#Oligarchy #Revolt #RadicalChange Over three general elections - TopicsExpress



          

#Oligarchy #Revolt #RadicalChange Over three general elections Syriza’s achievement has been to politicise the issue of the oligarchy. The Greek word for them is “the entangled” – and they were, above all, entangled in the centrist political duopoly. Because Syriza owes them nothing, its leader, Alexis Tsipras, was able to give the issue of corruption and tax evasion both rhetorical barrels – and this resonated massively among the young. And here’s why. In a functional market economy, the classic couple in a posh restaurant are young and close in age. In my travels through the eurocrisis – from Dublin to Athens – I have noticed that the classic couple in a dysfunctional economy is a grey-haired man with a twentysomething woman. It becomes a story of old men with oligarchic power flaunting their wealth and influence without opprobrium. The youth are usurped when oligarchy, corruption and elite politics stifle meritocracy.
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 22:24:17 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015