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Merry Crisis"Merry Crisis" or "Merry Crisis and a Happy New Fear" is a slogan that appeared as graffiti in Athens during the 2008 Civil Unrest in Greece.[1][2][3] Earlier, a picture of such graffiti appeared on the cover of Vavel Magazines's 2007 Christmas special.[4] The British anarchist publication Occupied London states that it was "one of the main slogans of the 2008 revolt."[4] BackgroundOn 6 December 2008, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a fifteen-year-old boy, was killed by policemen in Exarcheia, a neighborhood of Athens.[5][6] Within a few hours, protesters were in Athens marching, setting buildings on fire and building barricades. They targeted symbols of capitalism including banks, police stations, and the Christmas tree in Syntagma Square.[5] GraffitiDuring the 2008 riots, an unknown person spray-painted the phrase "Merry crisis and a happy new fear" outside the Bank of Greece in Athens.[7] LegacyCommentators of the riots describe the phrase as the motto of the riots.[8] Other uses.jpg) In 2015, Christine Sydelko posted on Vine of her going around to people saying "Merry crisis" and "merry Chrysler" to people walking around a park. Christine's Vine became a quote used almost every Christmas season. During the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, an artist created a mural in a Sydney suburb depicting Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison making a toast. A speech bubble states, "Merry Crisis". Prints and t-shirts of the mural were sold to raise money for the Rural Fire Service.[9] References
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