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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 journal |last=Hadjimichalis |first=Costis |date=July 2013 |title=From Streets and Squares to Radical Political Emancipation? Resistance Lessons from Athens during the Crisis |language=en |volume=6 |pages=116–136 |journal=Human Geography |issue=2 |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/194277861300600209 |access-date=21 December 2021 |doi=10.1177/194277861300600209 |s2cid=220064083 }}</ref> |
Commentators of the riots describe the phrase as the motto of the riots.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hadjimichalis |first=Costis |date=July 2013 |title=From Streets and Squares to Radical Political Emancipation? Resistance Lessons from Athens during the Crisis |language=en |volume=6 |pages=116–136 |journal=Human Geography |issue=2 |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/194277861300600209 |access-date=21 December 2021 |doi=10.1177/194277861300600209 |s2cid=220064083 |doi-access=free }}</ref> |
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==Other uses== |
==Other uses== |
Revision as of 18:41, 12 August 2023
"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 targeted 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
- ^ "Violent protests flare again in central Athens - International Herald Tribune". Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Happy New Fear". 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Ed Vulliamy and Helena Smith join frontline activists in Athens". TheGuardian.com. 22 February 2009.
- ^ a b "On the Greek Riots › Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear". www.occupiedlondon.org. Archived from the original on 28 December 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ 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 (July 2013). "From Streets and Squares to Radical Political Emancipation? Resistance Lessons from Athens during the Crisis". Human Geography. 6 (2): 116–136. doi:10.1177/194277861300600209. S2CID 220064083. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ 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.