Peter's Viewpoint

Recently the Greek minister Mr. Theodoros Pangalos bluntly characterized in a demeaning manner all Greek civil employees as mutts or dogs.

I found his criticism of the employees to be extremely harsh especially because the reasons for his comments were based on the fact that the majority of those employed by the government were hired based on their votes for the political parties of Pasok and New Democracy.

It is true that malfeasance is inherent in political systems but in Greece it is virtually expected from birth.  The current government is attempting to change what has been the accepted pattern over modern times for the last 50 years.

If one analyzes the current voting system then the conclusion is that all politicians are mutts too because they are all accountable for abusing the people in the voting process.

Information regarding his daughter indicates that she was hired in the same public sector through the use of nepotism.  I wonder if he calls his daughter using a dog whistle.

Hmmm, now I wonder if the Greeks use the term “skiladiko meaning doggery” for some of the music halls because their patrons are politicians and civil workers.

Without morality there cannot be civility, and politicians should remember that this starts at the top.