Over the weekend, more than 45 buildings across Athens were set ablaze by violent protesters. The fires began as the Greek Parliament passed a strict package of austerity measures, in an effort to meet demands by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. The measures, which were prerequisites for a $170 billion bailout, included steep public-sector job cuts and a 20 percent reduction in the minimum wage. More than 80,000 Greeks reportedly demonstrated in the streets of Athens -- among them, a small, violent group that hurled firebombs at riot police and set dozens of fires. More than 120 police and protesters were injured. The next step for the new austerity measures is implementation, and that may face strong opposition as well.


http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/02/athens-in-flames/100244/
This is what happens when citizens become too dependant on an unsustainable government.
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I just saw the full pictures. That is so very freaking scary! That and the thought that it very may will happen here. I am also very saddened at the fact of all that history is also up in smoke. Places like...

This is the Acropolis of Athens and is nominated to be one of the 7 wonders of modern world.

Well what should one expect when a country's government runs it into the ground, then expects the citizens to pay for it? Hmmmm sound familiar?
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This could be what will happen here if Obama keeps spending the money he is spending.

BTW Op, nice pics, real attention getting!
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