Yankee Go Home Rides Again

The Soviet Union is on the march in Greece. By subtle infiltration of the press, the trade unions, and the civil service, it is widening the gap that separates Greece from the United States and NATO. Unlike the Portuguese Communists, however, who moved too rapidly and failed to consolidate their position, the Greek Communists are working slowly and carefully.

The Communists’ opportunity is the direct result of a brilliant propaganda ploy that has associated anti-fascism with anti-Americanism on. the one hand, and with social “reform” and a pluralist society on the other. Moreover, because of the Greek propensity for blaming others for their own disasters, the Communists have found a receptive audience. The seven-year dictatorship and the ensuing Cyprus debacle have also helped give the leftists a handy weapon for silencing moderate voices. They link them to the unhappy past.

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The Soviet Union is on the march in Greece. By subtle infiltration of the press, the trade unions, and the civil service, it is widening the gap that separates Greece from the United States and NATO. Unlike the Portuguese Communists, however, who moved too rapidly and failed to consolidate their position, the Greek Communists are working slowly and carefully.

The Communists’ opportunity is the direct result of a brilliant propaganda ploy that has associated anti-fascism with anti-Americanism on. the one hand, and with social “reform” and a pluralist society on the other. Moreover, because of the Greek propensity for blaming others for their own disasters, the Communists have found a receptive audience. The seven-year dictatorship and the ensuing Cyprus debacle have also helped give the leftists a handy weapon for silencing moderate voices. They link them to the unhappy past.