Comments on: Free speech takes a beating in Greece http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/ for free expression Fri, 17 May 2013 18:22:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Glitz and glamour can't hide Eurovision's politics | Index on Censorship http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/#comment-26032 Glitz and glamour can't hide Eurovision's politics | Index on Censorship Fri, 17 May 2013 15:12:22 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=44955#comment-26032 [...] country’s media plurality. In Greece, financial woes have also had a pretty detrimental effect on freedom of expression. Bulgaria’s web of cosy relationships between authorities and media leaves the country without an [...]

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By: Grecia pasa a tener la clasificación de parcialmente libre en libertad de prensa. Austeridad y censura. | Todos Somos Griegos http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/#comment-25724 Grecia pasa a tener la clasificación de parcialmente libre en libertad de prensa. Austeridad y censura. | Todos Somos Griegos Sat, 11 May 2013 18:42:54 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=44955#comment-25724 [...] Free speech takes a beating in Greece [...]

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By: Corruption, fear and silence: the state of Greek media today | Index on Censorship http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/#comment-25390 Corruption, fear and silence: the state of Greek media today | Index on Censorship Wed, 08 May 2013 08:44:00 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=44955#comment-25390 [...] is a corrupt core operating in Greece. It consists of businessmen doing whatever they like, even breaking the law, of politicians that [...]

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By: Fallout: the economic crisis and free expression | Index on Censorship http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/#comment-24354 Fallout: the economic crisis and free expression | Index on Censorship Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:18:56 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=44955#comment-24354 [...] CHRISTOS SYLLAS [...]

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By: El gobierno griego está censurando a su pueblo | Medios de Información Alternativos http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/#comment-23935 El gobierno griego está censurando a su pueblo | Medios de Información Alternativos Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:13:23 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=44955#comment-23935 [...] que los inmigrantes no puedan pertenecer a la policía y el ejército, antes de detener sin razón alguna a inmigrantes y activistas en el centro de Atenas. Y todo esto sin [...]

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By: The Greek Government Are Silencing Their People | OccuWorld http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/#comment-23806 The Greek Government Are Silencing Their People | OccuWorld Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:20:02 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=44955#comment-23806 [...] Golden Dawn vote by proposing to ban immigrants from the police and military, before randomly detaining immigrants and activists in downtown Athens. And that’s all on top of the Golden Dawn’s [...]

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By: Dimitris Tsapogas http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/#comment-23414 Dimitris Tsapogas Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:16:03 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=44955#comment-23414 The comment made by the anonymous user “Greek centrist” is a very typical argument that is being used and reproduced by the current government and its proponents in Greece, as an effort to discredit any alternative political voices and ideas regarding a different management of the economic, social and political crisis in Greece and elsewhere. Any similar indignation, originating either from SYRIZA or other Greek and European alternatives, is being discredited as “dangerous”, “violent”, “far extreme”, and of course “populistic”.

Most importantly, by navigating through the various online news portals, TV news and mainstream right-wing newspapers, one can very easily recognise the political propaganda that is being conducted that is aiming at the systematic reference and equalisation of the left and far right wing politics in Greece.

Speaking about democratically elected government in Greece is a funny thing, when only the 62% of the population did participate in the elections and only the 29,66% out of this figure voted in favour of the New Democracy (the first party in the results). One should take also into consideration the even more extreme right-wing European mainstream media pre-elections campaign against these alternatives and the creation of a culture of fear, by the systematic usage of catastrophic and eschatological frames (e.g. bankruptcy) and the creation of a state of urgency and exception.

Finally, one wonders the motivation of the previous user who spent some time writing her/his right-wing manifesto, instead of focusing on the exceptionally important issues of freedom of expression raised by the author of the article, which concerns all of us, as Europeans and citizens of the world.

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By: » Free speech takes a beating in Greece | Index on Censorship http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/#comment-23023 » Free speech takes a beating in Greece | Index on Censorship Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:38:35 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=44955#comment-23023 [...] Free speech takes a beating in Greece | Index on Censorship Go to this article [...]

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By: A Greek centrist http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2013/03/free-speech-takes-a-beating-in-greece/#comment-22957 A Greek centrist Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:30:39 +0000 http://www.indexoncensorship.org/?p=44955#comment-22957 While groups like golden dawn are extreme this article seems to have been written by a far leftist extremist.

First off ILLEGALS are not “immigrants”. Every country in the world expects its borders respected and deports illegals – including the country’s the people that work for Amnesty international come from.. including the countries the illegals come from.

It is RACIST hypocrisy to slander Greeks as “racist” for objecting to the massive violation of our borders. Every country in the world deports illegals (and this with far less per capita than Greece). Invasion is not “immigration”. Immigrants first ask.

Frankly racism against Greeks seems to be rife these days. Aside from the excessive rhetoric against Greece for our botched fiances, the excessive rhetoric for objecting to mass illegal immigration, many pretend not to notice the former Yugoslavians sudden identity change into descendents of ancient Macedonians and state sponsored irredentism. (including this leftist writer)

This article further illustrates it written by a far left extremist by also not mentioning Syriza is essentially a COMMUNIST party. Since when did communism become “human rights” comrade?

And No mention of the constant anarchist and far leftist violence? The million upon millions of Euros of proper damage they have causes in endless riots? The terrorist attacks don’t count when your fellow comrades are doing it?

A crypt-communist’s idea of “democracy” seems to be a synonym for attacking and slandering democratically elected governments and the people that elected them. What they really mean by “democracy” is their far leftist ideology.

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