We Are All Greek Now: International Solidarity Call | Saturday 18 February

SPAIN, Barcelona : http://acampadadebarcelona.org/index.php/es/acampadabcn/item/597-tots-som-grècia-concentració-aquest-dissabte-18-de-febrer-17h-plaça-catalunya

UK, London : http://www.facebook.com/events/254245677985938/

IRELAND, Dublin : https://www.facebook.com/events/253637944712060/

Events in France : https://www.facebook.com/events/227967737297954/
Events in Germany : https://www.facebook.com/events/140580679395753/

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Barcelona 5pm Placa Catalunya, Saturday 18 Feb
http://acampadadebarcelona.org/index.php/es/acampadabcn/item/597-tots-som-gr%C3%A8cia-concentraci%C3%B3-aquest-dissabte-18-de-febrer-17h-pla%C3%A7a-catalunya

ΕΙΜΑΣΤΕ ΟΛΟΙ ΜΑΖΙ ΣΟΥ—ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

The political system of Greece is not a free-thinking democracy but it is mainly a socio-communistic state regulated democracy.
For example, the people who vote in political elections and re-elect the same political parties over and over again composed mainly by 1 million public servants and the 1,2-1,5 million people who work in closed services in private sector highly regulated by the state. Now by taking under concern also the families of these highly privileged working classes, the number of voters can easily reach 4-5 million people out of 10 million people of the total population of Greece. Excluding, the wealthy Greek classes (privileged in monopolistic markets), the older people (due to health issues they cannot vote) and young generations (under aged to vote).
In Greece there are only approximately 2-3 million people, Greeks and foreigners, who basically have no rights and they straggle to make a living in private sector and these people must also produce enough wealth in order to compensate the economic losses from the public sector and the highly regulated private sector.
Obviously this is not viable and for this reason Greece is in dept of 150% in relation to it’s GDP(Gross Domestic Product) and this dept is not by taking under concern the real Greek GDP, which can make the dept more than 250%. In addition the 200 billion euros dept of the Greek central bank and the private-public companies (electricity, transportations etc.) launch the dept in an outrageous number more than 350% in relation to Greek GDP.
Greece historically can be analyzed as another political example that when governments have the tendency of not managing the economy but ruling the economy, in the name of ‘‘common good’’ and other highly manipulative socio-communistic ideas made for the masses, the form of government from democratic becomes dictatorial.

Gray February 19, 2012 at 10:09 am · · Reply →

Well, Thanasis, do you have to be reminded that it actually are TWO parties who are responsible for the clientelism that created the mess? It wasn’t only the socialists (not communists) of PASOK, it was also ND. I’m sure that Samaras and his crooks will be quite surprised to hear they are called communists! Quite to the contrary to what you pretend, the Greece desaster actually shows that “big government” isn’t necessarily a left wing issue. Right wingers engage in vote buying through promises of public employment and special legislation as well.

For instance, in Germany, once they got into government, neoliberal (= hypercapitalist) FDP pushed a lower VAT for the hotel business through parliamanent, a law that isn’t based on any reasonable logic, but only makes sense as a thank you to generous supporters. And in the US, not known for having any sympathy for “socio-communist” policies, there’s countless examples of such clientelist bills, too. Remember, George W. Bush increased the number of public sector jobs with hordes of GOP supporters, very much like the Greek governments did! So much for the phony republican talking point of a smaller administration.

However, you have a point in arguing that many of the citizen who profitted from that corrupt system will still vote for the offending parties, despite the economic catastrophe that they created. Indeed, polls show that ND and PASOK still will receive about 40% of the votes. That’s 40% too much. Imho Greece would be better off with both corrupt parties vanishing from the political landscape and a totally fresh start, with honest politicians and reasonable political programs. All voters should see that the old system is bankrupt and that more of the same old crookery isn’t an option!

ALL POLITICAL PARTIES IN GREECE FAVOR ONLY GOVERNMENTAL POWER INSTEAD OF FREE WILL AND PERSONAL FREEDOM TO CHOOSE. THEREFORE THE TERM SOCIO-COMMUNISTIC DESCRIBES PERFECTLY ALL THE POLITICAL PARTIES IN GREECE.

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