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maandag 3 februari 2014

(en) France, Coordination of Anarchist Groups - IAL #98 -Greece: last lab of the social crisis (fr, pt)

In recent years, the capitalist system has entered what might be called a crisis of 
adaptation. Rare are those who still believe that the system will collapse one day itself, 
of course. If it passes this crisis successfully (you do not want it!), It is likely that 
new international arrangements take place, some ruling classes lose power and others, 
including so-called "emerging "earn. Whichever way the cards will be redistributed, it is 
certain that we will not win there on exchange. For us, for all the people who were 
already exploited, dominated, oppressed before the crisis, there is no better future 
possible in this system. ---- In recent years, Greece has become a favorite playground of 
the ruling classes. They are experimenting with measures that will then hit the people of 
other European countries.

Far from being immune, France is one of the next countries on the list. Understand the 
situation in Greece is a challenge for you ? ? s always those who want to overthrow the 
system that kills us slowly. Since 2010, the country passed under the control of 
international policy makers, that is to say, the IMF and the European Union, controlled by 
the major economic and political powers (USA, Japan, Germany, England, France .. .). Under 
the pretext of lending money, they impose sets of measurements (memorandum) antisocial: 
layoffs, salary reductions and redistribution (health insurance, pensions, unemployment 
...), privatization, tax increases and unequal taxes ( including VAT), increased duration 
of contributions, labor deregulation ... At a time when Sunday work is being debated in 
France, Greece has for example to force stores to open on Sunday (and therefore the 
employee ? e ? s to be available all week for their boss).
This austerity is being conducted jointly by the "left" (PASOK, the same kind that our PS) 
and right (Nea Dimokratia), which have formed over a year a coalition. In Greece, the game 
is clear: everyone now knows that PASOK has more socialist in name. When we think Samaras 
(current Head of Government, member of Nea Dimokratia) was fascist in his youth and that 
PASOK was in these early years, a very party left, we see how far the game can push the 
electoral absurdity for personal and partisan interests of a small minority of leaders!
Therefore, political lines move: while the reformist left is a ghost buried under the 
current coalition, fascism gaining ground on an anti-racist and Siriza system, the main 
force of the radical left discourse try to look presentable. While maintaining an 
anti-austerity line that success, the party takes Tsipras big head since the 2012 
elections (27%) thinks the government soon softens and made his speech to win some 
valuable additional percentages, which enable him to form a government1.
In the meantime, while policies play the electoral game and make their account apothecary, 
the social situation is still deteriorating a little more. 30% unemployment, more than 50% 
among young people (official figures), drastic wage cuts and unemployment benefits (360 
euros / month for a year, for the lucky ones, then it is the street), loss of wages 
minimum and little protection that existed before. In hospitals, we must bring ourselves 
the necessary care and drugs for resale on the black market begins to make recipe. In the 
universities and education, we continue to cut jobs and lower wages. Thus, strikes in the 
administration of universities have begun since the previous year2. In Athens, the 
situation is such that, for lack of budget, no new ? e ? the student has been enrolled ? e 
at the moment and the courts have so far not yet begun.
ERT: a window of imagination to a socialized TV
Among the many splendor of the puppet government that applies the dream makers of the 
Troika (EU-IMF) shots, there was the closure of the television and state radio, ERT. June 
11 at noon, Samaras made his announcement and evening, black out! But of course it was not 
counting on the response of journalists, technicians ? not ? s and people who are 
mobilized ? e ? s and have been live for a few days socialized television, self-managed by 
the workers themselves ? ? s and user ? e ? s. Rapidly under the influence of journalists 
PASOK radicalized ? e ? s (after their dismissal, better late than never!), The situation 
has normalized and the share of support in decision making has decreased then disappeared. 
If we can criticize the evolution of the struggle (this is the reason why anarchist groups 
withdrew from the fight), you must still acknowledge the determination of worker ? is ? s 
television occupying the premises day and night for over five months and are living 
programs resistance, reports on the struggles and alternatives to capitalism and provide 
true information and critical investigative work, to serve the people and struggles. This 
is of course not without pitfalls, especially as very different ideological trends coexist 
in worker ? is ? s (PASOK radicalized anarchists) and overlapping tensions latent class 
(no technician ? ? s are clearly more radical and radical journalists, many of whom were 
placed ? e ? s by PASOK in recent years). Nevertheless, the face of repression and the 
difficulty of the situation, the unit continues and people continue to fight daily against 
the state and against those who want to impose their vision. Support worker and ? is ? s 
fraternize in a hall became place of sociability, exchange and political education and the 
fight brings joy to those who attend. As said one of the workers to a colleague who asked 
if Holland had disappeared because they could not see his face on TV: "If Holland knew 
what we were doing, it would ask for more money! ". Sign that everyone here understands 
that there is no redress the economic situation but pressing the worker ? is ? s to the 
last drop.
This fight is a challenge in the face of the state. Occupying premises owned, using the 
equipment of public television to transmit dissenting words, the worker ? ? s to show how 
the state structure is harmful. Samaras, leader of the government is well aware of and 
trying to get across to the worker ? ? s struggle for dangerous terrorists. He says about 
them: "The State will NOT be held hostage to the union" ... So in reality, it is the 
government and the Troika, defenders of capitalism, who terrorize the majority of the 
population every day! Moreover, these are the same cops who sent their resume to local 
Athens. The goal is to install a new public channel (which replaces the radio and three TV 
channels), although docile, hiring on contract two months old ? do ? s ? e ? s employee 
ERT , 550 euros / month ... And should be more thank them! Here in Thessaloniki, time to 
complete this article, we are still waiting their arrival and they prepare but there is no 
doubt they will soon attempt to silence resistance, as they do everywhere elsewhere.
Repression, street violence and elections: the three heads of the fascist monster
In this regard, the coming months will also promise anything good. Any left (of the 
libertarian Siriza) agrees that the state is currently conducting a real war against the 
anarchist movement. Dozens of our companions (and a few companions) were imprisoned ? e ? 
s for the last two years, on grounds cans. The city walls are lined tag supports the 
anarchists who start hunger strikes to protest against their (conditions) incarcerations 
and support events multiply. The prisons are so full of our comrades when the fascists 
must spend a few weeks in preventive, they are put into cells and institutions aside, lest 
the revolutionary imprisoned ? e ? s and their allies ? e ? s not their make the skin! If 
this can make us smile at first, it should not be forgotten that the repression against 
squats and social centers intensifies, to the point that most occupations do not host 
inhabitant ? e ? s sustainable manner, lest new friends find themselves arrested ? e ? s 
when the police arrived.
The rise of fascism thus has three faces: the elections and polls are we rehashing, the 
street and the state and its armed wing. Since the assassination of Pavlos Fissas, union 
Piraeus and rapper antifascist, September 18 dernier3, the tension is palpable. Everyone 
knows that the police and Golden Dawn is not only in collusion, they are often the two 
uniforms of the same actors. The anti-fascist movement is no mistake when he said: 
"Beware! Beware! Golden Dawn in uniform! ".
So when the end of October, two fascists are slaughtered at the gun in their premises on 
the outskirts of Athens, many see it as a challenge, especially as nobody claims the 
action4. If we do not mourn the death of the two nazis, it seems clear that this is a boon 
for Golden Dawn, who plays the victim and parties, models, and for the state, which 
promises a "merciless struggle against violence in the country "... As if it were the 
priority problem in Greece! It promises for the coming weeks of new measures, which are 
already known recipes: arbitrary arrests, destruction of social centers and anarchist 
media, increased repression against you ? ? s always those who still dare to fight.
Against the atomization of social life: strengthen and coordinate our class, prepare for 
the future
There would be much to say about the social and political situation and two pages are not 
enough. Far from looking spectacular as the bourgeois media, the crisis is above all lived 
in the little things of everyday life, in all the little things that are so-called 
"comfort of life." For example, a pernicious and invisible effects, is the deprivation of 
coffee: it refuses increasingly out a drink. That may not seem like much but in a society 
where social life is almost outside the home, this deprivation primarily means social 
death of the individual. Fortunately, solidarity structures (often political) have emerged 
in an emergency, to address everyday needs: provide hot meals, clothing, restore power 
cut, provide medical care and medicines without pay 5 euros franchise. The stakes for 
revolutionaries today, as time runs out, to strengthen these structures, coordinate from 
the base and to give back to the rich social movement real political perspectives beyond 
the wait and electoral illusion driven by Siriza. In this way, it is possible to envisage 
an effective response at the next spark to come and successful transition to a 
revolutionary situation, the only real hope for the dominated classes ? e ? s.
The lesson we can learn, for France, seems to me a little different. Indeed, our 
structures for political solidarity are much less developed and influential time in 
Greece. If our organizational culture is stronger than in the Greek anarchist movement, it 
is not sufficient to cope effectively, "in the first month," an offensive as Greece has 
known. So we need at all costs to develop grassroots organizations around actual needs 
that are emerging in our camp social (housing, food, transportation, working conditions, 
health ...), which are the pillars of transformation revolutionary social and 
re-organization of society on libertarian and egalitarian basis, that is to say, freed 
leaders and profiteers who exploit us.


Guillaume group in the Paris region


1. Indeed, the first force in the legislative elections pockets 50 additional seats. It is 
this twisting the rule of proportional allowing Nea Dimokratia to still maintain power. 
Siriza in demanding an end but in the meantime, most strategists know that if Siriza wins 
this election leadership, is going to need that extra push to form a government party.
2. Number Z of Thessaloniki (February 2013) refers to this situation among many others. 
This is to read! www.zite.fr
3. For more information and explanations on the reasons that could make it a target for 
Pavlos fascists, you can read an article in Lib?ration, sentimental but much better 
documented than the rest: http://www.liberation.fr / 
monde/2013/10/25/grece-aube-doree-contre-enquete-sur-un-assassinat_942403
4. In general, when some spectacular action (local fires, bank robberies and even murder) 
is produced by a revolutionary group, a statement of claim shall be made public shortly 
after the anarchist media (Indymedia Athens, for example ). Similarly, when comrades are 
arrested by the police and tried, they often recognize their actions and declare 
illegitimate judiciary to judge their actions. Thus, a few months after the murder of 
Alexis in December 2008, a group called "The Sect of Revolutionaries" claimed the killing 
in response to a police officer.

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