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Mediacraty is a Crime – in Greece

     

Mediacraty is a Crime – in Greece The fact that it wasn’t mediocrity only makes this bit of graffiti I found in Volos, Greece at the height of the economic protests and problems there... Come to Vagobond to read the rest - it's better wi... read more »

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