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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:28 AM Original message |
Three dead as Greece protest turns violent |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. Those of you with extended cable or verizon fios should tune into France24 and EuroNews. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. This story was this morning's news blip from Le Monde to my iPhone. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
2. ugh...like i need more bad news |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:44 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Bad for the casualties.... |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Fighting back against what? |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Banksters ruining their economy, and then handing it over to |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Was it "banksters" |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:12 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. "bankster" is the new "commie" you can blame them for everything and anything |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:11 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. I think Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Yes, the right wing corporate talking points do not pan out in reality of their |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
27. Yes |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #6 |
34. People think we can spend more than we make |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
61. National pastime of not paying taxes? who does that sound like? |
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katsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
80. The Greek debt is pretty much reflective of the debt of other |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:15 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Pretty sure it was government borrowing and excessive spending that did that, NT |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. So when the Banksters come for more of our tax dollars and our pensions, will you give your hard |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:44 AM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Will you not pay taxes to cover government debt? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. Yes, promptly, after the gutless wonders in our Congress re-set a 70% tax on the super-rich. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Oh, I forgot to End the Occupations and cut the Pentagon Budget in HALF. eom |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 11:01 AM Response to Reply #30 |
37. So you'll refuse now? Or think it appropriate to do so? |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 12:27 PM Response to Reply #37 |
46. Remind me, please: which candidates ran on increasing the deficit? |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 01:00 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Which ones showed detailed plans for reducing it? Which voters demanded that? NT |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 01:50 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. I think we all know by now.... |
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Knight Hawk (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Not banksters |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:32 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Wrong! People will make the same lame argument about the USA and it's untrue. |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
21. The government had no right to promise unaffordable pensions. |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. If the EU & IMF don't bail Greece out... |
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Knight Hawk (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. No |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 02:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
52. Not wrong at all... |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 10:23 AM Response to Reply #14 |
36. A different view |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #36 |
38. No bank forces any government to run up deficits and borrow. Anywhere. |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 11:38 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Government + international banks |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 11:54 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. The government directly and people indirectly are to blame for ANY democracy's debt |
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Fool Count (878 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
79. Government's alone my ass. Greece would have no problem |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:25 PM Response to Reply #36 |
76. You sure got that right. Germany is bailing out German banks, not Greece. |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
75. The Germans have violated the 3% rule more than one time... |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #14 |
86. Ask the Icelandic people about the banksters |
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DutchLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
74. The Greek retire at 53, and have 'a 13th and 14th month'... |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 11:40 PM Response to Reply #74 |
83. Average age at retirement in Greece is 61, not 53. |
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Old Troop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
77. I guess an analogy to what you say would be |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
24. Well the IMF isn't exactly the good guys |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. We concur on one all-important issue: The IMF is VILE. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. If you told me the IMF was dictating the US budget |
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earthlite (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. You should be ashamed. |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 05:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
63. When are you going to learn to read? |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #63 |
81. This is no way to protest. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
12. +1000 |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
10. Gee, who could have predicted this? nt |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:23 AM Response to Original message |
11. CNNI reporting 3 dead, 4 missing from the bank |
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maddezmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
18. link to Euronews live online |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
20. The Greek Tea Party at work here |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:13 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. I think the Greek protestors share as much with Tea Party protestors |
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NJGeek (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. how different are they? |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 11:53 AM Response to Reply #33 |
41. So much ignorance |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 01:36 PM Response to Reply #41 |
50. Well, the Greek protestors have killed 3 people |
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conspirator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. How many have the corporate masters that give orders to Obama killed with their imperial wars? nt |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #50 |
72. This is not certain, but yes, if they did it would be tragic. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 10:18 PM Response to Reply #50 |
82. Deleted message |
Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 05:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Nice try, but not very close |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:11 PM Response to Reply #33 |
71. You have no idea what you are talking about. |
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MellowDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 02:08 PM Response to Reply #26 |
53. They're very similar to me... |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. I don't think you could be more wrong. |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
35. I blame the American taxpayer. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 11:50 AM Response to Reply #35 |
40. I can see what happened to Greece happening here. All the gov has to do is keep up with the H1B and |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 12:17 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Oh, there is a very real risk of this happening here. |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 02:34 PM Response to Reply #44 |
87. And who do we have to thank for that? |
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Prometheus Bound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #40 |
54. I did not place the blame with anyone but the American taxpayer. |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 12:03 PM Response to Original message |
43. "The bail-out deal is designed to prevent Greece from defaulting on its massive debt." |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 12:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. I remember the riots that broke out about a year ago due to the cops shooting some kid on the street |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 01:03 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. ermmm I think the riot WAS the outrage over the police killing someone |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 01:34 PM Response to Reply #48 |
49. There was no outrage here in the US over the police killing someone |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 03:44 PM Response to Reply #49 |
57. So the BART incident riots were non-outraged? Calmly passive riots? NT |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 04:03 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I'm talking about the greek incident and the reaction to it here on DU |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #58 |
59. No - you also talked about the riots when a kid was shot then said there was no outrage over that |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 04:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. The riot was in greece, the kid who was shot was in greece, the riots were in greece |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
70. DUers hate direct action. |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
56. The bank workers may have been locked inside |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
64. Please remember that those three dead people were not the CEO, CFO or Board of Directors members. |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 06:44 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. I agree wholeheartedly |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:02 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Collateral damage. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:08 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Communists believe it is fascists that bombed the bank: |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:06 PM Response to Reply #64 |
68. An employee of the burnt bank speaks out on tonight’s tragic deaths in Athens |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:52 PM Response to Reply #68 |
78. The guys who threw the Molotovs are still guilty, they just don't get all the blame |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 04:27 AM Response to Reply #78 |
84. Yes I agree and I believe they should come forward. |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 04:30 AM Response to Reply #78 |
85. The murderers mourn their victims |
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howaboutme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
65. Greeks have passion, Americans have baseball, football and basketball |
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joshcryer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-05-10 07:14 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. Yeah, they've been burning banks for years, this is the first time anyone died from it. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-06-10 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
88. I see the Corporatism Apologists are spamming this thread. |
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