Greece's Golden Dawn Party a scary development for Europe
Most Greeks are probably not very happy to have witnessed the far-right Golden Dawn party take as much of the Greek electorate as they did this weekend. But despite the party's relatively low polling numbers, the rise of the anti-immigration, nationalistic party is troubling news.
Most Greeks are probably not very happy to have witnessed the far-right Golden Dawn party take as much of the Greek electorate as they did this weekend. But despite the party's relatively low polling numbers, the rise of the anti-immigration, nationalistic party is troubling news.
The vast majority of Greeks are probably not very happy to have witnessed the Golden Dawn聽party take as much of the Greek electorate as they did this weekend.聽 But it happened.
No sense in pretending it didn't.
The irony is that while Golden Dawn is聽considered a hard-right, fascist party (as most Neo-Nazi movements are), the economic policies of the original Nazis were as far-left as anything imaginable in this day and age.聽 TIME Magazine named Adolf Hitler their 1934 Man of the Year and a big part of their profile centered on the anti-capitalism of the Nazi party:
And when you consider that 71 years ago, the Greeks were brutalized by the rise of a fascist Germany during the occupation and resistance that would claim 400,000 Greek lives, the irony takes an even more tragic turn.
Once again, it is important to note that the majority of Greeks are not represented - either politically or spiritually - by the anti-immigration, nationalistic policies of the Golden Dawn party.
But still, this is a very frightening development for Europe.