February 18, 2012
The hero of Greece's anti-Nazi resistance movement, Manolis Glezos, has appealed to anti-capitalist protesters to "overturn a rotten system". Leading the fight in a very different sort of war, the leftwing icon said his nation had become a "guinea pig" for austerity measures to which no country was immune.
"We have become the guinea pig of policies exacted by governments whose only God is money," said Glezos, famous for ripping down the swastika from the Acropolis within days of Nazi forces overrunning Greece.
He told the Observer: "It started here but will move to other states. That's why we're seeing this solidarity because people are reacting."
Glezos spoke as thousands gathered outside Greek embassies and consulates in more than 20 cities in a massive show of support for the nation on the frontline of Europe's escalating debt drama.
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