Instigated by several forces, including the opposition parties and Zhongshi, the three major trade unions in Greece quickly made their choice. Later that day, they issued a joint statement announcing a nationwide general strike on May 5 to protest the current government's new fiscal austerity.

The details of the government's new austerity policy were quickly leaked through the media, and the announcement, which involved all walks of life across the country, caused an uproar in Greece, with both public officials and peddlers expressing strong dissatisfaction with the policy.

Greece is such a strange country. After years of high welfare, people have been bred in captivity by this policy to be lazy and dependent. Now that they have been robbed of the lifeblood they rely on for survival, it is natural that the vast majority of people have jumped out to express their dissatisfaction, hoping that the current status quo can be maintained.

That's where the folly lies in the folly: most of them probably know very well that sooner or later everyone will have to play together without radical reforms. But if this reform touches their "cheese", they will immediately cry and cry for life and death.

In fact, this is not only the case in Greece, but also in many countries. The reason why elites become elites is that in addition to their own efforts and talents, there is also a very important point, that is, they have a long-term vision than ordinary people.

Unfortunately, it is impossible for the majority of the population to become elite.

Discontent continues to grow throughout Greece, and people must make their voices heard, not only on the parliamentarians who represent them, but also on the unions they are members of. Soon, shortly after the statements of the three major trade unions, a large number of unions joined the nationwide strike.

The Doctors' Union issued a statement that on the day of May 5, in addition to the emergency department. Other doctors and nurses will go on a nationwide general strike to protest the government's new fiscal austerity policies.

The nature of the doctors' job and their instinct to save lives and the wounded prevented them from carrying out a general strike. But even then, the actions of the doctors' union are considered the most serious.

The shipping union followed suit with a statement that on May 5, there would be a nationwide general strike of aviation personnel across Greece. Aircraft entering or leaving Greece will not be guided from the ground. Hopefully, airlines around the world will make arrangements in advance.

The shipping unions followed suit, followed by the taxi drivers' union, followed by banks, government departments, journalists' associations, and more......

A nationwide general strike has finally appeared!

On the morning of May 5, the streets of Athens were crowded with people, and the whole country knew what it was.

"They're coming?"

An old vendor with stubble-haired hair and a cigarette in his mouth making sandwiches was chatting leisurely with customers, "I heard there will be a demonstration today?" ”

"Often, lately!"

A middle-aged man pulls his wallet out of his bosom and hands over a bill. Then he raised the briefcase in his hand and said self-deprecatingly, "I only remembered when I went out today that our civil servants association also held a nationwide general strike today. So, I made a mistake today! ”

"You're a civil servant?"

The vendor handed over the finished sandwich, and after quickly looking for a pile of change, he asked in surprise, "Even you don't work anymore?" ”

"Not really!"

The middle-aged man sighed. Leaning on the handrail and smiling, "Probably all industries are on strike today." I'm afraid the whole country is in a state of stagnation. But what does it matter to me? In a few more years, I'm afraid I won't even be able to afford this sandwich! ”

"So serious?"

As soon as the vendor shuddered, the cigarette fell to the stall, and he panicked for a while, and when he had cleaned it up, he raised his head and was ready to chat with the middle-aged man. But I found that I don't know when, the whole street became unusually quiet.

The two looked at each other, looked at each other, and then looked towards the end of the street.

At the end of the street, which was still shrouded in white mist, there was not a single figure in sight. But soon. Black shadows emerged from the white mist, and as they moved, these black shadows became clearer and clearer, and when the street vendor and the middle-aged man could see it, they found a group of men with solemn faces.

"And that's what begins?"

The two looked at each other again, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

The crowd didn't speak, there were no slogans and banners, they just walked quietly. Soon, the originally calm street, I don't know what was going on, suddenly a large crowd of people appeared. What was even more surprising was that these people also looked solemn and didn't say a word, and automatically joined the team.

By the time they arrived at the stall, the entire team had grown to hundreds of people.

These people turned a blind eye to the stunned two, and just walked past them quietly.

"Shall we come along?"

Seeing that more and more people were joining, after the crowd passed by, the middle-aged man couldn't help but encourage, "Let's see what's going on?" ”

"Good!"

The vendor responded in one bite, although he had seen a lot of demonstrations, but it was the first time he had seen such a strange scene, and he was very curious at the moment, and after hurriedly cleaning up the stall, he pulled his legs and followed. But after taking two steps, he seemed to realize something again, and picked up a small shovel.

The two of them sat unhurriedly at the back of the line, watching what these people were trying to do.

It didn't take long for the team to reach the corner of the street, which led to another, wider and larger road. At this point, the whole team slowed down.

"What's going on up ahead?"

The middle-aged man cocked his heels vigorously, but he still couldn't see the situation in front of him. The vendor was short, so he naturally couldn't see the situation in front of him, so he asked anxiously at the moment.

"I don't know!"

The middle-aged man stumbled twice and could only give up in vain.

Fortunately, the team was still moving slowly, but much faster than it had just been. After half an hour, when the two finally moved to the corner of the street, it was clear why the team was moving so slowly.

An even larger flow of people is slowly moving down the street. And the team they joined earlier was like a stream of a rushing river compared to this flow of people. It's so small that it's almost negligible.

There were tens of thousands of people slowly moving along the avenue in one direction, and in the small streets in all directions, a steady stream of people was gradually joining in.

"How many people are there?"

Seeing a crowd of this size, the vendor couldn't help but gasp and look at the middle-aged man in shock. "God, there are so many of them?"

"I didn't expect it either!"

The middle-aged man struggled to get out of the crowd around him, and explained loudly, "Oh my God, what the hell has our government done?" ”

Even though the crowd was fairly quiet, even if everyone was talking in a low voice, it all combined into a rushing noise. Although the two leaned side by side, the middle-aged man had to raise his voice to communicate with the vendor.

By this time. The actions of the two are basically beyond their control. The two could only lean on each other and slowly continue to walk forward with the flow of people.

After walking for more than an hour, the group came to the fork in the street. On a hastily built stage at this fork, a middle-aged man who looked like a farmer was looking at the steady stream of people and nodded with satisfaction.

None other than Afram. Moraes!

"Mr. Morath, it's almost!"

At that moment, a man in a black tightsuit walked up quickly and whispered something in his ear.

"Hmm!"

Afram. Morath nodded. With a light cough, he waved his hand slightly towards the crowd around him. Suddenly, an earth-shattering cheer rang out, which lasted for a long time.

After enjoying the cheers for a long time, Afram. Moras then raised the microphone in his hand and shouted vigorously: "Workers, friends, I think everyone knows why we are gathered here today. ”

"Yes!"

"Damn the government!"

"To hell with them!"

Suddenly. Another earth-shattering sound suddenly burst out, and all kinds of vicious words erupted from the mouths of the gathered crowd, and many people were emotional and hideous.

Give everyone a full minute to vent, Afram. Morath waved his hand. Stopping the curse, he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I know very well how you feel. If you really have to sacrifice for your country, I'm Affram. Moraes was the first to stand up. But the situation now is that we who work hard are forced to suffer these mistakes because of the fault of the government, and this behavior is very shameful, because it is not our fault! ”

"Now, gentlemen, follow me to protest!"

Afram. Moraes's voice suddenly raised several notches as he pointed his hand to the north, where Congress was located, "Gentlemen, we want these high bureaucrats to hear our voices and see our anger. Only in this way will it be possible for them to reflect on themselves and stop blaming us for the faults they have made! ”

After speaking, he shook the microphone in his hand suddenly, letting out a piercing scream.

Under everyone's gaze, he calmly walked to the front of the stage, took a flag handed over by his side, and waved it vigorously, with a few clear big words on it, "Refuse to compromise".

The crowd erupted in enthusiastic cheers again, and soon somebody shouted "refuse to compromise" from somewhere to start, and soon everyone followed suit, and it wasn't long before there was only one voice left.

"Let's go back!"

Seeing Afram. Moraes jumped off the stage, walked to the front of the line, and headed north. The team began to move slowly again, and the middle-aged man suddenly felt a burst of excitement, and said loudly to the vendor next to him.

"It's good!"

The vendor echoed in the same loud voice.

The two of them struggled towards the periphery of the group, because there were so many people, and even though they wanted to get out of the group, they were still led forward by the group. It was another half an hour before they managed to squeeze to the edge of the line, but they were miles away from where they had just stood.

"Go in and hide?"

Looking at the queue with no end in sight, the middle-aged man let out a sigh of helplessness and suggested to the vendor, "According to the current momentum, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to walk back now." ”

They were located in front of a bank that was still open despite today's nationwide strike, but now all the staff were watching the surging demonstrators in front of the glass door, and none of them had the heart to work.

"It's good!"

The vendor looked at his crumpled clothes, then at the rolling crowd, sighed at the moment, and followed the middle-aged man into the bank.

"You two may be seated!"

A blonde woman with a good figure said to the two with a smile, she saw all the whereabouts of the two in her eyes, and naturally knew that the two were not really here to do business, but just to avoid the limelight for a while, and still welcomed the two to the rest sofa very politely, and brought two cups of coffee to the two at the same time.

But then the two of them were amused that after doing all this, the woman ran to the glass door in high spirits and continued to watch the slowly moving crowd of demonstrators. (To be continued.) )

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