Anti #Austerity Anthem! #PattiSmith - #PeopleHaveThePower #Athens : youtu.be/FZImpxP3mgA Two minutes after the polls closed in Greece on Sunday night, activists for the progressive party Syriza party celebrated projections of a decisive victory by posting a link on Twitter to “People Have the Power,” a song by the American poet and singer Patti Smith that has become something of an unofficial anthem for the populist movement. Alexis Tsipras, leader of the Syriza party, celebrating on Sunday in Athens. Mr. Tsipras has promised to force creditors to renegotiate the terms of Greece’s bailout.Greeks Vote in Austerity Foes, A look at the lyrics to the song — which Ms. Smith performed in Greece in 2013 during a concert at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on the southern slopes of the Acropolis — makes plain its appeal to supporters of the anti-austerity party. The people have the power The power to dream To rule To wrestle the Earth from fools It’s decreed The people rule Lets adopt this song as our rallying call in the USA.
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:04:04 +0000
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