October 5, 2011: Kanellos the legendary riot dog marshals his troops as they hold the line against the authoritarian enforcers
Tens of thousands of workers, pensioners and youth protested throughout Greece Wednesday in a 24-hour public sector strike called by the ADEDY civil service trade union federation and the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE).
The strike is the first since the social democratic PASOK government announced further austerity measures, including thousands of public sector sackings and a 40 percent pay cut for 30,000 civil servants. Last month, parliament approved a property tax, added to utility bills, that will force 80 percent of households to pay between 1,000 euros and 1,500 euros extra a year. Failure to pay the tax will result in the shutoff of electricity.
Workers employed in public transport, local government, tax and insurance offices struck nationwide. State hospitals ran with emergency staff only and some state schools were forced to close. Also striking for the first time were air traffic controllers, leading to the cancellation of more than 400 international and domestic flights. Ferry services were also disrupted and major tourist sites were closed, although the Athens Metro ran normally.
Comment: Can it be any more obvious the United States is an overt dictatorship that 'hates your freedom'? In a ponerized world where words are turned upside down, you can be sure this bill would be used against normal people coming together to free themselves of pathological influence. What these Senators are proposing is not protection from cyber-bullying but a protection for it. Freedom of Association is clearly a threat to the pervasiveness of pathology in our social systems.