SYRIZA and the Eurocrats: a letter of intent | 363 comments (363 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Let's all blame SYRIZA (4.00 / 3)

Considering that the police appears thoroughly nazified, I'm not sure taking the army's toys away is a smart move. At the very least, the government would need to make sure the army doesn't lodge its objections to such a move with a rocket launcher.

- Jake

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Tue May 15th, 2012 at 01:01:45 AM EST
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Re: Let's all blame SYRIZA (none / 1)

Who tells you the army isn't nazified, too?

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 15th, 2012 at 02:04:40 AM EST
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Re: Let's all blame SYRIZA (none / 0)

If it is, we lose whether we take away their new toys or not. If it's not, taking away their new toys might make a difference.

- Jake

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by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Tue May 15th, 2012 at 04:20:51 AM EST
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Re: Let's all blame SYRIZA (4.00 / 5)

The army ranges from nazi nutcases (mostly) in the special forces, to a large portion of SYRIZA voters in the Air-Force and Navy. It isn't homogenized.

The police too, but it seems that a disproportionately large amount of sane people in the police is behind desks mostly...

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

by talos (mihalis at gmail dot com) on Tue May 15th, 2012 at 04:53:25 AM EST
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Re: Let's all blame SYRIZA (none / 0)

So you have nazis in the army special forces and street-duty police and non-nazis in the nazy, air force and paper-pushing police?

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 15th, 2012 at 06:55:28 AM EST
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Re: Let's all blame SYRIZA (4.00 / 4)

More or less, but there are all sorts in every corps. It isn't homogenized.

The riot police however don't feel uncofortable displaying their political colours on their helmets:

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

by talos (mihalis at gmail dot com) on Tue May 15th, 2012 at 07:23:18 AM EST
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Re: Let's all blame SYRIZA (none / 0)

Dangerous situation. Yikes.

by rootless2 on Tue May 15th, 2012 at 09:44:04 AM EST
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Re: Let's all blame SYRIZA (none / 0)

Even if it is full of Nazi voters, it might not be full of Nazis, but even if it is, they can probably be kept happy as long as the defence budget is not cut. Ring-fencing the armed forces from cuts might be the best deal in the history of Greek democracy.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid on Tue May 15th, 2012 at 05:16:57 AM EST
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SYRIZA and the Eurocrats: a letter of intent | 363 comments (363 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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