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Post by admin1 on Dec 13, 2008 15:46:33 GMT -7
Interesting human interest angle on the riots in Greece Greek riots spark fear of Europe in flameswww.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article5337633.eceMy favorite excerpt:Stratis Stratigis, former chairman of the Athens Olympics organising committee, suggested he might have an answer. “Our democracy is destroying itself because it misrepresented the right to liberty and equality,” says an e-mail circulating his friends. “It taught the citizens to regard disrespect as a right, lawlessness as liberty, impertinence as equality and anarchy as enjoyment.” This is a quote from Socrates, the ancient philosopher who ended up being sentenced to death for voicing truths that nobody wanted to hear. “It’s funny,” said Stratigis. “Those words have a ring about them today.”
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