Greek Protesters Set Starbucks, Athens Aflame
A group of black-hooded youths hurled Molotov cocktails at various shops Sunday night, hours before Greece Parliament looks to pass a 130 billion euro bailout. The bill would ostensibly save the government from bankruptcy but would also result in 3.3 billion euros being cut from people’s wages and pensions.
Below: A Starbucks near Syntagma Square set on fire by protesters.
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Cinnamon Broom a year agoSo let me try to follow the logic: we burn the Starbucks because it is an icon of the Western capitalism which created the comparatively strong economies, jobs and wealth that Greece was hoping to share in by joining the EU…??
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Benjamin G. a year agoThe Greek protesters are acting like the spoiled rich kid who didn’t get the iPad and beats by Dre headphones they wanted for Christmas.
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Please delete a year agoThis is like that time they burned down the Hor Topic on South Park.
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