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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists' Harvest Ball September 21-23, 2012 [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)27. Why Greece's Neo-Nazis Are So Popular
http://www.businessinsider.com/popularity-of-golden-dawn-2012-9
A conversation that came up on Twitter earlier reminded me about something I learned in Greece, but which I'd never written about before, and that was the reason that the Golden Dawn (the Neo-Nazi party) is so popular.
First of all, opinion polls do show them being quite popular. A new poll shows them being the 3rd most popular party in Greece, with 22% (!!) support.
Do more than a 5th of Greek people have Nazi or fascist tendencies? Heck no.
Basically, the Golden Dawn, as I learned when I was in Greece, operates as a kind of quasi services mafia.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/popularity-of-golden-dawn-2012-9#ixzz27CJQuLjB
A conversation that came up on Twitter earlier reminded me about something I learned in Greece, but which I'd never written about before, and that was the reason that the Golden Dawn (the Neo-Nazi party) is so popular.
First of all, opinion polls do show them being quite popular. A new poll shows them being the 3rd most popular party in Greece, with 22% (!!) support.
Do more than a 5th of Greek people have Nazi or fascist tendencies? Heck no.
Basically, the Golden Dawn, as I learned when I was in Greece, operates as a kind of quasi services mafia.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/popularity-of-golden-dawn-2012-9#ixzz27CJQuLjB
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