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I saw a lot of graffiti in the larger cities, but don't remember anything sticking out that was political. Of course there very well may have been some written in Greek... which is Greek to me.
However, there was some graffiti on the Island of Crete which we visited on the last day of the trip that read "Smash Zionism" "Free Palestine" and "Every Israeli Soldier is a War Criminal"..
Also on the last day, we visited the Island of Santorini as our last tour. One of our guides on the ship (who was very sharp, sweet and funny, and you would guess was a gay guy) told us ahead of time that Santorini was the worst part of the whole trip. I think he was referring to the crowds and commercialism that had overtaken the island and sort of ruined it's charm and attraction for him. He talked about people who had gotten rich from owning properties there and that they didn't even want to live in them anymore but were getting rich renting it out to others.
Anyway, our tour group was comprised of entirely American tourists I believe, so there was sort of a code of 'no politics' I think. But there was a moment on the very last day on Santorini, at the very end of the tour that caught my attention. The guide took us all around talking about the history, etc, etc, and at the very end after going through a Jewish neighborhood, he told us that the Jews mostly owned or operated all the businesses and banks... and that the island was "very cosmopolitan" and diverse, and that somehow everyone still gets along with each other, and that is really the way it "Has" to be. In other words... we all in this world HAVE to tolerate and get along with each other, because we really don't want or need what comes with the alternative.
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- Trish June 18, 2025, 1:40 pm
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