In Greece, anti-immigrant Golden Dawn party rides wave of xenophobia

Jul 05, 2012 11:16

Daniel Dale
Staff Reporter
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ATHENS-He doesn’t walk alone.

Not to his convenience store in the morning. Not to his apartment at night. Not anymore. When Tipu Sultan Mirza Mohamed moves, three or four fellow immigrants from Bangladesh move with him.

Protection.

The Bangladeshis of Athens now travel in packs because the thugs travel in ( Read more... )

race / racism, xenophobia, greece

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sakuraberries July 5 2012, 15:39:07 UTC
Landmines along the Turkish border? wtf.

This party's rhetoric is terrifying.

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tabaqui July 5 2012, 17:24:59 UTC
Wow. Sounds like the Golden Dawn and the Tea Party are two of a kind.

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poetic_pixie_13 July 5 2012, 19:22:45 UTC
Disgusting but not surprising. When things are so unstable and everyone's scared you need a scapegoat. =/

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jugglingeggs July 6 2012, 11:16:28 UTC
WTF Greece? Economy being bad is NOT the magical excuse people use it as, to go around beating up other human beings. JFC.

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