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April 9, 2012

Daughter of Greek Suicide Victim: "Bestiality of Capitalism Unacceptable" 
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Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in Athens Greece for the funeral of
Dimitris Chrisoula, the 77-year-old retired pharmacist who shot and
killed himself near the Greek Parliament building last week after
writing a note that blamed his suicide on the economic crisis.
Chrisoula’s daughter, Emi Christoulas, spoke at his funeral and said
his act had been “deeply political."

Emi Christoulas: "You found it unacceptable that they were killing our
freedom, our democracy, our dignity. You found it unacceptable as the
they tightened the harsh noose of economic austerity and apartheid
around us. To the unacceptable act of surrendering our independence and
the keys to the country. It was unacceptable to you that Greece did not
acknowledge its children and its children did not recognize their own
country. You found the bestiality of capitalism unacceptable, that it
infiltrated our lives and no one tried to stop it. Then, you made your
decision: To become the fear, the death, the memory, the sorrow of our
ruined lives."



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