We publish an article written by a Greek comrade about fascism and the discussion within the left. This article was written after the assesination of Pavlos Fyssas, a greek activist, an anti-fascist artist. The issues covered by the article are timely and very important regarding the events in Ukraine and the development of fascists groups in Europe.
AFTERMATH OF A MURDER
Golden Dawn, an old story
Golden Dawn (GD) is not new. It was founded in the early 80's and was from the very beginning a neonazi group.[1] It is responsible for hundreds of attacks on immigrants and left militants[2]. And murders also, with the last one being the assassination of Pavlos Fyssas on 17/9/2013.
Golden Dawn always had a privileged relationship with sections of the state apparatus and especially the police and always enjoyed tolerance and essentially asylum by the bourgeois governments.
During these years of crisis GD turned from a small marginal neonazi group into a party that won 441.018 votes (6,97%) in the June 2012 national elections. And that happened while remaining a fascist party, although it now claims to be “just” nationalistic, misleading and reluctantly disclaiming its former open accession to Nazism. But, let's take a step back first:
