I realize at this point there’s probably zero interest in this outside of Greece, but I’m posting this for my own reference if nothing else.
Hi. I'm a college kid in a midwestern city in the United States, and I can't stop reading about this. I have Google Reader giving me about fifty articles per day. I don't have time to read every single one, but I read everything that seems to have something new to say. The events have struck me harder than I would have expected. I don't know anyone in Greece. I hardly knew anything about Greek culture and history before this all started--like, the military junta? I had no idea it had ever existed.
Honestly, I've taken in so many varied accounts of what's happening that I'm having a problem figuring out which things I can believe. Given that I don't live there, I don't have the option to see for myself. I can only go by what other people see. But I'm going to keep reading, because...I just can't stop. I don't know why. I've never before gotten so invested in an event so far away from where I live that has had zero direct impact on my life. I've never before grieved so hard for someone I probably never would have met. I just have this sense that it's really important and I need to pay attention. I have to keep reading.
Thank you for your perspective on this. Except for that first picture (jesus christ, I want to cry every time I look at his face), I hadn't seen any of those photos. I've been quite annoyed at the number of journalists who seem to believe that teenagers just love chaos, and that's why they're doing this. Not only does that assume that every single rioter/protester is doing it for the same reasons, but it assumes young people can be safely ignored because we crazy kids all love burning things, everyone knows that! Yeah, no. There has to be more to it than that. Thousands of students don't all get pissed off at once for absolutely no reason.
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Date: 2008-12-22 02:01 am (UTC)Hi. I'm a college kid in a midwestern city in the United States, and I can't stop reading about this. I have Google Reader giving me about fifty articles per day. I don't have time to read every single one, but I read everything that seems to have something new to say. The events have struck me harder than I would have expected. I don't know anyone in Greece. I hardly knew anything about Greek culture and history before this all started--like, the military junta? I had no idea it had ever existed.
Honestly, I've taken in so many varied accounts of what's happening that I'm having a problem figuring out which things I can believe. Given that I don't live there, I don't have the option to see for myself. I can only go by what other people see. But I'm going to keep reading, because...I just can't stop. I don't know why. I've never before gotten so invested in an event so far away from where I live that has had zero direct impact on my life. I've never before grieved so hard for someone I probably never would have met. I just have this sense that it's really important and I need to pay attention. I have to keep reading.
Thank you for your perspective on this. Except for that first picture (jesus christ, I want to cry every time I look at his face), I hadn't seen any of those photos. I've been quite annoyed at the number of journalists who seem to believe that teenagers just love chaos, and that's why they're doing this. Not only does that assume that every single rioter/protester is doing it for the same reasons, but it assumes young people can be safely ignored because we crazy kids all love burning things, everyone knows that! Yeah, no. There has to be more to it than that. Thousands of students don't all get pissed off at once for absolutely no reason.