Golden Dawn supporters wave party and Greek national flags during a rally outside parliament
on 4 June. Photograph: REX/LOSMI CHOBI
It has been a bad week for democracy in Athens. All around this
great Greek city, the politics of hate now lurk. On Friday I got a taste
of it in the tiny Italian-style cafe I frequent off Syntagma Square.
It arrived in the form of two middle-aged men, both supporters of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn – and, by their own account, the holders of university degrees, well-travelled and well-informed. Over espressos, they began to engage in an animated discussion about all that is wrong with Greece.
It arrived in the form of two middle-aged men, both supporters of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn – and, by their own account, the holders of university degrees, well-travelled and well-informed. Over espressos, they began to engage in an animated discussion about all that is wrong with Greece.
