{"id":917,"date":"2023-03-25T01:30:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T01:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/?p=917"},"modified":"2023-03-25T01:30:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T01:30:42","slug":"ethnikistiki-ellados-swastika-cross-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hate2hate.eu\/en\/ethnikistiki-ellados-swastika-cross-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"National(ist) of Greece\u2026 The Cross, the Swastika, and Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"

The keyboards on #Twitter have been \u201con fire,\u201d with thousands of people reacting to the appearance of the new Greek National Team jersey. Many have perceived a swastika, prompting wordplay around the National Team becoming \u201cNationalist Greece\u201d in connection with #Euro2024. <\/h2>\n
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The unveiling of the new Greek National Team jersey sparked considerable debate. The kit made its debut in the team\u2019s opening qualifying match for Euro 2024, against Gibraltar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Presented under the slogan \u201cAll of Greece in one jersey,\u201d the new design was unveiled by the team\u2019s coach, Gustavo Poyet, who revealed the new pattern featured on the shirt.<\/p>\n

However, the design apparently failed to impress everyone, with some seeing a resemblance to the flag of Finland, while others saw a swastika.<\/p>\n

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One of the first reactions came from the Greek Political Party \"MeRA25\", which, in a statement, described the design as a \u201ccross with hooked ends.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement described the jersey as \u201cyet another dangerous, vulgar, and unacceptable act of fascistization,\u201d while also referencing a lyric by Greek satirist and musician Jimis Panousis: \u201cBars, bars, bars everywhere, and minds behind the bars of the invisible enemy\u2026\u201d The statement went on to say that \u201cthe whole nation bows before underwear and jerseys.\u201d It continued by criticizing the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO), under then-president Vangelis Baltakos, accusing it of placing a huge cross with hooked ends on the jersey.\n\n\u201cOn the one hand, the government introduces extremely anti-democratic and dangerous amendments, supposedly to prevent Nazis from entering Parliament, while on the other it does everything it can to normalize them in society,\u201d the MeRA25 statement concluded.<\/p>\n

ARYAN CIRCLE | WHITE SUPREMACIST SYMBOL<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n