consultingasshole:

This is what happened and is still happening in downtown Athens. While the government is voting for our almost inevitable demise, there’s a war going on outside. I don’t think I’ve been more scared in my life. That feeling you get when you hear the boots of the cops coming nearer and nearer to you, with the chemicals lingering in the air rendering you unable to breathe or see clearly, with people screaming and trying to run away so that they don’t get tear-gassed or assaulted by them, seeing old people trying to find cover somewhere where they won’t get stomped on, rushing to the side of the road hoping that you won’t look “suspicious” enough for their standards and praying to avoid any kind of confrontation with them is nothing like I’ve ever felt.

I felt truly violated in my own city by the people who are getting paid to supposedly keep ME safe. And then, so many buildings in Athens are getting burned down by the same fucking criminals who cause problems in every single protest. The citizens are NOT the ones destroying the city. There were parents with their kids, old people, young people, all of them protesting peacefully, however that didn’t stop the cops sending some of them to the hospital. I don’t know how many people the media report that have gathered today but if it was one million I would not be surprised at all.

This is just the beginning.