"Deliberately, inexorably, Golden Dawn is moving into the gaps left open by the crippled Greek state...."

“Deliberately, inexorably, Golden Dawn is moving into the gaps left open by the crippled Greek state. Its strategy is a blend of seduction and extortion, the exploitation of need backed by the threat of violence. To its existing “solidarity projects” – “Food for Greeks only” and “Blood for Greeks only” – the party has now added a third: “Jobs for Greeks only”. Golden Dawn members are visiting workshops and factories, counting and publicising the number of foreign workers there, “encouraging” employers to hire Greeks instead. But its biggest success has been the provision of “security”, with the collusion of the authorities: the intimidation of migrants, protection of Greek shops, vigilante patrols. Adept at spectacle, the party claims new territory with a show of black-shirted strength, fireworks and flares and fanfare, masculine energy. Physical fitness is a big part of its culture.”

- Fear and loathing in Athens: the rise of Golden Dawn and the far right | World news | The Guardian