[MGSA-L] For whom the drum rolls

June Samaras june.samaras at gmail.com
Wed Mar 14 15:07:52 PDT 2012


THE BEST COMMENT I HAVE READ SO FAR ON WHAT TO DO NEXT ....



> but protesting about where we are, when elections that could decide where
> we’re going are just a few weeks away, seems utterly inadequate.



> The last two years have shown that public protests can scare and panic
> politicians but can’t change the country’s course. This will only come
> through the political system itself. The number of parties that will
> compete for seats in Parliament are multiplying by the day and perhaps if
> the time we spent planning protests and viewing videos of politicians
> wiping yogurt off their faces was invested in assessing the suitability of
> candidates and parties, our prospects would be stronger. It would be better
> still if more of the people willing to stand behind the barriers would be
> prepared to stand for office.
>
> Protest cannot and should not be discounted as a way of communicating
> disapproval in Greek democracy, which is full of dead ends and deaf ears.
> However, the country’s precarious position means it cannot be an end in
> itself any longer. It has to lead somewhere and it has to stand for
> something.
>
>
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<http://insidegreece.wordpress.com/author/nickmalkoutzis/>  For whom the
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Nick Malkoutzis <http://insidegreece.wordpress.com/author/nickmalkoutzis/>

Children around Greece are pacing up and down their schoolyards banging
drums in preparation for the March 25 Independence Day parades. What could
be more dramatic ahead of a day likely to be marked by vehement protest
against the political system and the austerity measures it’s applying than
a loud drumroll? For some Greeks, March [...]

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