Analysis - Simmering Greek public anger needs spark to boil over

[xchrom]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/06/uk-greece-violence-idUKTRE79548B20111006

Reuters) - Greeks angry with austerity will continue to demonstrate against belt-tightening measures but unrest is unlikely to bring down the government unless an unexpected spark ignites a full-fledged revolt.

Salary cuts and tax hikes amid a deepening recession have brought many Greeks to the brink of survival but not yet out to the squares en masse, as they did last winter, due to what analysts say is fatigue and resignation.

"We will continue to have explosions of social violence, not from the whole society but from specific groups such as leftist groups or unions," said Mary Bossis, professor of international security at Piraeus University.

"We will not see an uprising but we will have tensions that can lead to escalating violence from the state. We are heading towards very difficult times for the country," she added.

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Permit me to make a small contribution…

[xchrom]

2. OOOOOH! AAAAAAAH!

works for me:bounce:

[woo me with science]

3. Well done.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Lovely.

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. lol. pretty

[Glimmer of Hope]

7. Bring it on!

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. Comming

I do not think this will end well...

[Jackpine Radical]

8. Maybe kinda depends on your definition of "well."

And how many eggs you're willing to see broken in the making of the omelet.

I most certainly do not endorse violence, but there are other ways to have a revolution.