GOLDEN DAWN IN CORFU

GOLDEN DAWN OPENS IN CORFU

The opening of the Corfu Golden Dawn offices in P. Konstantas street (and the accompanying anti-fascist demonstrations) took place under unprecedented security and police supervision: over 100 men from ELAS of all services (DIAS, Safety, Traffic, OPKE etc.) surrounded the offices with police vehicles and dozens of law enforcement in surrounding streets.

Anti-fascist demonstrations also vented their wrath on the island's other fascist organizations, Syriza and ANTARSYA.

 I myself have long suffered from my fascist neighbours, the Palis, and their unambiguous signs all along my border fence taunt me daily, as do Sofia, Maria and son Robbo's threatening shouts. With a branch office of their favourite office actually in Corfu town, it shouldnt be long before the lads are invited round chez Pali and some fun and games chucking rocks down on San Luca.

Irony note: just the other night, I was waiting for my belovèd Caroline to collect some phone chargers so i went out to rake leaves to await. Hearing the lonesome sound of rake on gravel, the neighbors must have reckoned I was alone and prime for some aggro. I kept thinking, 'Keep it up, because the Avenging Furie be here soon and then you'll cop it.'

She didnt come, no need, but zut alors! What fun if she had. And with the Captain and his steely blue-eyed gaze and no-nonsense cutlasses in both holsters? Posse from Hell. Cavalry from Calvary.  

Here are some comments in response to my posting on Facebook Grapevine, and my apologies for being able to reproduce the actual page with names and faces. I am working to anonymise the whole thing. But interesting to see the  reactions and assumptions.

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  Sofia and Robbie
  constructing fence

  Veta Rengi Panteliou It is awful feeling! Especially with all the foreigners living on Corfu!!!!!!!!!!! I do not know if foreingers for them are only the pakistans etc. What about the Europeans that are not Greeks? Just a tragic thought that came to my mind last night when I heard these men speaking!!!
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  Isobel Elliott Where can you read this in English

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  Angela English google chrome will translate for you

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  Chris Holmes The entire length of the border fence between me and my neighbours is strung with printed notices praising Χρυσή Αυγή, proclaiming Greece for the Greeks, and instructing Albanians (cook and gardener), Chinese (my father was in the Hong Kong colonial service) and English to get out.

  
  
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  example of their 'notices'

  Melita Forte Chakiris And wher do people like me with dual nationality stand? Do I go or do I stay?!!

  
  
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  Roly Baker English out eh, then who on earth WOULD pay taxes?

  
  
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  Jeanette Parker Do they have any idea how much in taxes is paid by non-Greek residents'. EU countries, inc.U.K.,who contributed to Greek bailouts. Do they want to leave the EU and Euro zone?

  
  
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  Duchess Scarlett Blissett Paizanos They don't bother European's !! They aim at Pakistani and muslim's

  
  
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  Veta Rengi Panteliou what about those English or europeans with little darker skin?

  
  
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  Duchess Scarlett Blissett Paizanos erm they ask you for your passport !!

  
  
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  Chris Holmes My Χρυσή Αυγή-supporting neighbours, the Palis, have made a generous exception for me, with shouts and insults, window-breaking stones, crude Molotov cocktails in my empty pool, and a host of other imaginative encouragement to feel at home.

  
  
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  Karen Makris Sounds like you have hostile neighbours........

  
  
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  barbed wire and strong posts. thorough

  Chris Holmes Very hostile, and regarded by the Police as quite mad.

  
  
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  Karen Makris Time to move maybe??

  
  
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  Janet Parr oh chris how horrid for you xxx

  
  
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  Chris Holmes Karen, as soon as i have concluded a satisfactory sale of the parental home i shall be looking for cosier quarters.

  
  
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  Karen Makris I hope this situation doesn't escalate to such an extent that people living in Corfu, irrespective of nationality, are forced to live in fear or leave.

  
  
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  Karen Makris When you move Chris check out your neighbours beforehand.

  
  
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  Jeanette Parker Greece takes over the rotating Presidency of EU on Wednesday!

  
  
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  Aitchm Muir The way I look at it is this , People will be pushed so far ,and when they can see no way out , extreme parties like this materialise.  I am not at all saying I agree with it , but , everyone should be able to voice their concerns in a Country, without fear of anything , it is called freedom. Unfortunately it does not always work out like that we have the National front , they are not liked at all by most , but they have got seats on councils etc , people like this get fed up of seeing their Country being eroded by so many things , they think they can take it back with violence ,which is never the way at all. Greece is a beautiful country, with lovely people and I feel sorry it is having all these hard times xx
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