Bananiot wrote:Not really. I have my doubts whether it is wise to blame the "mindless hooligans" every time there is an incidence of this type. In the past, we were told that the coup in 1974 was committed by a bunch of mindless people (afrones, was the Greek word used) and some of those that used this term were part of the coup! These mindless people have been very well schooled to behave in this way. What is of real surprise is the inability of the rest of us to controll them and stop them from making our dire situation even worse.
hooligans can be well organised and difficult to control; especially if they have a cause to rally around, ie. ejecting a perceived invader from their lands. i read it took a few busloads of police to get the apoel hooligans in order.
in the north, it was the authorities themselves preventing the liturgy, not protecting the churchgoers from harm from nutters. see the difference?
