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MADRID - The unrest that has gripped Greece is spilling over into the rest of Europe, raising concerns the clashes could be a trigger for opponents of globalization, disaffected youth, and others outraged by the continent's economic turmoil and soaring unemployment. Protesters in Spain, Denmark, and Italy smashed shop windows, pelted police with bottles, and attacked banks this week, while in France, cars were set ablaze yesterday outside the Greek consulate in Bordeaux, where protesters scrawled graffiti warning about a looming "insurrection." At least some of the protests were organized over the Internet, showing how quickly the message of discontent can be spread, particularly among tech-savvy youth. One website Greek protesters used to update each other on the locations of clashes asserted there have been sympathy protests in nearly 20 countries. More demonstrations were set for today in Italy, France, and Germany. Still, the clashes have been isolated so far, and nothing like the scope of the chaos in Greece, which was triggered by the police killing of a teenager on Saturday and has ballooned into nightly scenes of burning street barricades, looted stores, and overturned cars. Nevertheless, authorities in Europe worry conditions are ripe for the contagion to spread. As Europe plunges into recession, unemployment is rising, particularly among the young. Even before the crisis, European youths complained about difficulty finding well-paid jobs - even with a college degree - and many said they felt left out as the continent grew in prosperity. In Greece, demonstrators handed out fliers yesterday listing their demands, which include the reversal of public spending cuts that have brought layoffs, and........

Comments (12)

  1. dermahrk says

    Gee, now WE know how to fix our economic problems. Excuse me, I have to go light my neighbor's car on fire...

    Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  2. inrumford says

    not quite sure what to think of all that -I probably need to get out (of my head) more. I've been following it for sure, but I have a hard time picturing myself diving headlong into armed conflict.

    Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  3. deadmandeadman says
    You say you want a revolution
    Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  4. inrumford says

    I see you were prepared

    Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  5. Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  6. inrumford says

    yeah you

    Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  7. deadmandeadman says
    Long Live
    Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  8. inrumford says

    the keanu reeves version

    Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  9. scooter7 says

    The George Washington blog has compiled a list of quotes attesting to Celente's accuracy as a trend forecaster.

     "When CNN wants to know about the Top Trends, we ask Gerald Celente." — CNN Headline News

     "A network of 25 experts whose range of specialties would rival many university faculties." — The Economist

    "Gerald Celente has a knack for getting the zeitgeist right." — USA Today

    "There’s not a better trend forecaster than Gerald Celente. The man knows what he’s talking about." - CNBC

     "Those who take their predictions seriously ... consider the Trends Research Institute." — The Wall Street Journal

    "Gerald Celente is always ahead of the curve on trends and uncannily on the mark ... he's one of the most accurate forecasters around." — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    "Mr. Celente tracks the world’s social, economic and business trends for corporate clients." — The New York Times

    "Mr. Celente is a very intelligent guy. We are able to learn about trends from an authority." — 48 Hours, CBS News

    "Gerald Celente has a solid track record. He has predicted everything from the 1987 stock market crash and the demise of the Soviet Union to green marketing and corporate downsizing." — The Detroit News

     "Gerald Celente forecast the 1987 stock market crash, ‘green marketing,’ and the boom in gourmet coffees." — Chicago Tribune

    "The Trends Research Institute is the Standard and Poors of Popular Culture." — The Los Angeles Times

    "If Nostradamus were alive today, he'd have a hard time keeping up with Gerald Celente." — New York Post

    NOW...

    The man who predicted the 1987 stock market crash and the fall of the Soviet Union is now forecasting revolution in America, food riots and tax rebellions - all within four years, while cautioning that putting food on the table will be a more pressing concern than buying Christmas gifts by 2012. Gerald Celente, the CEO of Trends Research Institute, is renowned for his accuracy in predicting future world and economic events, which will send a chill down your spine considering what he told Fox News this week. Celente says that by 2012 America will become an undeveloped nation, that there will be a revolution marked by food riots, squatter rebellions, tax revolts and job marches, and that holidays will be more about obtaining food, not gifts. "We're going to see the end of the retail Christmas....we're going to see a fundamental shift take place....putting food on the table is going to be more important that putting gifts under the Christmas tree," said Celente, adding that the situation would be "worse than the great depression". "America's going to go through a transition the likes of which no one is prepared for," said Celente, noting that people's refusal to acknowledge that America was even in a recession highlights how big a problem denial is in being ready for the true scale of the crisis. Celente, who successfully predicted the 1997 Asian Currency Crisis, the subprime mortgage collapse and the massive devaluation of the U.S. dollar, told UPI in November last year that the following year would be known as "The Panic of 2008," adding that "giants (would) tumble to their deaths," which is exactly what we have witnessed with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and others. He also said that the dollar would eventually be devalued by as much as 90 per cent. The consequence of what we have seen unfold this year would lead to a lowering in living standards, Celente predicted a year ago, which is also being borne out by plummeting retail sales figures. The prospect of revolution was a concept echoed by a British Ministry of Defence report last year, which predicted that within 30 years, the growing gap between the super rich and the middle class, along with an urban underclass threatening social order would mean, "The world's middle classes might unite, using access to knowledge, resources and skills to shape transnational processes in their own class interest," and that, "The middle classes could become a revolutionary class." In a separate recent interview, Celente went further on the subject of revolution in America. "There will be a revolution in this country," he said. "It’s not going to come yet, but it’s going to come down the line and we’re going to see a third party and this was the catalyst for it: the takeover of Washington, D. C., in broad daylight by Wall Street in this bloodless coup. And it will happen as conditions continue to worsen." "The first thing to do is organize with tax revolts. That’s going to be the big one because people can’t afford to pay more school tax, property tax, any kind of tax. You’re going to start seeing those kinds of protests start to develop." "It’s going to be very bleak. Very sad. And there is going to be a lot of homeless, the likes of which we have never seen before. Tent cities are already sprouting up around the country and we’re going to see many more." "We’re going to start seeing huge areas of vacant real estate and squatters living in them as well. It’s going to be a picture the likes of which Americans are not going to be used to. It’s going to come as a shock and with it, there’s going to be a lot of crime. And the crime is going to be a lot worse than it was before because in the last 1929 Depression, people’s minds weren’t wrecked on all these modern drugs – over-the-counter drugs, or crystal meth or whatever it might be. So, you have a huge underclass of very desperate people with their minds chemically blown beyond anybody’s comprehension."

    Circle the wagons, kiddies!

    Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  10. Spike says

    Now I'm happy.

    Permalink posted 12/13/2008
  11. MusicRX says

    Had to add this US demonstration song.

    Permalink posted 12/14/2008
  12. deadmandeadman says

    Great Choice MusicRX

    Permalink posted 12/15/2008

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