tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109249.post5404203436792053751..comments2023-07-26T11:50:59.005+03:00Comments on Edwards in Greece: Heading for AthosFr. Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17972564279342838393noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30109249.post-4870711810886779922007-02-26T20:42:00.000+02:002007-02-26T20:42:00.000+02:00Beautful pictures. About the police not entering t...Beautful pictures. <BR/>About the police not entering the University (you spoke of this earlier)<BR/>Petros (my husband) says thats because in the 70's when they had a demonstration the police entered and arrested, beat, generally caused chaos.<BR/>The Greeks believe that University is a place for "free"thinking.<BR/>Therefore, unless laws are being broken (you know how many strikes they go on in Greece) the police may not enter.<BR/>One must remember that Greece has at least 5000 years of history behind them.<BR/>The years of the great philosophers<BR/>are still very present in their minds.<BR/>I think also they still remember the Junta from 1967-74, and they want to try to never go back to that.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006604809385748459noreply@blogger.com