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Commentators on my Greek blogs that live abroad, noted exactly what you point out: the acute interest all over Europe is due to the fact that they are projecting their own fears - that these are the results of a European policy that has transformed societies in analogous manners and might produce similar results. The fissure occurred at the weakest link.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom - William Blake

by talos (mihalis at gmail dot com) on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 08:48:03 AM EST
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Re: Greek riots (4.00 / 6)

Let's also say there is a certain similarity with the French Riots of 2005 and those - a big difference being the social segregation of the projects in France, which prevented extension of the riots to, say, students.

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by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 09:02:04 AM EST
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Re: Greek riots (none / 1)

To me, France's 2005 riots didn't manage to unite the student protest with the suburb one because of the unattended for racial issue. There is now absolutely no way that middle class representatives may get involved in a suburbian revolt: they just do not feel like being in the same country.

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by Xavier in Paris on Wed Dec 10th, 2008 at 07:43:45 PM EST
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