To be sure, large immigrant populations, resulting from the chaos in nearby countries as a consequence of neo-liberal policies and Empire aggressions, are causing difficulties for the host countries. But capitalist elites always turn to fascists when they need to distract people or when they feel threatened by the people because of disasters caused by their actions. I keep wondering if what we see in Greece today is an ominous preview of what we will see in the US tomorrow.
As with many fascist groups, Golden Dawn claims to represent the marginalised working class. Like far-right groups across Europe – including the English Defence League and the new British Freedom Party – Golden Dawn declares itself the enemy of a bankrupt democratic system, exploiting for its own ends popular anger against neoliberal economic mismanagement. However, although it professes to stand against austerity, it has no economic project: its tactics are simply violent, divisive and nauseatingly racist. And the governments of Greece and Europe seem willing to tolerate this as the social cost of an ongoing austerity consensus.Notice, however, that this liberal writer contributes to distracting people by her phrasing--"Like far-right groups across Europe...Golden Dawn declares itself the enemy of a bankrupt democratic [my emphasis] system...." (I wonder if this British writer was educated in the US where "democracy" and "capitalism" are regarded as synonymous.) Doesn't it follow that if a democratic system is "bankrupt", we should support authoritarian systems of rule?
Notice also that this young journalist has written another piece published in The Independent whereby she appears to know that Assange is guilty of rape! It's clear to me that she has a brilliant career ahead of her writing for liberal media. (sarcasm)
