A Skai journalist recently alleged that a foreign member of a nongovernment organization based on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos told him he could not take pictures inside the Moria reception center without the organization’s permission.
Roughly a month ago, just after a bunch of self-styled anarchists ran amok on Voukourestiou Street in downtown Athens, a “leading” yet nameless member of the anti-establishment Rouvikonas (Greek for Rubicon) group heralded the siege of downtown Athens by supporters of November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas.
When I heard that one of the properties going under the hammer when foreclosures resumed last week was a maisonette, I couldn’t help but think this was the start of the last act of an era.
Since the failed coup in Turkey on July 15, I have been rather surprised by the silence of the country’s intellectuals, who up until recently had been very talkative.
I wonder why I’m feeling optimistic deep down inside. Maybe it’s because of how I was brought up, the belief of Greek and European culture that human behavior is guided by reason.