# Re Greek unions & protesters violently fighting EU austerity plan - What's their solution?

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**Created:** [May 5, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-greek-unions-protesters-violently-fighting-eu-austerity-plan-whats-their-solution/538353 "2010-05-05T00:42:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 7, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-greek-unions-protesters-violently-fighting-eu-austerity-plan-whats-their-solution/538353/43 "2010-05-07T05:37:32Z")

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> [@Magiver](#):
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> Well, [40% of them are Democrats or independents](http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/90541-survey-four-in-10-tea-party-members-dem-or-indie) so there are bound to be a few trouble makers.

Assuming that to be true (not that I buy it), so what? They are a bunch of scum; the thuggish, ignorant, bigoted, idiotic, incoherent fringe of America politics. And it’s not the Democrats who are pandering to them.

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