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From the morning of Wednesday, October 7, the voice of democratic Greece will shout “You are not innocent” in every corner of the country or outside of it for the 68 accused of Golden Dawn, at the time when the Criminal Court of Three-member appeals will announce their verdict. for his criminal activity
A decision and a day that will end a dark period of Metapolitanism. In a period, however, at the same time where other “voices”, coming from the artistic and sports world, the one that – must– It is considered the cradle of culture and a step for public discourse that resonates and defends its ideals, they openly supported the neo-Nazi organization.
Since the summer of 2012, with the entry of Golden Dawn into Parliament, in a period of socio-economic and political crisis for the country, Until the last “political” remnants of Nazism were removed from the (para) political scene, various celebrities welcomed the rise of the far right. Thus, they publicly defended it through their positions, or used it as part of the political “prose” in their live appearances, or expanded into practical support and activism through a policy of “hatching” and penetration.
the News 24/7 remember some of those “contradictions” from the past:
I voted once. Those who put him in jail
Notis Sfakianakis had repeatedly spoken out in favor of Golden Dawn, both through interviews and through live appearances in nightclubs, where he often addressed the world and expressed his views, always being a close friend to Nazi ideals. by Golden Dawn. Who you voted for: “I voted for Chrysi Avgi because sadly these guys from Kolonos, Petralona, Perama are better than all these people who are massacring entire societies with their gloves.
I never voted for PASOK and ND. I have only voted once in my life and I have voted for those who were imprisoned. Fascists call other fascists. “It is unfair to imprison people before they are tried,” he said in another interview. “I voted for those who oppose everyone who has ruled so far. That is, Karaiskakis? I voted for him.” has said in several interviews.
Words that became a pole of attraction for several members of Golden Dawn, who decided to put on a whole “party” at a disco where they performed. That night, as Notis Sfakianakis sang, with a Greek flag on his back, and after he stopped to “speak” again to his audience, the crisaugitas below cheered him on, shouting nationalist slogans.
Notis Sfakianakis addressed them saying: “To resist. I also support their resistance today. “
Of the 100 Golden Dawn, 10 may be fine
In the summer of 2013, shortly before the murder of Pavlos Fyssas, Nikos Vertis had given an interview on a website in Patras, on the sidelines of his appearance in the Achaean capital. Then, he had said: “I have never taken a position in matches and I do not agree or disagree with anyone. The Golden Dawn of the 100 that he will say may be 10 “, saying of course that” in my life I have never been with the limbs, nor partisan. “
In fact, Nikos Vertis had compared the ideal leader in his own eyes to “Leonidas”: “I am attached to a person who will convince me that he is capable of ruling. What I miss is a Greek, a “Leonidas” to pat the table and the rest to follow. This is the problem in Greece, if a “Leonidas” comes out with a fist and dynamics “.
Whatever they want, I’ll be the first to vote for them
In May 2013, Giannis Ploutarchos gave an interview in a newspaper insert, where he was asked to comment on the political situation in the country: “Personally, I hear the “far right” or “far left” style slogans that some use to intimidate people. And I, if these parties handle the problems of the Greeks in the correct way and with respect, I will be the first to vote for them. Today I judge the actions of the parties and I am not interested in descriptions such as hooded or trumpeters. Let it be what they want. It’s enough to get the country out of the impasse. “
After the criticism he received on his face, the famous singer reacted by saying: “I said something wrong; Sorry. I just said that people are tired of the various policies, “while in a statement he noted that” My thought and my meaning, in these difficult times that Greek society is going through, is that the country comes out of the impasse and has prosperity and progress. We owe it to future generations. I had not imagined that in 2013 I would see Greece eating, without work and with an uncertain future for her children. I am interested in solving the problem in practice wherever it comes from, and I have never been in favor of a party. “As Greeks, we have learned to live with dignity and no one can deprive us of it.”
We are full of illegal immigrants, they are not going to jump us at all “
Stamatis Gonidis also had a clear position in favor of the Golden Dawn and the adoption of what it represents. In a television interview he had said the following:
“Every time someone has to be burned to prove they are a Democrat. So here’s why people who don’t chew pot vote for Golden Dawn. “Okay, immigrants have also left legally, but you have filled my world with illegal immigrants and I am afraid to walk out. I am not a racist, but I see strange things. We said that we are a hospitable people, that everything is fine, ¡¡¡ But they are not going to jump us !! What happens; Why this support? Where does it come from? Show that? That you are a democrat? Do you use democracy to jump us? in my country”.
In fact, he had supported Giorgos Katidis for the Nazi gesture he had made in an AEK match (as a soccer player at the time) saying that ““People who don’t chew weed vote for Golden Dawn.” In one of his live appearances, he was photographed making a gesture with his hand that made reference to that greeting, provoking a series of comments and negative reactions.
I like their tsaboukas
Known for his ecclesiastical repertoire, Petros Gaitanos had made the following statement: “I like Golden Dawn tsaboukas. I think it partly works well! I like what Golden Dawn does, but I don’t like it being done alone. Politicians must step up and do it at some point. I’d rather Golden Dawn get away a bit than bathe in the idiocy of the media and politicians, who have destroyed us. I prefer a Golden Dawn that will be tsaboukades. We want everything to be a courtesy … And why is Golden Dawn so aggressive? Why is Golden Dawn restoring the police? Do you know how many times, while watching the media, I wanted to do what Golden Dawn does?
He had given a personal example of the above: “Do you know how many times I go out and see that our CDs are sold illegally? I wanna catch these niggas and take all the CDs and smash them on the head?
These attitudes also won the praise of Golden Dawn, with him of course rebuilding himself later, although as he had also said “I have no regrets”.
I was born a nationalist
Steve Giatzoglou’s case is well known. The far right was in the repertoire of his public discourse, until he was “certified” with his decision to govern with the Golden Dawn in the 2019 elections.
The former basketball player and coach had said that the murder of Pavlos Fyssas was a “bad time”: “Fyssas was a bad time. Aren’t there other Fyssas? They took advantage of that. My forehead is clean.” explaining which front he was talking about: “I like to be called a patriot. Call me Greek. “I wonder, at this point, does Golden Dawn have any involvement in everything that is happening in Greece today?” while in another interview he had said: “Do you think he went to kill Fyssas? That some people went to kill Fyssas? But was what I said “a bad time” misinterpreted? Because it really was a bad time when he got into a fight with a criminal who stabbed and killed him. Whoever killed him must be punished. Personally, I don’t think the crime was organized. “But the two children who belonged to Chrysi Avgi and were killed were organized crime.”
Sabrina’s support
Two of the above, Notis Sfakianakis and Steve Giatzoglou also had the support of Sabrina. At the time of those statements, she had said: “I support Notis and Steve Giatzoglou and everyone who has every right to see something they want to hear. They accused Steve of attending an event. “Where else can you hear the Golden Dawn?”
“Kaiadas” is sweet
The superficial treatment and lack of a serious crisis of the ideology and practices of Golden Dawn was not a characteristic of only a part of Greek show business, but also of Greek television. Several presenters and several presenters at that time joined heart of light your facts in on his show, commenting superficially and without political judgment, judgment and insight. Characteristic was the attack of the presenter of Giorgos Germenis (“Kaiadas” by Chrysi Avgi) that she is … sweet. It was not the first time that its members had been commented on their appearance by presenters of morning or noon shows, with ideology, beatings and murderous attacks second, or they were not even on the information and comment agenda.
The “joke” with the West Nile mosquitoes
In the summer of 2012, Voula Papachrisou was expelled from the Olympics for her post on Twitter: “With so many Africans in Greece … At least the West Nile mosquitoes … will eat homemade food !!! “, provoking social and political protests, division, but also food for comments after photos showing her with Elias Kasidiaris.
In an interview shortly thereafter, and while publicly apologizing, he stated that he did not regret the “joke”: “I did it for fun, but I don’t regret it.” Of course, he tried to justify himself by saying that “I’m still a kid. Find me a kid who doesn’t make a single mistake.”
Regarding Ilias Kasidiaris and the physical attack on Liana Kanelli: “He himself expresses the words of the common citizen. Pass by Parliament. I remember that he was not the first to start it. I, if I were provocative with a man and insulted him, I would be ready for his response. “
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