Greek government urges unity, protesters defiant

[xchrom]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/uk-greece-idUKTRE7930W720111004

(Reuters) - Angry protesters blockaded Greek ministries on Tuesday despite appeals from the finance minister for the public to rally around the tough measures the Athens government needs to achieve fiscal targets and avert default on its colossal debt.

World financial markets have been reeling since Athens said on Sunday that a deeper than expected recession means it will miss its 2011 deficit target, despite austerity steps meant to solve Europe's worst debt crisis.

Fears of a debt default drove the Athens stock exchange to an 18-year low on Tuesday. Greek bank stocks fell as much as 9.5 percent. The euro hit a nine-month low against the dollar and a 10-year low against the yen.

"There is very big turmoil and very deep anger in society," the secretary general of public sector union ADEDY, Ilias Iliopoulos, told Reuters as he took part in Tuesday's protest.

[blindpig]

1. Georgie boy and PASOK are toast.

PASOK's numbers fall while KKE's numbers rise, the numbers are approaching close to even and the trend is towards KKE. Options are limited, if tanks are put in the streets there will be hell to pay, KKE is ready.

[xchrom]

2. ...

:toast: here's to you being right.

[white_wolf]

5. I hope you are right.

Though I do have some misgivings about the KKE since they are a Marxist-Leninist party I don't agree with their ideology on every issue, but they seem to be the best option available to the Greek workers right now so I support them.

[blindpig]

6. KKE...

is best I can tell the premire communist party going. They've really got their shit together. I talk to a member at another site, good people and astute.

[OhioChick]

3. Rec n/t

[dtexdem]

4. Well, the Greek government got what they asked for: unity among protesters.

;-)