIES4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT ! POLITICAL DIFF]5CES ( ! DIFF]5T RUL+ ELITES TAKE ON ! NATURE ( A W> BETWE5 CLANS4 ,! 0,MAC$ONIAN PROBLEM0 EFFECTS ! 9T]E/S ( BO? ,LEFT & ,RI<T & ?REAT5S ! PREC>I\S NATIONAL UNITY4 ,EA* CAMP MOBILIZ$ TO 0ASSEMBLE ! ,GREEKS04 ,NEO ,DEMOCRATIA7,N,D7 ! P>TY ( ! TRADITIONAL RI<T L$ BY ,MITSOTAKIS WAS RELATIVELY MOD]ATE 9 ITS APPROA*1 ALL[+ ,PAP&RE\1 HEAD ( ,P,A,S,O,K1 ! ,GREEK ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 TO REVIVE HIS P>TY'S =TUNES ) NATIONALI/IC ATTACKS ON ! ,TURKS1 ,ALBANIANS & 0PSEUDO-,MAC$ONIANS04 

,! MASS DEMON/RATION WAS CONSID]ABLY AID$ BY S*OOLS BE+ GIV5 A SPECIAL HOLIDAY = ?AT DATE1 & %OP-KEEP]S BE+ 0ADVIS$0 TO %UT UP %OP 4 ,ADD$ TO ?IS WAS ! PUNI%M5T DI%$ \T TO /UD5TS :O HAD TORN D[N PO/]S = ! DEMO1 :O W]E B>R$ FROM ALL COLLEGES 9 ,EPIRUS1 ! NOR?-WE/ REGION ( ,GREECE4 ,! YE> BE=E A SIMIL> DEMO HAD ONLY MOBILIZ$ #a PEOPLE4 

,GREEK NATIONALISM UND\BT$LY HAS SOME LIFE 9 IT YET1 BUT UND] A V]Y PRECISE =M- A HANK]+ = ! PA/ & A /RONG ANTI-,EUROPEANISM4 ,9 #aiib ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 7,K,K,E7 & ,P,A,S,O,K CAMPAIGN$ DUR+ ! ELECTIONS UND] ! SLOGAN 0,NO TO ,MAA/RI*T01 :I* DIDN'T /OP ANY ,M,P ELECT$ FROM !SE P>TIES TAK+ A PRO-,EUROPE POSITION1 & TO =GET ! PROMISE MADE BY ,P,A,S,O,K TO GET RID ( ! ,AM]ICAN BASES4 

,DESPITE ?IS1 IT IS /ILL V]Y DIFFICULT TO MOBILIZE >\ND ANTI-IMMIGRATION & NATIONAL PURITY1 OR ! P]IL FROM ! ,S\? AS MANY ,GREEKS HAVE A HI/ORY ( IMMIGRATION 9 ,FRANCE1 ,G]MANY 1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,AU/RALIA 4 ,! REC5T 9FLUX ( IMPOV]I%$ ,ALBANIANS HAS NO PREC$5TS 9 ,GREECE4 ,AS TO EM]G5T NEO-FASCISM1 :AT CAN BE MADE ( SMALL NUMB]S ( MA9LY OLD PEOPLE NO/ALGIC = ! DAYS ( ! COLONELS VOT+ = A FASCI/ P>TY1 & ! HUNDR$ SK9HEADS 9 A POPULATION ( SIX MILION 9 ,A!NS8 ,IT W\LD BE RA% TO PO9T TO ! EM]G5CE ( A MASS FASCI/ MOVEM5T4 

,SWIFT ,REACTION 

  

,AT ! 5D ( #a#i#i#a1 ! RUL+ ,N,D UNVEIL$ ITS PLANS = $UCATION3 PRIVATIZATIONS1 COMPULSORY UNI=MS1 & ! S++ ( ! NATIONAL HYMN & PRAY]S AT MORN+ ASSEMBLIES 7,GREEK TAXES /ILL F9ANCE ! ,OR?ODOX ,*UR*74 ,! REACTION WAS SWIFT4 ,NOVEMB] SAW ! FIR/ DEMON/RATIONS ) UP TO #b1 TAK+ P>T1 & ! FIR/ OCCUPATIONS ( S*OOLS4 ,9 A MON? #i#e.0 ( S*OOLS 9 ,GREECE W]E OCCUPI$1 ) V]Y /RONG SUPPORT FROM P>5TS4 ,! HOLIDAYS ALL[$ ! RI<T & ITS EXTREME RI<T ALLIES TO OCCUPY ! S*OOLS !MSELVES ON ! FIR/ DAY ( ! NEW T]M4 ,FI<TS BROKE \T & ONE ,P,A,S,O,K TEA*] HAD HIS HEAD BA%$ 94 ,! FOLL[+ DAY1 #a1 DEMON/RAT$ 9 ,A!NS1 )\T 9CID5TS4 ,! DAY AFT] ANO!R DEMON/RATION TOOK PLACE1 L>G] /ILL1 & ,OMONIA ,SQU>E1 ONE ( ,A!NS' GREAT SQU>ES WAS OCCUPI$4 ,AN>*I/ GR\PS ATTACK$ SEV]AL POLICE VEHICLES4 ,! Y\? ORGANIZATION ( ,N,D WAS TE>GASS$ BY ! POLICE6 ,! POLICE ATTEMPT$ TO DISP]SE ! CR[D & ONE ( !IR GR5ADES SET FIRE TO A %OP1 :]E #e PEOPLE DI$4 ,AS NI<T FELL1 B>RICADES W]E BUILT4 ,! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,A!NS 7,POLYTE*NIC7 WAS OCCUPI$ BY MORE ?AN A #a1 DEMON/RATORS :O /AY$ !RE ALL NI<T1 TURN+ ! LECTURE HALLS 9TO MAKE%IFT HOSPITALS OR MOLOTOV COCKTAIL FACTORIES4 ,! LOCAL POPULATION SUPPLI$ !M ) FOOD4 ,! FOLL[+ DAY & NI<T ! CONFRONTATIONS CONT9U$1 UNTIL ! SL[ COLLAPSE ( ! MOVEM5T ) ! SUSP5SION ( ! $UCATION RE=MS4 

,9 SUMM] #a#i#i#b1 #c PEOPLE FROM LEFT & RI<T W]E >RE/$ = ! MURD] ( ! TEA*]4 ,S5T5CES W]E H&$ \T TO ALL1 PUTT+ DEF5D]S & MURD]]S ON ! SAME FOOT+4 ,9 AUTUMN1 ! SAME $UCATION LAW 9 DISGUISE WAS 9TRODUC$ & ! OCCUPATIONS BEGAN AGA9 ON ,OCTOB] #a#g?4 ,! ,POLYTE*NIC WAS AGA9 OCCUPI$4 ,ON ! #b#d? A FIRE BROKE \T 9 ! ,RECTOR'S (FICE4 ,! OCCUPI]S CALL$ ! FIRE BRIGADE :I* DOES NOT TURN UP4 ,! POLICE ACCUS$ AN>*I/S ( />T+ ! FIRE1 & AN>*I/S REPLI$ BY CLAIM+ ! FIRE WAS A POLICE PROVOCATION4 ,! FIRE WAS US$ AS A PRETEXT = >M$ 9T]V5TION :I* BROKE ! HABEAS CORPUS 7A CLAUSE BANN+ ! ,>MY FROM 9T]V5TION ON UNIV]SITY GR\NDS7 & A NUMB] ( >RE/S TOOK PLACE4 ,EV]YONE %\LD REMEMB] ?AT #b YE>S BE=E1 9 #a#i#g#c1 ,>MY TANKS P5ETRAT$ ! GREAT DOORS ( ! ,UNIV]SITY1 RESULT+ 9 MANY DEA?S4 7,?IS WAS ! BEG9N+ ( ! 5D ( ! COLONELS' REGIME74 ,A PO/] WAS FLYPO/$ MASSIVELY1 COMP>+ ! 9CID5T TO ! ,REI*/AG FIRE4 ,! UND]G\ND >M$ GR\P #a#g? ,NOVEMB] C>RI$ \T A BOMB ATTACK 0AGA9/ ! REPRESSION04 ,! FOLL[+ DAY #cc FLY-PO/]S1 ALL MEMB]S ( AN>*I/ GR\PS1 W]E R\ND$ UP & TORTUR$4 ,! MOVEM5T PET]$ \T4 

,ON ANO!R LEVEL1 ALSO TAK+ PLACE DUR+ ,SUMM] #a#i#i#b1 WAS ! ATTEMPT BY ,MITSOTAKIS TO IMPLEM5T HIS PLANS = 0RE/RUCTURATION01 />T+ (F ) PRIVATIZ+ ! ,A!NS BUS S]VICE1 :I* HE DESCRIB$ AS 0 WORN-\T & LOSS-MAK+04 ,AFT] #c MON?S ( /RIKES SPILL+ OV] 9TO /REET CONFRONTATIONS1 ! TOTAL P>ALYZES ( ! CAPITAL & ! ,>MY MOV+ 9 TO DRIVE BUSSES1 ! PRIVATIZATION PLAN WAS AB&ON$4 

,! ,AN>*I/ ,MOVEM5T 

  

,! MOVEM5T IS /RONGE/ 9 ,A!NS & ,!SSALONIKA4 ,IT IS C5T]$ >\ND A NUMB] ( SQUATT$ BUILD+S US$ AS SOCIAL C5T]S 7ONE 9 ,!SSALONIKA1,VILLA ,V>V>A1 & #b 9 ,A!NS74 ,AT !SE V5UES A REGUL> & FREQU5T NUMB] ( MUSIC CONC]TS TAKE PLACE1 !RE >E BOOK/ALLS SELL+ AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE AS WELL AS CAFES OP5 FROM ! AFT]NOON4 ,AN>*I/S ( EV]Y T5D5CY CONGREGATE !RE1 ?\< !RE >E V]Y FEW DEBATES OR DISCUSSIONS4 ,9 FACT !RE IS V]Y LITTLE DISCUSSION ( !ORY )9 ! MOVEM5T1 WAYS TO MOVE =W>D OR TO RELATE TO ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,?REE ALT]NATIVE RADIO /ATIONS OP]ATE1 APP>5TLY QUITE WELL4 ,! MOVEM5T & ! C5T]S ATTRACT CONSID]ABLE NUMB]S ( Y\NG PEOPLE1 TO BE NUMB]$ 9 ! ?\S&S1 BUT !RE IS V]Y LITTLE REAL CONTACT ) ! MASS ( ! T[N POPULATION1 LET ALONE ?AT ( ! C\NTRYSIDE4 

,! MOVEM5T ?AT BEGAN TO DEVELOP 9 ! #gS CONT9U+ UP TO ! PRES5T DAY1 WAS /RONGLY 9FLU5C$ BY BO? ,G]MAN & ,ITALIAN AUTONOMISM1 NOT TO M5TION ! >M$ /RUGGLE MY/IQUE ( ! ,BAAD]-,ME9H( GR\P & ! ,>M$ ,CELLS ( ,WE/ ,G]MANY1 & WAS %AP$ BY ! #aigc 9SURRECTION AGA9/ ! COLONELS4 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,ATTACK ,GR\PS =M$ 9 ,A!NS 9 ! MID-#hS1 SPECIALIZ$ 9 PETROL-BOMB+ POLICE C>S ON A MASSIVE SCALE4 ,ON ,NOVEMB] #a#g?1 #aihe :5 RIOT POLICE *AS$ AN>*I/S TO ! TRADITIONAL AN>*I/ /RON<OLD >\ND ,EX>*IA ,SQU>E1 FI]CE FI<T+ TOOK PLACE RESULT+ 9 ! %OOT+ 9 ! BACK ( A #a#e-YE> OLD AN>*I/1 ,MI*ALIS ,KALTAZAS1 BY ! COPS4 ,?IS SP>K$ (F FUR!R FI<T+ & ! OCCUPATION ( ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,*EMI/RY1 & !N ?AT ( ! ,POLYTE*NIC1 AS WELL AS OCCUPATIONS ( BUILD+S1 RIOTS & DEMON/RATIONS 9 MANY O!R CITIES4 #cg AN>*I/S >RE/$ AT ! ,*EMI/RY OCCUPATION W]E BRUTALLY BEAT51 RECEIV+ JAIL S5T5CES & F9ES4 ,KALTAZAS WAS DEAD1 AN 

D A NEW WAVE ( REPRESSION BEGAN AGA9/ ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,MANY AN>*I/S W]E >RE/$1 !RE W]E MANY H\SE-SE>*ES1 ANYBODY ?AT LOOK$ 0DIFF]5T0 WAS BEAT5 UP BY ! RIOT COPS4 ,ALONGSIDE ?IS WAS ! DEVELOPM5T ( >M$ AN>*I/ GR\PS ?AT C>RI$ \T A NUMB] ( BANK-ROBB]IES & >M$ CONFRONTATIONS ) ! POLICE4 ,= EXAMPLE ! ,ANTI-,/ATE ,/RUGGLE GR\P1 %OT DEAD ! ,PUBLIC ,PROSECUTOR ( ,A!NS4 ,9 A SUBSEQU5T GUN-BATTLE ) POLICE 9 ,MAY #a#i#h#e1 9 :I* #c COPS DI$1 ! AN>*I/ ,*RI/OS ,TS\TS\VIS WAS KILL$ 4 

,CULT ( ,VIOL5CE 

  

,?IS ME?OD ( OP]AT+ HAS CONT9U$ UP TO ! PRES5T DAY4 ,ALONGSIDE CONT9U$ RIOT+ & CONFRONTATIONS AT DEMON/RATIONS :]E BANKS1 GOV]NM5T (FICES1 C> %[ROOMS1 & LUXURY HOTELS >E /ON$ & BURN$ D[N1 IS ! PRES5CE ( #c >M$ AN>*I/ GR\PS :I* C>RY \T PETROL-BOMB+S & BOMB+S 9 ! ,A!NS >EA4 ,:ILE NOT D5Y+ ! H]OISM 9VOLV$ 9 ATTACKS ON ! ,/ATE1 & ! SEE?+ DISCONT5T AMONG ! URBAN Y\?1 ONE NOTES ! CULT ( VIOL5CE ?AT CONT9UES 9 ! MOVEM5T1 & ?AT LEADS TO A MASSIVE TURNOV] & ! BURN+-\T ( MANY MILITANTS BY ! AGE ( #b#e4 ,AS A RESULT !RE >E FEW EXP]I5C$ MILITANTS 9 ! MOVEM5T1 & ! G5]ATION GAP IS NOTICEABLE4 ,! ,GREEK AN>*I/ MOVEM5T LIVES )9 A <ETTO1 A F> L>G] ONE ?AN ! ,BRITI% AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 IT MU/ BE ADMITT$1 & ONE ?AT IS WELCOM+ & SUPPORTIVE1 BUT IT IS A <ETTO NEV]!LESS4 ,BALAVAS1 A MILITANT >RE/$ 9 #a#i#i#d1 WAS 0SUPPORT$0 BY A NUMB] ( BOMB EXPLOSIONS DUR+ HIS HUNG] /RIKE 9 PRISON4 ,HE WROTE AN >TICLE RECOMM5D+ ! 0 KIDS TO /OP AMUS+ !MSELVES ) GAS CANI/]S ?AT W]E ONLY GOOD = HEAT+ UP C(FEE04 

,!SE TACTICS >E SELF-DE/RUCTIVE & MU/ BE REPLAC$ BY A /RATEGY ?AT RELATES TO ! EV]YDAY /RUGGLE ( ! MASS ( ! WORK+-CLASS 9 BO? T[NS & VILLAGE1 AS WELL AS ! DEVELOPM5T ( A MASS UNIT$ PROPAG&A & $UCATION PROGRAM4 ,! FR5ZI$ MILITANTISM 1 ! FRAGM5TATION 9TO SMALL GR\PS1 MU/ BE REPLAC$ BY A UNIT$ 1 SPECIFIC AN>*I/ COMMUNI/ ORGANIZATION ) ITS F\NDATIONS 9 A ?\<TFUL ACTIVISM & ! DEVELOPM5T ( !ORY & /RATEGY4 ,ALREADY SOME COMRADES >E BEG9N+ TO SEE ! DEFICI5CIES ( ! MOVEM5T & >E WORK+ T[>DS ! DEVELOPM5T ( A WEEKLY ,GREECE-WIDE PAP]4 

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