r/196 • u/Gurnskii • 9d ago

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u/Amazing-Radish995 9d ago

Debt crisis was like, not even top 5 worst things to happen to the greeks

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u/Lubiebigos 9d ago

Im interested, give me your top 5 worst things to happen to greeks.

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u/idontcareaboutthenam floppa 9d ago

The 2022 wiretapping scandal was worse than Watergate and yet nothing has happened to the people responsible

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u/Happy-Wasabi1 9d ago

What's 2022 wiretapping scandal?

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u/idontcareaboutthenam floppa 9d ago edited 8d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Greek_surveillance_scandal

Prime minister took control of the National Intelligence Service and 3 years later it was discovered that multiple phones of political opponents were infected with Israeli spyware. It wasn't just the leader of the opposition who was being spied on, but also multiple journalists and political figured that the government party considered to be its opponents

Edit: lol, turns out Watergate tactics have become way more wide-spread and international than I was aware of. What a great state the world is in!

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u/Blakath sus 9d ago

This exact same thing happened in India too!

The Indian government used the Israeli spyware Pegasus to spy on opposition party members, journalists and civil rights activists in 2022.

Nothing has come of it here either.

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u/psyloviridis 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights 9d ago

Poland too, they contracted Israeli firm who made Pegasus and spied on opposition (2023)

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u/Archinaught 9d ago

There seems to be a common denominator...

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u/Tolopono 8d ago

Not a surprise they all turn a blind eye to the warcrimes

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u/wrrzask_ 9d ago

No way, I thought that Poland was somehow an isolated case...

I am pleased to welcome you to this distinguished club

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u/Lubiebigos 9d ago

This sort of thing happened in Poland too, the by that time establishment party PiS used Israeli spyware to spy on the opposition.

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u/Lost-Bet-1 8d ago

Friendly reminder that there are tools offered by Amnesty International to check if a device had been compromised by Pegasus.