tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6550845178513325062..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: As I Said Before, Greeks Know How to Say "No!"Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-79200683957264078132016-10-30T04:07:07.440-04:002016-10-30T04:07:07.440-04:00Well, I wish I could do more than just give though...Well, I wish I could do more than just give thoughts of solidarity.<br /><br />But I'm just as concerned about Haiti, the 1,000 people who died in the hurricane, the thousands displaced and living without homes or in caves, those who now have cholera. I assuage my conscience because I donated to a Haiti Emergency Relief Fund, but wish I and this whole country would do more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-53176309870165069852016-10-30T00:11:38.433-04:002016-10-30T00:11:38.433-04:00And thank God for the seemingly all too rare souls...And thank God for the seemingly all too rare souls like you who do, Kathy!<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-84362011285806824312016-10-30T00:09:05.144-04:002016-10-30T00:09:05.144-04:00Amen to everything Anna Maria said above.
And, ye...Amen to everything Anna Maria said above.<br /><br />And, yes, I do pay attention to those heroic peoples who resisted fascism and nazism and paid such a high price -- but fought and resisted with everything they had.<br /><br />And I also pay attention to those suffering from the financial crisis not of their own making, but yet who reached out to help refugees fleeing wars in which they had no decisions or roles.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43700121180985741932016-10-29T18:42:20.015-04:002016-10-29T18:42:20.015-04:00I share your disgust...trying to edge us over into...I share your disgust...trying to edge us over into depression, but OXI to that!<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-72396090819823472152016-10-29T18:34:24.941-04:002016-10-29T18:34:24.941-04:00It's wonderful to once again read a quote that...It's wonderful to once again read a quote that's inspirational. I can't believe that we've come to the place where the only words spoken are inflammatory and hateful. Charlotte Hingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044024871533181178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-22292226209042388492016-10-29T15:18:48.172-04:002016-10-29T15:18:48.172-04:00And sadly instructive...though not sure how many a...And sadly instructive...though not sure how many are listening.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-90571301775008319012016-10-29T15:18:06.767-04:002016-10-29T15:18:06.767-04:00Amen!
Amen!<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-58560246263755362642016-10-29T13:45:48.052-04:002016-10-29T13:45:48.052-04:00Fascinating and chilling, Jeff!Fascinating and chilling, Jeff!Donis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-95474697035448542016-10-29T12:42:18.444-04:002016-10-29T12:42:18.444-04:00Yes, Bro. I have written here myself about Twain&...Yes, Bro. I have written here myself about Twain's treatment, in that book, of not only the Greeks but the Italians and French. But that was over a hundred years ago. I am referring above to the treatment by the sanctimonious EU officials and others of their ilk who thought nothing of exacting punishment of innocent Greek grandmothers, firemen, and school teachers, when a lot of what happened in the Greek financial crisis was a result of a few dozen corrupt politicians and of rapacious nonGreek bankers. The German government was forgiven the reparations they were supposed to pay for the events you so vividly describe here today. But turnabout does not seem to be their idea of fair play these days.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24158448626271183292016-10-29T12:14:39.287-04:002016-10-29T12:14:39.287-04:00Oui, Cara mou.
Oui, Cara mou.<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-41373191085894247872016-10-29T12:14:14.704-04:002016-10-29T12:14:14.704-04:00I agree, Sis, though to my way of thinking Europea...I agree, Sis, though to my way of thinking Europeans are not alone in their attitude toward the Greeks. Mark Twain in his "Innocents Abroad" does a pretty good job of articulating a stereotype. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64532599452338168642016-10-29T12:05:03.637-04:002016-10-29T12:05:03.637-04:00Glad you liked it, Triss.
Glad you liked it, Triss.<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-68498260896932033362016-10-29T12:04:54.248-04:002016-10-29T12:04:54.248-04:00Oxi, Jeff!Oxi, Jeff!Cara Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592098418515886674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-81962622587839069792016-10-29T12:04:44.854-04:002016-10-29T12:04:44.854-04:00I'm so happy that you appreciated this article...I'm so happy that you appreciated this article, Kathy. Sometimes I wonder if anyone really cares about such history. We all seem so inundated by news of the moment that we never think back to the past that brought us to this present [fill in the blank].Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-35328905672649638322016-10-29T12:00:46.248-04:002016-10-29T12:00:46.248-04:00Keep this in mind: A dictator's rule of thumb...Keep this in mind: A dictator's rule of thumb for maintaining control of the majority is to have 30% of the people behind you...out of which you fashion an army.<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-44679594800000892622016-10-29T11:57:47.450-04:002016-10-29T11:57:47.450-04:00Thanks, EvKa. You are the Churchill of our times.....Thanks, EvKa. You are the Churchill of our times.... [long pause]. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7817889565239523022016-10-29T09:55:35.125-04:002016-10-29T09:55:35.125-04:00Jeff, Oh how I wish the Greeks could get a fractio...Jeff, Oh how I wish the Greeks could get a fraction of the respect and admiration they deserve--both for the role they played as incomparable resistance fighters back then, and for their humanitarian efforts today. It galls me so that cold-hearted, smug ,and secure peoples elsewhere in Europe take a superior attitude toward the Greeks. Greece is a nation that has proved itself fierce in face of fascism and nazism and warmhearted and compassionate in the face of today's suffering innocents. What can those who now vilify the Greeks say of their own nations' past and present behavior that merits such admiration? Not much in my estimation. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-20943705995641573592016-10-29T08:14:03.181-04:002016-10-29T08:14:03.181-04:00Very interesting and very well told.So gld I read ...Very interesting and very well told.So gld I read it. Thanks, JeffTrisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67308797074023171672016-10-29T06:16:56.608-04:002016-10-29T06:16:56.608-04:00All I can say is "Solidarity and respect to t...All I can say is "Solidarity and respect to the people of Greece," again and again.<br /><br />I learned about Oxi Day from this column and also how the Greek people responded to Italy's invasion and then their resistance to the Nazis.<br /><br />I have known for years about the strong Greek resistance and I'm so glad to be reminded of it once more.<br /><br />And I have to give recognition and respect to them, too, for their solidarity and brotherhood and sisterhood to the struggling, desperate refugees from wars "not of their own making." Again, the Greek people show the world how to aid refugees with compassion, solidarity, respect and concrete assistance.<br /><br />I don't know the Greek words for "Solidarity" or "Long Live" the Greek people, but I mean it.<br /><br />When I think of their resistance to Italy and Germany, it sends chills down my back and brings tears to my eyes.<br /><br />And I also appreciated learning about the last surviving Jewish resistance fighter in Greece, a dentist in his 90s. He is one of about 690 Jewish members of the Greek Resistance, as I recall the article posted here.<br /><br />Yes, I do learn some things and remember the memorable.<br /><br />And, I echo the wish that people here say oxi at the ballet boxes and in the streets, too, as certain people are threatening voter suppression actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-89461300036871318852016-10-29T04:18:59.095-04:002016-10-29T04:18:59.095-04:00Here's hoping the American people can say No!i...Here's hoping the American people can say No!in ten days time!Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-69095692287359579842016-10-29T01:30:48.024-04:002016-10-29T01:30:48.024-04:00Well, yesterday may have been Oxi Day, but one cer...Well, yesterday may have been Oxi Day, but one certainly can't say, "Oxi" to your column. Churchill, as so many other times, had it right and framed it in the perfect words. Long live Greece and the Greek spirit.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com