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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>http://www.newstatesman.com/europe/2009/01/greece-streets-athens-greeks</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</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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'''"Merry Crisis"''' or '''"Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear"''' is an [[Internet meme]] that was occasionally used (in ironic sense) instead of "[[Merry Christmas]]" during the Christmas season of 2008. The "[[Crisis]]" refers to the [[financial crisis of 2007-2008]]. |
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The slogan was popularized during the [[2008 Greek riots|2008 Civil Unrest in Greece]] <ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_re_eu/eu_greece_protests_25</ref> and has its origins with the cover of Vavel Magazines's 2007 Christmas special, which bore the phrase "Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear."<ref name=Occupied London, "Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear">http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/2008/12/25/merry-crisis-and-a-happy-new-fear</ref>. The phrase, as it appeared in Athens during the riots was created by an Athenian collective known as THE ERASERS. This phrase as well as other propaganda can be found on their blog <ref>http://theerasers.blogspot.com</ref>. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.crestock.com/blog/photoshop/contest2008/entry.aspx?id=8414 Merry Crisis poster] |
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* [http://www.zazzle.co.uk/merry_crisis_shirt-235393564464075676 Merry Crisis T-Shirt] |
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* [http://digg.com/politics/Merry_Crisis_And_a_Happy_New_Fear Article on Digg.com] |
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Revision as of 13:21, 12 March 2009
"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] Earlier, a picture of such graffiti appeared on the cover of Vavel Magazines's 2007 Christmas special.[3] The British anarchist publication Occupied London states that it was "one of the main slogans of the 2008 revolt."[3]