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"Some thoughts by an anarchist who was at Syntagma square in Athens last
night"
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=en&article_id=1295350

"Athens sees its biggest gathering in years, more than 150,000 at
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"Resolution by the Popular Assembly of Syntagma Square – 2nd June 2011-
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=en&article_id=1300040



Some thoughts by an anarchist who was at Syntagma square in Athens last
night


I just came back from Syntagma due to a very unfortunate personal
incident (I had otherwise planned to stay the night) and I have the
following to say:

1) The people who came out today were literally in the hundreds of
thousands; do not buy into the estimates that cruelly understate the
numbers. At 8 pm the entire Syntagma square and all nearby streets were
full, which means approximately 100,000 people. Calculating the flows of
people from 6pm and given that people constantly came and went, we are
literally talking of hundreds of thousands, a participation that
exceeded all expectations.

2) The nationalists faced a huge defeat. We are talking of an enormous
crowd and in it there were three greek flags in total, a number that is
smaller even than those appearing at general strikes. And so, the
scaremongering that this was a nationalist trap was unfounded. To the
contrary!

3) Yes, the crowd was mixed, inexperienced and heterogeneous – but isn’t
the crowd of the Athenians so? The fact that people with so different
philosophies to one another coexisted is for me a huge victory. Perhaps
for half these people this was their first or their second mobilisation.
Once again, well done to them for taking to the streets, even if
carrying their prejudice and bias.

4) The people FINALLY were insistent and would not leave. Even when I
left there were quite a few people, and it was 3 a.m.!

5) The open assembly of syntagma operated exceptionally well and openly,
putting radical issues to the table. Indefinite strike, indefinite
occupation of Syntagma, clear anti-fascist references. Elementary
impromptu cleanup services worked as well, in the Tahrir square model!
It was clear that the seed sown on February 23 has been fertilised and
the much-craved occupation of Syntagma square has become a reality.

6) As an anarchist I pity all my comrades who snubbed, undermined and
smeared today’s impromptu and leaderless mobilisation. Instead of
joining in with these people and politically fermenting with them, they
chose its snubbing and the easy elimitism toward the “clueless and
politically reactionary masses”. A great pity, but the space for
immediate rectification still exists for all who can and want…

7) Finally, everything has began! The people took to the streets and
would not leave. Syntagma has shown it can become an epicentre of social
protest with radical characteristics and foremost social clash, just
like many of us had dreamt on February 23. We have much to still face
and huge hurdles to jump over, but today was an Historical day that
no-one expected and everyone was pleasantly taken by surprise. The
social power of the internet was finally confirmed here, too.

In conclusion: take to Syntagma today, too, carrying the experiences of
yesterday’s huge day!

Today, more of us and more determined, to Syntagma!

Everything has began once again, and nothing remains the same!

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