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"Greece Strikes Turn Violent"

Rather than come to grips with the necessity of austerity, Greek union members continue making demands for other people’s money that no longer exists, and anarchist youths riot in the streets.

But it could never happen here, right?

Imagine. A crisis of civil unrest that would require the government to step in and create order. Why, it’s like a totalitarian wet dream…!

(h/t Terry H)

19 Replies to “"Greece Strikes Turn Violent"”

  1. Silver Whistle says:

    All that rioting is the only work they’ve done in ages, even if it wasn’t productive. What the protesters don’t know or care to know is that they produce absolutely nothing of value to anyone. All they know is somebody, somewhere, owes them a living.

  2. geoffb says:

    I don’t believe the #WiUnion bunch have it in them though they can talk a good game. They’ll outsource the wetwork to the black shirt anarchists as always.

  3. Bob Reed says:

    It’s a short stroll down Cloward-Piven avenue to our own private Greek moment; and I’m not talking about the corner gyro vendor either :)

    But I guess I’m a racist for even doubting the obviously pure-as-driven-snow intent of the O!ministration.

  4. dicentra says:

    Junkies gotta have their junk.

  5. Mikey NTH says:

    Rioting in Athens is going to get the Germans to loan Greece more money.

    I love magical thinking.

  6. cranky-d says:

    Bye bye, Euro.

  7. Mueller says:

    Um.
    Are “Cranky” brand cudgels still for sale? I think I better stock up.

  8. Apparently the only thing Greece has in abundant supply is shovels.

  9. weimdog says:

    Either man-up and pay your debts or default like Iceland.

    http://tinyurl.com/3n8j8p8

    If the banks were stupid enough to lend the money, they should be prepared to take the losses.

  10. mojo says:

    Maybe the Turks could help out.

    (Yes, that is sarcasm)

  11. cranky-d says:

    The CrankyCudgel™ continues to be in production, though due to the economy we had to ramp it back a bit. Even malcontents are feeling the pinch. On the other hand, with these developments, as well as our President deciding that we really don’t need coal after all, I expect sales to pick up.

  12. LTC John says:

    “A crisis of civil unrest that would require the government to step in and create order. Why, it’s like a totalitarian wet dream…!”

    Only problem for our totalitarian wanna-bes is that those of us in the Guard might not be the Sturmers they were looking for…

  13. LTC John says:

    Cranky – didn’t you bundle an offer with SquidCo torches?

  14. cranky-d says:

    SquidCo® and I have an agreement to promote each other’s products, since our customers overlap but our products don’t. I imagine we can come up with a package deal of some kind. I think torches, pitchforks, and cudgels go together very well when exercising the right of assembly.

  15. mojo says:

    Are those cudgels or truncheons?

    ‘Cause I like truncheons.

  16. SDN says:

    Not to mention, LTC John, that there’s a fairly large and well armed unorganized militia that the Greeks don’t have. 3% of 80 million is more armed individuals than the country has in uniform.

  17. Pablo says:

    OK, I’m getting in on this market before it blows up.

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  18. weimdog says:

    The Collapsing Greek Income Statement, Or Why Greece Is Doomed – http://www.zerohedge.com/article/collapsing-greek-income-statement-or-why-greece-doomed

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