,GREECE & ! ,9SURRECTIONS TO ,COME ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,FROM ,DECEMB] #f1 :5 POLICE MURD]$ #a#e-YE>-OLD ,ALEX&ROS ,GRIGOROP\LOS 9 D[NT[N ,A!NS1 TO ! TIME ( ?IS WRIT+1 ,GREECE HAS SE5 UNPREC$5T$ RIOT+4 ,AN>*I/S & /UD5TS1 SUPPORT$ & (T5 JO9$ BY SIGNIFICANT SWA?S ( ! POPULATION1 HAVE CLA%$ ) POLICE1 DE/ROY$ CORPORATE & GOV]NM5T PROP]TY1 & OCCUPI$ GOV]NM5T BUILD+S1 TRADE UNION (FICES1 & M$IA \TLETS1 NOT TO M5TION ! USUAL UNIV]SITIES4 ,BY ,DECEMB] #a#b1 POLICE HAD US$ OV] #df CAPSULES ( TE> GAS1 & W]E SEEK+ MORE FROM ,ISRAEL & ,G]MANY--AN OM9\S PAIR ( NATIONS1 :5 IT COMES TO REPRESSION4 ,:AT'S GO+ ON 9 ,GREECE8 ,IS IT SIMPLY A MATT] ( DIS5FRAN*IZ$ Y\? PROTE/+ A DISC\RAG+ JOB M>KET1 OR IS !RE SOME?+ MORE AFOOT8 ,:AT'S ,IT ,ALL ,AB\T8 ,! CORPORATE M$IA HAS IGNOR$ ! BANN]S DECRY+ POLICE BRUTALITY & UNACC\NTABLE AU?ORITY1 SEIZ+ 9/EAD ON ! IDEA ?AT ! UNRE/ IS ! RESULT ( WIDESPREAD UNEMPLOYM5T & POOR ECONOMIC PROSPECTS = Y\NG ,GREEKS4 ,?US PROMPT$1 MANY PEOPLE--9CLUD+ SOME RADICALS--HAVE FOCUS$ ON !SE ISSUES AS WELL4 ,AT SU* A DI/ANCE1 WE >E NOT EQUIPP$ TO SPEAK ON ! CAUSES ( ! RIOTS OR ! MOTIVATIONS ( ! P>TICIPANTS1 BUT WE KN[ BETT] ?AN TO TRU/ ! M$IA4 ,SOME CORPORATE \TLETS HAVE GONE SO F> AS TO ANN\NCE--9 LANGUAGE ?AT MIRATIVE1 LE/ IT PROVE TO BE A ,TROJAN HORSE4 ,IF ! RIOTS >E NOT AB\T ,ALEX&ROS AFT] ALL1 >E WE TO BELIEVE ?AT--W]E ! ECONOMY MORE /ABLE--IT W\LD BE ACCEPTABLE TO %OOT D[N #a#e-YE>-OLDS8 ,AFT] ALL1 POLICE KILL PEOPLE ALL ! TIME 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES )\T ANYONE SMA%+ A S+LE /ORE W9D[ OV] IT4 ,IS ?IS SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAVE A L[] UNEMPLOYM5T RATE8 ,%\LD WE ACCEPT ?AT ! RAGE BE+ V5T$ 9 ,GREECE IS ECONOMIC 9 ORIG91 ! IMPLICATION IS ?AT IT C\LD BE DISPELL$ BY ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS--& !RE >E CAPITALI/ SOLUTIONS = ! CRISIS 9 NO %ORT] SUPPLY ?AN SOCIALI/ ONES4 ,P]HAPS ! EXPLOITATION1 MIS]Y1 & UNEMPLOYM5T CURR5TLY RAMPANT 9 ,GREECE C\LD BE EXPORT$ TO SOME MEEK] NATION1 OR ELSE 5\< CR$IT C\LD BE EXT5D$ TO ! DISAFFECT$ /ONE-?R[]S ?AT !Y C\LD COME TO ID5TIFY AS MIDDLE CLASS !MSELVES4 ,!SE APPROA*ES HAVE WORK$ BE=E2 ONE MIGUE ?AT !Y HAVE DRIV5 ! PROCESS ( CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION4 ,IF ,GREECE C\LD SOMEH[ BE TRANS=M$ 9TO ,SW$5--IF EV]Y NATION C\LD BE ,SW$51 )\T ANY HAV+ TO BE ,NIG]IA--W\LD IT BE ,O,K TO %OOT TE5AG]S !N8 ,!Y %OOT AN>*I/S 9 ,SW$5 TOO1 Y\ KN[4 ,TO ! EXT5T TO :I* ! RESI/ANCE 9 ,GREECE IS SIMPLY AN EXPRESSION ( FRU/RATION AT DIM F9ANCIAL PROSPECTS1 !N1 IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT IT CAN ULTIMATELY BE DEFUZ$ OR CO-OPT$4 ,BUT !RE >E O!R =CES AT WORK H]E1 :I* ! CORPORATE ACC\NT DE-EMPHASIZES4 ,!SE RIOTS >E NOT COM+ \T ( NO:]E4 ,MASK$ AN>*I/S SETT+ FIRES & FI*I/S1 TRIVIALIZ+ !M ) QUALIFI]S SU* AS 0SELF-/YL$0 :5 !Y REF] TO !M AT ALL4 ,?AT CORPORATE \TLETS HAVE BE5 =C$ TO DETAIL ! AN>*I/ 9VOLVEM5T 9 !SE & O!R /RUGGLES 9 ,GREECE ATTE/S TO ! DEP? & S]I\SNESS ( AN>*I/ ACTIVITY4 ,LEFTI/S MAY ATTEMPT TO PORTRAY ! EV5TS 9 ,GREECE AS A G5]AL UPRIS+ ( 0! PEOPLE10 & C]TA9LY C\NTLESS 0NORMAL0 PEOPLE HAVE P>TICIPAT$1 BUT IT IS CLE> EV5 FROM ?IS VANTAGE PO9T ?AT AN>*I/S />T$ ! RIOT+ & HAVE REMA9$ ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL ELEM5T )9 IT4 ,WE HYPO!SIZE ?AT ! RIOT+ 9 ,GREECE IS NOT SIMPLY AN 9EVITABLE RESULT ( ECONOMIC RECESSION1 BUT A PROACTIVE RADICAL 9ITIATIVE ?AT SPEAKS TO ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,?\< ! RIOT+ WAS PROVOK$ BY ! MURD] ( ,ALEX&ROS1 IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE ( PREEXI/+ 9FRA/RUCTURES & SOCIAL CURR5TS--O!RWISE1 SU* MURD]S W\LD CATALYZE UPRIS+S 9 ! ,U,S AS WELL4 ,SU* AN IMM$IATE & RESOLUTE RESPONSE W\LD NOT HAVE OCCURR$ IF AN>*I/S 9 ,GREECE HAD NOT DEVELOP$ A CULTURE CONDUCIVE TO IT4 ,?ANKS TO A NETWORK ( SOCIAL C5T]S1 A DEEP-SEAT$ S5SE ?AT NEIE LIB]AT$ ZONES (F-LIMITS TO POLICE1 & A TRADITION ( RESI/ANCE EXT5D+ BACK ?R\< G5]ATIONS1 ,GREEK AN>*I/S FEEL 5TITL$ TO !IR RAGE & CAPABLE ( ACT+ UPON IT4 ,9 REC5T YE>S1 A S]IES ( /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! PRISON SY/EM1 ! MI/REATM5T ( IMMIGRANTS1 & ! PRIVATIZATION ( S*OOLS HAVE GIV5 9NUM]ABLE Y\NG PEOPLE EXP]I5CE 9 MILITANT ACTION4 ,AS SOON AS ! TEXT MESSAGES CIRCULAT$ ANN\NC+ ! POLICE KILL+1 ,GREEK AN>*I/S KNEW EXACTLY H[ TO RESPOND1 BECAUSE !Y HAD DONE SO TIME & AGA9 BE=E4 ,! G5]AL PUBLIC 9 ,GREECE IS ALREADY SYMPA!TIC TO RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS1 [+ TO ! H]ITAGE ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,U,S-SUPPORT$ DICTATOR%IP4 ,9 ?IS REG>D1 ,GREECE IS SIMIL> TO ,*ILI1 ANO!R NATION NOT$ = ! 9T5SITY ( ITS /REET CONFLICTS & CLASS W>F>E4 ,) ! MURD] ( ,ALEX&ROS1 AN>*I/S F9ALLY HAD A N>RATIVE ?AT WAS COMPELL+ TO A GREAT NUMB] ( PEOPLE4 ,9 ANO!R POLITICAL CONTEXT1 LIB]ALS OR O!R OPPORTUNI/S MI*I/S =E/ALL$ ?IS POSSIBILITY BY IMM$IATELY SEIZ+ ! 9ITIATIVE & FRAM+ ! T]MS ( ! CONFLICT4 ,IT'S ,NOT ! ,ECONOMY1 ,/UPID ,?AT IS TO SAY1 IT'S ALWAYS ! ECONOMY4 ,BUT IT'S NOT JU/ ! ECONOMIC H>D%IPS ACCOMPANY+ TIMES ( RECESSION--! RESI/ANCE 9 ,GREECE IS ALSO A REVOLT AGA9/ ! EXPLOITATION1 ALI5ATION1 & HI]>*Y 9H]5T 9 ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 ?AT SET ! /AGE = POLICE TO MURD] TE5AG]S :E!R OR NOT A SIGNIFICANT P]C5TAGE ( ! POPULATION IS UNEMPLOY$4 ,TO REPEAT1 IF ALI5ATION & HI]>*Y W]E !MSELVES SUFFICI5T TO 9SPIRE EFFECTIVE RESI/ANCE1 WE'D SEE A LOT MORE ( IT 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,! DECISIVE FACTOR 9 ,GREECE IS NOT ! ECONOMY1 BUT ! CUMULATIVE EF=TS ?AT HAVE BUILT A VIBRANT AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,!RE IS NO %ORTCUT >\ND DEVELOP+ AN ANALOG\S MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S IF WE WANT TO BE CAPABLE ( SIMIL> RESPONSES TO OPPRESSION & 9JU/ICE4 ,MILITANT ACTIONS1 SU* AS SOME ( ! SOLID>ITY ACTIONS ?AT HAVE OCCURR$ 9 ! ,U,S ?US F>1 CAN PROVIDE SOME EXP]I5CE & MOM5TUM1 BUT ! CREATION ( 5DUR+ CULTURAL SPACES IS PROBABLY MORE ESS5TIAL4 ,AN>*I/S 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES FACE A MU* DIFF]5T CONTEXT ?AN !IR ,GREEK COLLEAGUES4 ,GREECE IS A P]IPH]AL P>TICIPANT 9 ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION1 :ILE ! ,U,S REMA9S ! EPIC5T] ( GLOBAL CAPITALISM1 ) A CORRESPOND+LY MORE P[]FUL REPRESSIVE APP>ATUS4 ,! LEGAL CONSEQU5CES ( P>TICIPAT+ 9 CONFRONTATIONS ) ! POLICE >E POT5TIALLY MORE SEV]E 9 ! ,U,S1 AT LEA/ 9 PROPORTION TO ! SUPPORT = >RE/EES4 ,MU* ( ! POPULATION IS MORE CONS]VATIVE1 & BO? RADICAL & OPPRESS$ COMMUNITIES >E MORE FRAGM5T$1 [+ TO ! TREM5D\S NUMB]S ( PEOPLE 9 PRISON & ! TRANSI5CE 5=C$ BY ! JOB M>KET4 ,!RE IS LITTLE CONT9UITY 9 TRADITIONS ( RESI/ANCE--9 MO/ COMMUNITIES1 ! COLLECTIVE AN>*I/ MEMORY DOES NOT /RET* BACK BEYOND A DECADE AT ! MO/4 ,! EV5TS 9 ,GREECE >E 9SPIR+1 BUT ,U,S AN>*I/S CAN PROBABLY LE>N MORE FROM ! 9FRA/RUCTURES BEH9D !M ?AN FROM ! SUP]FICIAL ASPECTS ( ! CLA%ES4 ,LIKEWISE1 RADICALS 9 ! ,U,S CAN DRAW 9SPIRATION FROM ,GREEK AN>*I/S )\T =GETT+ :AT IS WOR?:ILE 9 LOCAL AN>*I/ COMMUNITIES4 ,?\< ,GREEK AN>*I/S CLE>LY EXCEL AT CONFRONTATION1 ?IS DOES NOT GU>ANTEE ?AT !Y >E EQUALLY EQUIPP$ TO CONTE/ 9T]NAL HI]>*IES & =MS ( OPPRESSION4 ,! CAPACITY TO WORK \T CONFLICTS & MA9TA9 HORIZONTAL DI/RIBUTIONS ( P[] IS AS ESS5TIAL TO ! AN>*I/ PROJECT AS ANY K9D ( (F5SE OR DEF5SE4 ,IT W\LD BE UN=TUNATE IF A FASC9ATION ) ! ,GREEKS L$ ,U,S AN>*I/S TO DEPRIORITIZE DISCUSSIONS AB\T CONS5T1 CONS5SUS-BAS$ DECISION-MAK+1 & PRIVILEGE4 ,! ,9SURRECTIONS TO ,COME8 ,! EV5TS ( ! PA/ TWO WEEKS MAY HELP REFRAME ! GLOBAL CONTEXT = /RUGGLE1 AS ! ,ZAPATI/A REVOLT DID 9 #a#i#i#d4 ,! RIOT+ 9 ,GREECE IS NOT ! ONLY MAJOR UNRE/ 9 ! WORLD RI*ICAL P[]4 ,MO/ CURR5T HO/ILITIES1 EV5 ?OSE NOT ORGANIZ$ BY GOV]NM5TS1 >E NOT AS PROMIS+4 ,NOT EV]YONE :O TAKES UP >MS \TSIDE ! /ATE'S MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE IS FI*Y4 ,NATIONALI/ CAMPAIGNS1 FUNDAM5TALI/ CRUSADES1 RELIGI\S CONFLICTS1 E?NIC /RIFE1 & ! GANG W>F>E ( ILLEGAL CAPITALISM PIT PEOPLE AGA9/ EA* O!R )\T ANY HOPE ( LIB]ATION4 ,WE HAVE TO SET VISIBLE PREC$5TS = LIB]ATION /RUGGLES IF WE HOPE FUTURE CONFLICTS WILL PIT ! OPPRESS$ AGA9/ !IR OPPRESSORS RA!R ?AN AGA9/ EA* O!R4 ,GREECE MAY BE ONE SU* PREC$5T4 ,WE CAN CREATE SIMIL> PREC$5TS ON SMALL] SCALES 9 ! ,U,S1 BY TAK+ ! 9ITIATIVE TO DET]M9E ! *>ACT] ( CONFRONTATIONS ) AU?ORITY4 ,! AN>*I/ MOBILIZATION AT LA/ SUMM]'S ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION WAS >GUABLY AN EXAMPLE ( ?IS1 ?\< C]TA9LY NOT ! ONLY =MAT = IT4 ,TODAY1 P>TY COMMUNISM IS L>GELY DISCR$IT$1 & MO/ 9FLU5TIAL RESI/ANCE MOVEM5TS DO NOT SEE SEIZ+ /ATE P[] AS FEASIBLE OR DESIRABLE4 ,?IS LEAVES TWO ROADS = CRITICS ( ! CURR5T WORLD ORD]4 ,ONE IS TO SUPPORT RE=MI/ HEADS ( /ATE SU* AS ,OBAMA1 ,LULA1 & ,*AVEZ1 :O CA% 9 ON DISS5T TO RE-LEGITIMIZE ! /ATE =M &1 AS IF 9CID5TALLY1 !IR [N P[]4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !RE IS ! POSSIBILITY ( A /RUGGLE AGA9/ P[] ITSELF--:E!R WAG$ CONSCI\SLY1 AS IT CURR5TLY IS 9 ,GREECE1 OR AS A RESULT ( COMPLETE SOCIAL & ECONOMIC M>G9ALIZATION1 AS 9 ,FRANCE 9 #b#e4 ,! LATT] PA? 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