The article
by Nick Malkoutzis informs us about how Greece's democratic system used to be a
shining beacon above all, but has recently been faltering. Greece has recently been in a state of major
unrest due to a very poor economy and a wave of extremist uprisings asking for
change. The blame has been shifted
around many times but the prime minister Antonis Samaras has insisted that his
countries democratic practices have been challenged due to the “populists and
extremists” . The article then goes on
to tell us that due to Greece’s state of ill repair the country is very
vulnerable and could be tested by almost anyone. The country has in fact seen a trying of
power when a severe right wingest stabbed to death a known liberal hip hop star
named Pavlos Fyssas. The prime minister
is unsure as to what exactly to do to repair the once glorious Greece but has
pointed in the direction of the growing age of technology to help spread knowledge
to his people.
The state of
Greece is an interesting issue because while it used to be a super power that
had control over a vast amount of land, but it seems it is now being reduced to
questions over how to maintain democracy, a system in which it prided
itself. Greece has the possibility to
make a comeback with an extensive amount of infrastructural work. The article insists that “populists and
extremist” are to blame, but with the depleted economy one could only but
expect the massive wave of citizens demanding reform. Greece also has seen a major problem with
corruption, and has been utilizing political strategies in order to take the
blame from those up top in order to make the citizens believe it is truly just
and infrastructure problem which can be solved by knowledge found on the
internet. Overall, Greece is facing a
major social problem where citizens are unhappy and are resorting to acts of
sensationalist violence to make their voice heard.
Ryan Clark
9/20/2013
8:09
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