希臘のアテネで警察の発砲によって少年が死んだことに端を発する暴動について、Guardianの最近の記事を検索してみたら、ここ１週間程でかなりな量の記事が蓄積されている。多分、特にヨーロッパでは現在最もホットな出来事だろうか。なので、その記事に全て目を通すことは、（仕事の締切が迫っている中での気散じとしては）ちょっと手に余る。なので、まだ12月７日の段階での
Lee Glendinning ”Greek youths riot after police shoot boy” http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/07/greece
Helena Smith “Clashes spread across Greece after police kill teenager in flashpoint district of capital” http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/dec/08/athens-greece-crime-police
しか読んでいない。
ここでは、後者の記事から、暴動の背景としての貧富の格差の拡大、若年層における失業率の増大を指摘している部分を取り敢えずカットしておく；
Athough the turbulence that marked much of 20th century Greek politics has been relegated to the past, there is growing anger at the widening gap between rich and poor. Statistics released earlier this year showed that one in five Greeks live beneath the poverty line.Karamanlis's market-oriented government, which is into its second term, has been hit by accusations of sleaze in recent months. Joblessness among the younger generation, especially those aged 20 to 25, is especially high, with many barely surviving on €500 a month.
"There are a lot of disoriented young people who feel they don't have much to expect from the future and are very disconnected," said Professor Thanos Dokos, an analyst at a Greek thinktank.
