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{{Short description|Political slogan from the 2008 Civil Unrest in Greece}} |
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⚫ | '''"Merry Crisis"''' or '''"Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear"''' is a slogan that appeared as graffiti in Athens during the [[2008 Greek riots|2008 Civil Unrest in Greece]].<ref>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/19/europe/19greece.php</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/europe/2009/01/greece-streets-athens-greeks|title = Happy New Fear|date = 15 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/feb/22/civil-unrest-athens|title = Ed Vulliamy and Helena Smith join frontline activists in Athens|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 22 February 2009}}</ref> Earlier, a picture of such graffiti appeared on the cover of Vavel Magazines's 2007 Christmas special.<ref name="ol">http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/2008/12/25/merry-crisis-and-a-happy-new-fear{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The British anarchist publication ''[[Occupied London]]'' states that it was "one of the main slogans of the 2008 revolt."<ref name="ol" /> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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On December |
On 6 December 2008, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a fifteen-year-old boy, was killed by policemen in [[Exarcheia]], a neighborhood of Athens.<ref name="Iliopoulos" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 December 2008 |title=French Institute in Athens attacked |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/world/europe/19iht-19greece2.18828796.html |access-date=21 December 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Within a few hours, protesters were in Athens marching, setting buildings on fire and building barricades. They targetted symbols of capitalism including banks, police stations, and the Christmas tree in [[Syntagma Square]].<ref name="Iliopoulos">{{Cite journal |last=Iliopoulos |first=Christos |date=2009 |title='We wish you a merry crisis and a happy new fear': a postscript from the December riots in Athens |journal=Anarchist Studies |volume=17 |issue=1 |via=Gale}}</ref> |
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==Graffiti== |
==Graffiti== |
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During the 2008 riots, an unknown person spray-painted the phrase "Merry crisis and a happy new fear" outside the Bank of Greece in Athens.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dibley |first=Ben |last2=Neilson |first2=Brett |date= |
During the 2008 riots, an unknown person spray-painted the phrase "Merry crisis and a happy new fear" outside the Bank of Greece in Athens.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dibley |first=Ben |last2=Neilson |first2=Brett |date=26 July 2010 |title=Climate Crisis and the Actuarial Imaginary: 'The War on Global Warming' |url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/lwish/nf/2010/00000069/00000069/art00011;jsessionid=332r9pvo1sfcu.x-ic-live-01 |journal=New Formations |volume=69 |issue=69 |pages=144–159 |doi=10.3898/NEWF.69.08.2010 |via=Gale}}</ref> |
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==Legacy== |
==Legacy== |
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Commentators of the riots describe the phrase as the motto of the riots.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hadjimichalis |first=Costis |date=2013-07 |title=From Streets and Squares to Radical Political Emancipation? Resistance Lessons from Athens during the Crisis |language=en |volume=6 |pages=116–136 |work=Human Geography |issue=2 |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/194277861300600209 |access-date= |
Commentators of the riots describe the phrase as the motto of the riots.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hadjimichalis |first=Costis |date=2013-07 |title=From Streets and Squares to Radical Political Emancipation? Resistance Lessons from Athens during the Crisis |language=en |volume=6 |pages=116–136 |work=Human Geography |issue=2 |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/194277861300600209 |access-date=21 December 2021 |doi=10.1177/194277861300600209 |issn=1942-7786}}</ref> |
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==Other uses== |
==Other uses== |
Revision as of 08:06, 21 December 2021
"Merry Crisis" or "Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear" is a slogan that appeared as graffiti in Athens during the 2008 Civil Unrest in Greece.[1][2][3] Earlier, a picture of such graffiti appeared on the cover of Vavel Magazines's 2007 Christmas special.[4] The British anarchist publication Occupied London states that it was "one of the main slogans of the 2008 revolt."[4]
Background
On 6 December 2008, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a fifteen-year-old boy, was killed by policemen in Exarcheia, a neighborhood of Athens.[5][6] Within a few hours, protesters were in Athens marching, setting buildings on fire and building barricades. They targetted symbols of capitalism including banks, police stations, and the Christmas tree in Syntagma Square.[5]
Graffiti
During the 2008 riots, an unknown person spray-painted the phrase "Merry crisis and a happy new fear" outside the Bank of Greece in Athens.[7]
Legacy
Commentators of the riots describe the phrase as the motto of the riots.[8]
Other uses
During the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, an artist created a mural in a Sydney suburb depicting Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison making a toast. A speech bubble states, "Merry Crisis". Prints and t-shirts of the mural were sold to raise money for the Rural Fire Service.[9]
References
- ^ http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/19/europe/19greece.php
- ^ "Happy New Fear". 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Ed Vulliamy and Helena Smith join frontline activists in Athens". TheGuardian.com. 22 February 2009.
- ^ a b http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/2008/12/25/merry-crisis-and-a-happy-new-fear[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Iliopoulos, Christos (2009). "'We wish you a merry crisis and a happy new fear': a postscript from the December riots in Athens". Anarchist Studies. 17 (1) – via Gale.
- ^ "French Institute in Athens attacked". The New York Times. 19 December 2008. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ Dibley, Ben; Neilson, Brett (26 July 2010). "Climate Crisis and the Actuarial Imaginary: 'The War on Global Warming'". New Formations. 69 (69): 144–159. doi:10.3898/NEWF.69.08.2010 – via Gale.
- ^ Hadjimichalis, Costis (2013-07). "From Streets and Squares to Radical Political Emancipation? Resistance Lessons from Athens during the Crisis". Human Geography. Vol. 6, no. 2. pp. 116–136. doi:10.1177/194277861300600209. ISSN 1942-7786. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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(help) - ^ Hauser, Kitty (April 2020). "'The nation's symbolic landscapes were scrambled, as though in a nightmare or a bad trip': Kitty Hauser in Sydney". Apollo. 191 (685). Apollo Magazine Ltd. – via Gale.