If gay marriage and the adoption of children by such couples was a political gambit by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to entertain the country’s forthcoming first-ever condemnation by the European Parliament for the rule of law, political impartiality in the Tembi train incident, wiretapping, and freedom of the press, then it probably didn’t work out.
When we wondered a month ago “What is the Woke agenda being promoted by Mitsotakis” our minds went to the fact that he wanted to register as a super progressive to vie for some great international position in the future. This is still the case, but it turned out that there was a tactical political reason, the condemnation of the country, and its government by the European Parliament, which apparently would have been warned in time by his friend and president of the European People’s Party Manfred Weber, from whose party – to which ND also belongs – six right-wing MEPs voted against the Greek government. In the end, when it comes to his European ambitions, it probably hasn’t worked out for him.
Firstly, the mother of the deceased Martha, Maria Karystianou, at the ‘Tempi, train crash of the rule of law’ event in the European Parliament, shocked mothers all over the world, and many in Europe who are still democrats.
Secondly, MEP Petros Kokkalis wrote a letter to the President of the European Parliament inviting her to come to Greece and meet with the opposition leaders on the problem of the rule of law.
Thirdly, Ms Karystianou launched new attacks on the Supreme Court: “We were stunned when the prosecutor of the Supreme Court advised us not to dwell on the Tempi, train crash, but to take care of the life that remains to us to spend it in peace and tranquility with the help of the church.”
Fourth, the Administrative Plenary of the Supreme Court, to defend itself after the scolding it had suffered, announced a decision assuring the Greek people that the judges were doing their job, an act that confirmed the Greek public’s perception of justice in the country and exposed both the Supreme Court at the European level and the government.
Finally, fifthly, he rejected the Church. Consequently, if this was a communication stunt with the woke agenda it not only ignored the opinion of the majority but triggered a violent deregulation of social relations that will undoubtedly be part of the algorithm of wider social reactions and will at some point be expressed politically.
Without a national plan nowhere
The same applies to the notorious private universities. It is a move to get the outside world to take notice of Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ reform drive. On the other hand, however, it is clear that this is a blatantly cunning violation of the constitution, and even more so at a time when it is not characterized as an “exception regime”, as it was with the bankruptcy and the memoranda. The establishment of private non-profit universities requires a constitutional review and would be welcome if the state universities had previously been cleared from sects, partisanship, and undue corruption, and after – of course – the level and quality of studies at all levels of education had been upgraded.
It is now clear that the Mitsotakis government has only one plan, the deregulation of everything, which facilitates international speculative capital and “fixes” the numbers of the economy, regardless of their social impact. In this way, behind the high costs of living lies the deregulation of markets (which is why radical reform is needed) and the success of fiscal policy. However, deregulation has also led to numerous instances of systemic collapse, culminating in the Tempi tragedy.
Problems keep arising that reveal that there is no national planning anywhere and for anything. The agricultural issue that has erupted reveals this fully. How the problem of the Thessalian Plain has been dealt with since the disaster is indicative of leaving everything to its fate and foreign interests. Agricultural land is being bought up by foreigners, as are the hotels of ‘heavy Greek industry’ and, of course, the notorious real estate that has caused vital problems in the housing market. The national health system is also collapsing after persistent government efforts…
The same logic applies to defense supplies, where they too are now part of the policy of dependency and subordination. This is why we do not have a National Security Council, this is why we are seeing diplomatic and geopolitical defeat in Libya, in the Cyprus problem, and elsewhere.
The speed with which Mr Mitsotakis’ 41% lead is evaporating is impressive, just as it is impressive that the entire opposition is not gaining from this fact. ‘Nobody’ has again made headlines and it is now a generalized view that only a few people could play a role. This is why in this sunny country its inhabitants were recently surveyed as the most unhappy in Europe.
