Time to take the country back from barbarism

The news that farm foremen in the strawberry fields of Manolada fired on migrant workers, and the images of victims lying injured in the dirt, fell on us like a blow from a dagger – like something from another time, another place. It confirmed that at many levels Greece is in regression, falling back on archetypal behavior. The exploitation of helpless workers by landowners has always been part of the human adventure, just as the downtrodden have made heroic efforts to improve their lot. Greek peasants and workers have played a prominent role in such struggles over the past century and it is tragic that today we see Greeks treading on the rights of foreign workers, blackening the name of Greeks and undermining their past struggles.
(18.04.2013) Kathimerini English Edition (by Nikos Konstandaras)
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