Pavlos Fyssas was a Greek anti-fascist rapper who was killed by members of the fascist group Golden Dawn on this day in 2013.

Fyssas, also known as “Killah P” (“Killer of the Past”), came from a working class family. He and his father were both members of the Piraeus metal union. Pavlos had been active hip hop since 1997 and is well-known for his left-wing, anti-fascist lyrics.

On September 18th, 2013, Fyssas was fatally stabbed by Giorgios Roupakias, a member and employee of the neo-fascist party Golden Dawn. Following his death, there were a series of protests and rallies against Golden Dawn throughout Europe.

During one protest in Athens, attended by 2,500-10,000 people, anti-fascists began marching towards Golden Dawn’s central offices and were arrested and beaten by police. On November 1st, 2013, a shooting took place at the Golden Dawn’s Neo Irakleio offices in Athens, killing two members.

In October 2020, sixty-eight members of Golden Dawn were declared part of a criminal organization, and fifteen were convicted in charges relating to Pavlos’ murder.

When asked about Pavlos’ character by Al Jazeera, his mother stated “You’re asking a mother about what kind of a person her son was. He was a free man.”

"The world has become a big prison

and I’m looking for a way to break the chains

Let them come and find me at the mountain top, I’m waiting for them and I will not bother with fear."

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Pavlos Fyssas: “I won’t cry, I won’t fear”

Greece mourns slain anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas

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    There are some NFL quarterbacks who are absolute doo doo ass, yet chud fans will all convince you that the worst one is still better than Colin kaepernick (patently false)

    Something something In communist see pee pee, the authoritarian government blackballs athletes who speak out against the regime

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      Yeah I love it. Jemele Hill recently suggested that the Jets should sign him and all the comments on social media were about what a shitty idea that is. Fuck out of here, I don’t want to watch Zach Wilson be awful for another season. But whatever. Honestly at this point I rather Colin not play so he can keep doing his thing off the field. I could see some chud player trying to take him out and it’d suck to see him develop CTE later in life.

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        Zach Wilson has to be a Godamn op

        The fact that he’s Mormon makes it more likely. Did you know former QB Steve young is related to Brigham young? God, I hate Mormons and their US exceptionalist bullshit